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Adjuvant chemotherapy: Chemotherapy given after tumor surgery.
The idea underpinning adjuvant chemotherapy is that the chemotherapy drugs are more effective after the main tumor has been removed and any remaining cancer is in small amounts (microscopic metastases).
For example, in a case of colon cancer, the primary tumor would first be resected (removed) from the colon. Then the adjuvant chemotherapy would be carried out. The chemotherapy drugs might be given intravenously and instilled directly into the abdomen.
( medicine ) Chemotherapy that is used to destroy suspected undetectable residual tumor after surgery or radiation treatment has eradicated all detectable tumor ...
Adjuvant Chemotherapy by Kevin Murphy, MD Introduction. Adjuvant chemotherapy is the use of drugs as additional treatment for patients with cancers that are thought to have ...
Adjuvant chemotherapy is given orally (by mouth) or by injection into a blood vessel. It is given in cycles, consisting of a treatment period followed by a recovery period.
Adjuvant chemotherapy: Chemotherapy given after tumor surgery. The idea underpinning adjuvant chemotherapy is that the chemotherapy drugs are more effective after the main ...
Early Stage Colorectal Cancer – the Real Risks and New Opportunities for Improved Patient Outcomes: Historically, early stage colorectal cancer (i.e. Stage I/II) was ...