neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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chemotherapy
noun[U]
uk/ˌkiː.məʊˈθer.ə.pi/us/ˌkiː.moʊˈθer.ə.pi/
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Two patients were excluded as they did not completeneoadjuvantchemotherapy.
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Factors predictive of distant metastases in patients with breast cancer who have a pathologic complete response afterneoadjuvantchemotherapy.
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Circulating endothelial cells and angiogenic serum factors duringneoadjuvantchemotherapyof primary breast cancer.
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However, the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy afterneoadjuvantchemotherapyis still controversial.
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Finally, the main advantage ofneoadjuvantchemotherapyis the ability to assess tumour response to different chemotherapeutic regimens.
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The basis for establishing candidacy forneoadjuvantchemotherapyshould be the result of clinical and pathological examination.
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Changes in gene expression associated with response toneoadjuvantchemotherapyin breast cancer.
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Therefore,neoadjuvantchemotherapyfor patients with this type of tumour who are trying to attempt breastconservation therapy by shrinking the tumour may not be worthwhile.
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There are, however, certain benefits that can be derived from patients who undergoneoadjuvantchemotherapy.
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Should sentinel lymph node biopsy be performed before or afterneoadjuvantchemotherapy?
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However, axillary lymph node dissection performed afterneoadjuvantchemotherapyfor patients found to have pathologically node-positive breast cancer before the initiation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy probably remains the standard.
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Neoadjuvantchemotherapyhas been used since 1989 in several clinical trials to improve prognosis.
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The use ofneoadjuvantchemotherapyremains experimental.
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Patients with initially unresectable liver metastases can be pre-treated with chemotherapy (this is calledneoadjuvantchemotherapy).
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Current standard treatment is to useneoadjuvantchemotherapy(chemotherapy given before surgery) followed by surgical resection.
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