- neoadjuvant therapy
- Treatment given before the primary treatment. Examples of neoadjuvant therapy include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy.
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neoadjuvant therapy
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Neoadjuvant therapy — Intervention MeSH D020360 Neoadjuvant therapy is the administration of therapeutic agents before a main treatment. One example is neoadjuvant hormone therapy prior to radical radiotherapy for … Wikipedia
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neoadjuvant — Chemotherapy or radiation given before cancer surgery. [neo + adjuvant] * * * neo·ad·ju·vant (ne″o ajґoo vənt) denoting preliminary cancer therapy that precedes a necessary second modality of treatment. See under therapy … Medical dictionary
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adjuvant therapy — treatment given to patients, usually after surgical removal of their primary tumour when there is known to be a high risk of future tumour recurrence. Adjuvant therapy is aimed at destroying these microscopic tumour cells either locally (e.g.… … Medical dictionary
