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adjuvant chemotherapy

[¦a·jə·vənt ‚kē·mō′ther·ə·pē]

(medicine)

Chemotherapy that is used to destroy suspected undetectable residual tumor after surgery or radiation treatment has eradicated all detectable tumor; effective in the treatment of breast and colon cancer.

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SIS Predicts the Benefits of Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Figure 2(a) shows the survival curves for patients with and without AC.

Significance of Preoperative Systemic Immune Score for Stage I Gastric Cancer Patients

At the breast cancer center in the Leopoldina Hospital GmbH Schweinfurt, the actual influence on the decision for or against adjuvant chemotherapy was evaluated over a period of three years by comparing therapy recommendations with and without knowledge of the Oncotype DX result.

Practical Consequences Resulting from the Analysis of a 21-Multigene Array in the Interdisciplinary Conference of a Breast Cancer Center

To evaluate the necessity of adjuvant chemotherapy, predictive mathematical models were established to systematically evaluate the influence of each factor on the patients' OS and DFS [Table 2] and [Table 3].

Predictive models of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage ii colorectal cancer: A retrospective study

Its main impact involved reducing the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy in low-risk patients.

Use of Multiparameter Tests for Identifying Women with Early Breast Cancer Who Do Not Need Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Poor surgical candidates with small cell carcinomas of the bladder may benefit from bladder sparing surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation.

Rare Occurrence of a Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Bladder

Social and racial differences in selection of breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy regimens.

A perfect storm: Patterns of care

Data on the impact of treatment interval in NSCLC is limited.One retrospective report showed that time between surgery and initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy for more than 10 weeks showed no effect in survival outcome.

Delaying chemotherapy in the treatment of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer does not adversely affect survival outcome

Neurocognitive performance in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifen.

Cognitive deficits in breast cancer survivors after chemotherapy and hormonal therapy

Adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable non-small- cell lung cancer: where is it going Ann Oncol.

Clinical observation of docetaxel or gemcitabine combined with cisplatin in the chemotherapy after surgery for stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer

For example, black women have been shown to be less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy (Bhargava and Du 2009; Freedman et al.

Variations in guideline-concordant breast cancer adjuvant therapy in rural Georgia

Whether all patients with locally advanced rectal cancer should receive adjuvant chemotherapy is still controversial.

Systematic review: adjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer with respect to stage of disease

The evolution of improved outcomes in treating microscopic metastatic breast cancer is also the story of developing adjuvant chemotherapy for postoperative breast disease, he says.