Chemotherapy, Adjuvant

Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): E02.186.170, E02.319.170

MeSH Unique ID: D017024

Entry Terms:

• Adjuvant Drug Therapy
• Drug Therapy, Adjuvant
• Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Previous Indexing:

• Combined Modality Therapy (1984-1991)
• Drug Therapy, Combination (1974-1983)
• specific drug/therapeutic use (1966-1991)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Combined Modality Therapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Drug Therapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy