- neoadjuvant
- neo|ad|juvạnt [↑neo... u. ↑adjuvant]:präoperativ unterstützend (von Medikamenten); z. B. neoadjuvante Chemotherapie
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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
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy — refers to drug treatment given to people with cancer prior to surgery. The aim is to reduce the size of the cancer before surgery, thus making surgery easier and more likely to be successful. This chemotherapy is commonly used in cancers that are … Wikipedia
neoadjuvant chemotherapy — chemotherapy that is given before the (usually) surgical treatment of a primary tumour with the aim of improving the results of surgery or radiotherapy and preventing the development of metastases. Compare adjuvant therapy. * * * chemotherapy… … Medical dictionary
neoadjuvant radiotherapy — radiotherapy used as neoadjuvant therapy (q.v.) for cancer. Called also preoperative r … Medical dictionary
neoadjuvant therapy — Treatment given before the primary treatment. Examples of neoadjuvant therapy include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy … English dictionary of cancer terms
Neoadjuvant — Als neoadjuvante Therapie wird in der Onkologie eine Therapie, z. B. Chemotherapie oder Strahlentherapie bezeichnet, die zur Schädigung des Tumors bzw. der Reduktion der Tumormasse („Debulking“) vor einem geplanten operativen Eingriff dient. Sie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
neoadjuvant — adjective Describing an adjuvant preparation given before a course of treatment … Wiktionary
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
neoadjuvant — neo|ad|ju|vant [... vant, auch ne:o...] <zu lat. adiuvans, Gen. adiuvantis, Part. Präs. von adiuvare »unterstützen«> präoperativ unterstützend (von Medikamenten; Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
neoadjuvant therapy — noun any initial treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) that shrinks a tumor prior to surgery See Also: adjuvant therapy … Wiktionary
