ABVD is a chemotherapy regimen used in the first-line treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. It consists of concurrent treatment with the chemotherapy drugs adriamycin (doxorubicin), bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine. Indications As of 2006, ABVD is widely used as the initial chemotherapy treatment for newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma. The other chemotherapy regimen that's widely used in this setting is the Stanford V regimen. History Prior to the mid-1960's, advanced-stage Hodgkin disease was trea… (More on Abvd)