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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2009 Oct;23(5):949–v. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2009.07.005

Table 2. Hyper-CVAD and Modified Hyper-CVAD Chemoimmunotherapy Regimens.

Modified hyper-CVAD (± rituximab) Hyper-CVAD (1992-1999)

Without Intensification (2001 – present) With Intensification (2000 – 2001)
Induction Hyper-CVAD (laminar air flow rooms if ≥ 60 yrs) Y (Y) Y (Y) Y (N)
Consolidation
Cycle 2 (intensification) Liposomal daunorubicin 150 mg/m2 IV days 1–2 N Y N
Cytarabine 1.5 g/m2 CI IV days 1–2
Prednisone 200 mg days 1–5
Cycles 2, 4, 6, 8 or Cycles 3, 5, 7, 9 Methotrexate 200 mg/m2, then 800 mg/m2 IV day 1 Y Y Y
Cytarabine 3 g/m2 IV q12h × 3 days 2–3
Solu-Medrol 50 mg IV q12h × 6 days 1–3
Cycles 1, 3, 5, 7 or Cycles 1, 4, 6, 8 Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m2 IV q12h × 6 days 1–3 Y Y Y
Dexamethasone 40 mg days 1–4, 11–14
Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 CI IV day 4
Vincristine 2 mg IV days 1, 11
IF CD20 ≥ 20%: 8 doses rituximab 375 mg/m2
Cycles 1–4
Rituximab days 1, 11 (hyper-CVAD) Y Y N
Rituximab days 1, 8 (LDNR- or MTX-cytarabine)
CNS prophylaxis (No. intrathecals) Risk adapted (LDH > 1400, S + G2M ≥ 14%)
High 8 16
Indeterminate 8 8
Low 6 4
Maintenance
POMP (6-mercaptopurine, VCR, methotrexate, prednisone) Months 1–5, 8–17, 20–30 Months 1–6, 8–10, 12–24
 Intensification Hyper-CVAD Months 6, 18 N
Rituximab 375 mg/m2 days 1, 11 if CD20 ≥ 20%
 Intensification Methotrexate 100 mg/m2 IV day 1 weekly × 4 Months 7, 19 Months 7, 11
L-asparaginase 20,000 units IV day 2 weekly × 4