adjuvant chemotherapy

collocation in English

meaningsofadjuvantandchemotherapy

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adjuvant
adjective
uk
/ˈædʒ.ə.vənt/us
/ˈædʒ.ə.vənt/
given after the main treatment ...
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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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(Definition ofadjuvantandchemotherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Preliminary safety data collected within 6 months of randomisation indicate that zoledronic acid can be safely combined withadjuvantchemotherapy.
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All patients receivedadjuvantchemotherapyor endocrine therapy.
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There is more consensus on whom not to treat rather than those whose benefit ofadjuvantchemotherapyoutweigh the risks.
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Prolonged disease-free survival after one course of perioperativeadjuvantchemotherapyfor node-negative breast cancer.
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Women with positive axillary nodes receivedadjuvantchemotherapywith melphalan and fluorouracil.
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After 1976, patients in both groups who had positive axillary nodes also receivedadjuvantchemotherapywith cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil.
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Postoperative serum proteomic profiles may predict metastatic relapse in high-risk primary breast cancer patients receivingadjuvantchemotherapy.
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To determine the relative efficacy of doxorubicin versus methotrexate in combination with intravenous cyclophosphamide and 5-fluorouracil, asadjuvantchemotherapyfor operable breast cancer.
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To determine whether delayed administration ofadjuvantchemotherapy(reintroduction) given after a treatment-free interval improves the outcome.
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In the quest to further improve outcomes withadjuvantchemotherapy, dose and schedule modifications based on kinetic models have been compared with standard regimens.
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Early start ofadjuvantchemotherapyimproves treatment outcome for premenopausal breast cancer patients with tumors not expressing estrogen receptor.
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The use ofadjuvantchemotherapyfor breast cancer was stimulated by a recent guidance document on breast cancer treatment.
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Delaying reconstruction until after completion of alladjuvantchemotherapyand radiation may translate into a patient waiting 6-9 months for the procedure.
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One prospective (50) and one retrospective study (22) comparedadjuvantchemotherapyafter enucleation to enucleation alone, although different chemotherapy regimens were used.
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This would allow a better-informed decision to be made which encompasses the many facets of aging and the possible effects ofadjuvantchemotherapy.
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Stage of disease in which alsoadjuvantchemotherapywould be considered.
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