Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin/Vincristine Regimen

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and vincristine that may be used in the treatment of head and neck cancers, nonpleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma and mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

**Synonyms:** - CAV - CAV - CAV Regimen - Cyclophosphamide-Adriamycin-Vincristine Regimen - Cyclophosphamide-Doxorubicin-Vincristine - Cyclophosphamide-Doxorubicin-Vincristine Regimen - Cyclophosphamide/Adriamycin/Oncovin - Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin/Vincristine - Cytoxan-Adriamycin-Vincristine Regimen - VAdriaC - VAdriaC Regimen - VDC - VDC Regimen - Vincristine-Adriamycin-Cyclophosphamide Regimen - Vincristine/Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide