chemotherapy agent

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chemotherapy
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkiː.məʊˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˌkiː.moʊˈθer.ə.pi/
the treatment of diseases ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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It is also used in synergistic combination with thechemotherapyagent5-fluorouracil.
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When a blood vessel supplying tumor has been selected, alternating aliquots of the chemotherapy dose and of embolic particles, or particles containing thechemotherapyagent, are injected through the catheter.
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The results of the trial showed tumors shrank in 41 percent of patients on pemetrexed in combination with a more commonly usedchemotherapyagentcalled cisplatin.
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The graph represents a rapid mean increase in levels of anxiety after the administration of chemotherapy agents.
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Antibodies can also be used for the direct delivery of cytotoxic molecules such as radionuclides, toxins or chemotherapy agents to the site of an established tumour.
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The leakage of high osmolarity solutions or chemotherapy agents can result in significant tissue destruction, and significant complications.
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Its main use is in colon cancer, in particular, in combination with other chemotherapy agents.
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The individual parameters are important also because they can predict how well a cancer will respond to specific chemotherapy agents.
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Ototoxic drugs include antibiotics such as gentamicin, loop diuretics such as furosemide and platinum-based chemotherapy agents such as cisplatin.
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Chemotherapy agents used to treat cholangiocarcinoma include 5-fluorouracil with leucovorin, gemcitabine as a single agent, or gemcitabine plus cisplatin, irinotecan, or capecitabine.
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Investigation of bevacizumab in combination with other chemotherapy agents is underway.
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Compared with systemic chemotherapy, a higher proportion of the chemotherapy agents are (in theory) delivered to the lesions in the liver.
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Immune tolerance also does not usually refer to artificially induced immunosuppression by corticosteroids, lymphotoxic chemotherapy agents, sublethal irradiation, etc.
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In hepatic artery chemotherapy, the chemotherapy agents are given into the hepatic artery, often by steady infusion over hours or even days.
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Other chemotherapy agents, specifically epipodophyllotoxins and anthracyclines, have also been associated with treatment-related leukemia.
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With dozens of chemotherapy agents and hundreds of combinations available for treatment, oncologists often select a regimen from standard protocols developed in clinical trials.
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Daunorubicin has been used with other chemotherapy agents to treat the blastic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia.
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Typical chemotherapy agents are a combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin.
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Using prednisone alone can cause the cancer to become resistant to other chemotherapy agents, so it should only be used if more aggressive treatment is not an option.
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