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ICE (chemotherapy)

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

In case of CD20-positive B cell lymphoid malignancies the ICE regimen is often combined today with rituximab. This regimen is then called ICE-R or R-ICE or RICE.

-ICE regimen consists of:

  1. Rituximab - an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, which is able to kill both normal and malignant CD20-bearing B cells;
  2. Ifosfamide - an alkylating antineoplastic agent of the oxazafosforine group;
  3. Carboplatin - a platinum-based antineoplastic drug, also an alkylating antineoplastic agent;
  4. Etoposide - a topoisomerase inhibitor.

Dosing regimen

Drug Dose Mode Days
Rituximab 375 mg/m IV infusion Day 1
Ifosfamide 5000 mg/m IV continuous infusion over 24 hours Day 2
Mesna for haemorrhagic cystitis prophylaxis with ifosfamide 5000 mg/m IV continuous infusion over 24 hours Day 2
Carboplatin Optimized to get AUC = 5 (max. 800 mg) IV infusion Day 2
Etoposide 100 mg/m IV infusion over 1 hour Days 1-3
Filgrastim to shorten the period of neutropenia 5 μg/kg S.C. Days 5-12

Cycles are repeated every 14 days for 3 cycles, then high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation follows (if the patient is considered eligible for HDCT and ASCT).

References

  1. Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide: A Highly Effective Cytoreduction and Peripheral-Blood Progenitor-Cell Mobilization Regimen for Transplant-Eligible Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  2. Rituximab and ICE as second-line therapy before autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed or primary refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
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