MINE-R

MINE (chemotherapy)

MINE (chemotherapy)

Medical treatment for lymphoma


MINE in the context of chemotherapy is an acronym for one of the chemotherapy regimens used for treatment of relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Today this regimen is often combined with monoclonal antibody rituximab. In this case the regimen is called R-MINE or MINE-R.[citation needed]

The [R]-MINE regimen consists of:

  1. Rituximab - anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that can kill both normal CD20-expressing B cells and malignant ones;
  2. Mesna to prevent the development of hemorrhagic cystitis which may otherwise result from ifosfamide administration;
  3. Ifosfamide - an alkylating antineoplastic agent from oxazafosforine group;
  4. Mitoxantrone - a synthetic anthracycline analogue (anthraquinone) that is able to intercalate DNA and thus prevent cell division (mitosis);
  5. Etoposide - a topoisomerase inhibitor.[1][2]

Dosing regimen

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