I.C.E. Chemotherapy

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

R – rituximab,

I. – ifosfamide,

C. – carboplatin

E – etoposide phosphate.

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.

Initially I was to get R-I.C.E. Chemotherapy. However a decision was made after the first cycle that the R (- rituximab) was not necessary

• P.E.T. Scan March 2017 (P.E.T. Number 8)
• Diagnoses March 2017 My Relapse Begins
• I.C.E. Cycle 1 – 10th April 2017  
• I.C.E . Cycle 2 – 2nd May 2017  
• Stem Cell Transplant Team meeting 23rd May 2017
• P.E.T. Scan May 2017 (P.E.T. Number 9)
• I.C.E. Cycle 3 – 27th May 2017
• Stem Cell Harvest 6th June 2017