GVD (chemotherapy)

GVD is a chemotherapy regimen, used for salvage treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma, including those patients who relapse after stem cell transplantation.^[1]

The GVD regimen consists of three drugs, from which its name is derived:

Drug	Dose in transplant-naive patients	Dose in post-transplant patients	Mode	Days
Gemcitabine	1000 mg/m²	800 mg/m²	IV infusion	Days 1, 8
Vinorelbine	20 mg/m²	15 mg/m²	IV bolus	Days 1, 8
Doxil	15 mg/m²	10 mg/m²	IV infusion	Days 1, 8

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