Oprelvekin
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| Oprelvekin | |
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| Term | Oprelvekin |
| Short definition | OPPA scheme - An acronym for a combination of chemotherapy, often used with radiation therapy, to treat a certain type of childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma in women. It includes the drugs vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), prednisone, procarbazine hydrochloride, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
oprelvekin - (pronounced) (oh-PREL-veh-KIN) drug used to increase the number of blood cells, particularly platelets, in some cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. Oprelvekin is a laboratory-made form of interleukin-11 (a cytokine normally made by supporting cells in the bone marrow). It's a kind of biological response modifier. Also called Neumega, recombinant human interleukin-11 and rhIL-11
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