FM (chemotherapy)
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FM (chemotherapy)
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FM in the context of chemotherapy means a chemotherapy regimen used as first-line therapy in indolent lymphomas. In combination with rituximab it is called R-FM or RFM or FM-R or FMR. The [R]-FM regimen consists of: (R)ituximab - an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that is able to kill both normal B cells and malignant ones;
(F)ludarabine - an antimetabolite;
(M)itoxantrone - a synthetic anthracycline analogue that is able to intercalate DNA and prevent mitosis. This regimen is also sometimes used
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2021-11-09T16:19:28Z
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