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:
This regimen is also sometimes used in some autoimmune disorders that are inherently sensitive to rituximab, fludarabine and mitoxantrone in monotherapies (e.g. multiple sclerosis).
Drug | Dose | Mode | Days |
---|---|---|---|
(R)ituximab | 375 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Day 1 |
(F)ludarabine | 25 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Days 1-3 |
(M)itoxantrone | 10 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Day 1 |
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:
This regimen is also sometimes used in some autoimmune disorders that are inherently sensitive to rituximab, fludarabine and mitoxantrone in monotherapies (e.g. multiple sclerosis).
Drug | Dose | Mode | Days |
---|---|---|---|
(R)ituximab | 375 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Day 1 |
(F)ludarabine | 25 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Days 1-3 |
(M)itoxantrone | 10 mg/m2 | IV infusion | Day 1 |