neoadjuvant therapy
Before-operation cancer medicine
Neoadjuvant therapy is treatment given before the primary treatment, typically chemotherapy or radiation administered before surgery to shrink a tumor: Neoadjuvant therapy reduced the mass enough that surgeons could remove it completely.
The approach can make surgery less extensive and may reveal how a cancer responds to treatment.
Contrast with adjuvant therapy, given after primary treatment.
Before a medical procedure
- operabilityCapacity to be used
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- lumpectomyExcision of abnormal growth
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- multimodalUsing multiple forms
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
regimen · cycles · infusion · dosing · chemoradiation
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
lymphoma · melanoma · breast cancer · colorectal cancer · lung cancer · pancreatic cancer · bladder cancer · gastric cancer
Human subject research experiment
- randomizedArranged by chance
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- prognosisPredicted disease course
remission · quality of life · toxicity · side effects · eligibility · informed consent
Producing visual representations
- restagingReviving a performance anew
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
preoperative
Before a medical procedure
- operabilityCapacity to be used
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- lumpectomyExcision of abnormal growth
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- multimodalUsing multiple forms
protocol · regimen · cycles · infusion · dosing · chemoradiation
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
sarcoma · lymphoma · melanoma · breast cancer · colorectal cancer · lung cancer · pancreatic cancer · bladder cancer · gastric cancer · osteosarcoma
clinical trial
Human subject research experiment
- randomizedArranged by chance
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- outcomesFinal results achieved
prognosis · remission · quality of life · toxicity · side effects · eligibility · informed consent
imaging
Producing visual representations
- restagingReviving a performance anew
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- necrosisLocalized cell death
platinum
Dense precious silvery metal
- 5-fluorouracilAntineoplastic pyrimidine antagonist
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, surgery
- cancer treatmentchemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, cancer surgery
- cancer treatmentschemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery, bone marrow transplant, chemo
- preoperative treatmentoperability
- breast cancerbreast cancer, mastectomy, mammogram, lumpectomy, mammography
- Drug Treatmentsantibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, painkillers, analgesics
neoadjuvant therapypost-surgical care
Medical attention after operations
neoadjuvant therapypalliative care
Relief-focused medicine for illness
watchful waiting · hospice care · supportive care · comfort care · observation