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R-CHOP is an acronym for a chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. R-CHOP stands for Rituximab, Cytoxan, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Adriamycin), Oncovin (Vincristine), Prednisone/Prednisolone.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma | 40 |
95% |
| Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 2 |
100% |
| Bone Cancer | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 95% (43
Members)
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R-CHOP Reviews
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First treatment was 11/19/09, so far so good.
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Day 3 on the first dose....
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I am tollerating it pretty well.
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Very sick after the 3rd treatment but it helped. Not cured though.
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Worst of it was the exhaustion afterward. Would take about 10 days after before I would get some energy back. I didn't like the 5
days of prednisone post tx.....nothing tasted good.
days of prednisone post tx.....nothing tasted good.
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I recieved 6 cycles of r-chop every 21 days for 4 1/2 months. I had a complete remission.
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brutal but got him into remission. Terrible side effects nausea, lost his hair, and really wiped out his immune system each time. He was in the hospital for nutrapenic fever every treatment. Very tough....
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Only had 2 tx so far Dr. is very excited with the results so far.side effects have not been bad. i lost my hair feel tired 2nd week after tx but cant complain too much.
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There are side effects, but I feared they would be worse than they were.
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Hair loss, chills, body aches, mood swings caused by P and depression.
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Follicular lymphoma
Had follicular Stage 2 went straight to R-Chop and am doing fine thus far. I do not understand the watch and wait, what are they waiting for? Get a ... [More] -
Mustard Gas Chemo
Hello. Is the ctoxin the C for the r-chop? My mom is taking the same. Good luck to you. [More] -
Mom Starts R-chop next week. HELP
hi angel. i just had my first chop treatment with rituxan two weeks ago.The side effects were very minimal. slight quisiness that night and jaw pain, ... [More] -
Mom Starts R-chop next week. HELP
My Mom had follicular NHL. She was OK with the hairloss. I think she didn't want anyone to see her at first, we picked out a great wig that looked li... [More] -
Mom Starts R-chop next week. HELP
Hi there. I am a newbie. My mom, (Once a Chemotherapy Nurse) here in Alabama. Has been diagnosed with NHL and has a Tumor on her Kidney. Because of e... [More]
