| neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
Treatment given prior to surgery with the idea of decreasing the tumor size (examples chemotherapy or radiation therapy)
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| neoadjuvant c. |
chemotherapy used as neoadjuvant therapy (q.v.) for cancer. Called also preoperative c., presurgical c., and primary c.
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| neoadjuvant r. |
radiotherapy used as neoadjuvant therapy (q.v.) for cancer. Called also preoperative r.
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| neoadjuvant t. |
in combined modality therapy for cancer, initial use of one modality, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, to decrease the tumor burden prior to treatment by another modality, usually surgery. Called also preoperative t. and presurgical t.
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| neoadjuvant therapy |
In treating cancer, the use of chemotherapy before radiation or surgery.
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