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DCTER Regimen

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DCTER Regimen Definition

An induction regimen consisting of dexamethasone, cytarabine, thioguanine, etoposide and daunorubucin (or rubidomycin), administered on an intensively-timed schedule as a form of timed-sequential therapy and used for the treatment of childhood acute myeloid leukemia.

DCTER Regimen Synonyms

DCTER Regimen, COG 2891 Study Regimen

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