Drug combinations
Initials Combination Indications
ABVD A: Adriamycin
B: bleomycin
V: Vinblastine
D: Dacarbazine
Hodgkin's disease [136]
AIM A: Adriamycin
I: Ifosfamide
M: Mesna
Soft tissue cancer [138]
Alexanian therapy M: Melphalan
P: Prednisone
Given orally each week
Myeloma [139]
BEP B: Bleomycin
E: Etoposide
P: Cisplatin
Testicular cancer [140]
CAF C: Cyclophosphamide
A: Adriamycin
F: Fluorouracil
Breast cancer [135]
MIC M: Mitomycin-C
I: Ifosfamide + Mesna
C: Cisplatin
Non-small cell lung cancer [141]
M-VAC M: Methotrexate
V: Vinblastine
A: Adriamycin
C: Cisplatin
Bladder cancer [137]
CP C: Cyclophosphamide
P: Cisplatin
Ovarian cancer [142]
MACOP-B M: Methotrexate
A: Adriamycin
C: Cyclophosphamide
O: Vincristine
P: Prednisone
B: Bleomycin
High grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [9]
Table 1: Different combinations of treatments used for certain cancers