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# Chemotherapy Regime Therapy Naming Conventions

Chemotherapy regimens, which are internationally recognized and implemented, are acceptable content and may be added to the (regime/therapy) hierarchy as subtypes of 716872004 | Antineoplastic chemotherapy regimen (regime/therapy)|.

Trade names, which are indicated by an acronym, e.g. ABVD chemotherapy regimen, where *A* represents trade name Adriamycin®, should not be spelled out but may be referenced in the acronym used to describe the regimen.

Generic drug names are not capitalized; they are lower case. When creating descriptions for generic drug names, the substance described should match the description from the Substance hierarchy.

#### Examples,

**ABVD chemotherapy regimen.** *A* represents the trade name Adriamycin® (INN = doxorubicin):

* FSN: Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine chemotherapy regimen (regime/therapy)
  * PT: ABVD chemotherapy regimen
  * Synonym: Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine chemotherapy regimen
  * Synonym: ABVD chemotherapy protocol

**R-CHOP chemotherapy regimen.***H* represents the non-INN generic name hydroxydaunomycin (INN = doxorubicin) and *O* represents the trade name Oncovin® (INN = vincristine):

* FSN: Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone chemotherapy regimen (regime/therapy)
  * PT: R-CHOP chemotherapy regimen
  * Synonym: Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone chemotherapy regimen
  * Synonym: R-CHOP chemotherapy protocol

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