Sandbox:MGS

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [2]

Treatment regimen	Drugs	Side effects
CHOP-R regimen	Cyclophosphamide Doxorubicin Vincristine Prednisone Rituximab	Nausea Alopecia Granulocytopenia
Ibrutinib	Ibrutinib	Fatigue Cytopenia
Rituximab	Rituximab	Infusion related reaction Infections
FR regimen	Fludarabine Rituximab	Neutropenia (63%) Thrombocytopenia Pneumonia
BDR regimen	Bortezomib Dexamethasone Rituximab	*Peripheral Neuropathy - reversible in 61% of patients
DRC regimen	Dexamethasone Rituximab Cyclophosphamide	Neutropenia
CR regimen	Cladribine Rituximab	Anemia Neurological symptoms Symptomatic cryoglobulinemia Thrombocytopenia