A client has been receiving MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine [Oncovin], procarbazine, prednisone) therapy for treatment of Hodgkin's disease
The treatment has changed to a protocol of ABVD (doxorubicin [Adriamycin], bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). When the client asks the nurse for clarification about the change in protocol, the nurse's response will include that ABVD a. can frequently produce a remission after only 1 cycle.
b. negates the need for radiation therapy.
c. prevents hypercalcemia.
d. reduces the risk of leukemia.
D
The primary advantages of ABVD are its ease of delivery in full doses, fewer side effects, and less risk of development of leukemia.
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