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MOPP a cancer chemotherapy regimen consisting of mechlorethamine, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, and prednisone.
MOPP (mp)
n.
A cancer chemotherapy drug consisting of Mustargen; Oncovin; procarbazine hydrochloride, an antineoplastic drug; and prednisone.

MOPP
[mop]
abbreviation for a combination drug regimen used in the treatment of cancer, containing three antineoplastics, Mustargen (mechlorethamine hydrochloride), Oncovin (vinCRIStine sulfate), Matulane (procarbazine hydrochloride), and predniSONE (a glucocorticoid). MOPP is prescribed in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease.

MOPP
Mission Oriented Protective Posture. A military term describing protective gear and its use in a potentially toxic environment during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strike

MOPP 
MOPP
a regimen of mechlorethamine (mustine), Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine and prednisone, used in cancer chemotherapy.

MOPP
Mechlorethamine–nitrogen mustard, vincristine–Oncovorin, Procarbazine, Prednisone Oncology A 4-drug chemotherapy regimen for stage III Hodgkin's disease Adverse effects Sterility, N&V, immunosuppression, ↑ infections, 2º myelosuppression, myelodysplasia, ANLL. See Chemotherapy, Hodgkin's disease.


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