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chemoradiotherapy

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chemoradiotherapy /che·mo·ra·dio·ther·a·py/ (-ra″de-o-ther´ah-pe) combined modality therapy using chemotherapy and radiotherapy, maximizing their interaction.
chemoradiotherapy,
combined modality therapy using chemotherapy and radiotherapy, designed to reduce the need for surgery by maximizing the interaction between the radiation and the therapeutic agent or agents.


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This patient was treated initially by concomitant chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin, followed by docetaxel/cisplatin combination.
Chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: Phase III randomized Intergroup study 0099.
LONDON -- Despite improvements in surgical techniques and the development of novel chemoradiotherapy strategies, survival rates in patients with head and neck cancer has remained relatively unchanged over the last 30 years.
 
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