neoadjuvant chemotherapy

chemotherapy /che·mo·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment of disease by chemical agents.

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adjuvant chemotherapy  cancer chemotherapy employed after the primary tumor has been removed by some other method.

combination chemotherapy  that combining several different agents simultaneously in order to enhance their effectiveness.

induction chemotherapy  the use of drug therapy as the initial treatment for patients presenting with advanced cancer that cannot be treated by other means.

neoadjuvant chemotherapy  initial use of chemotherapy in patients with localized cancer in order to decrease the tumor burden prior to treatment by other modalities.

regional chemotherapy  chemotherapy, especially for cancer, administered as a regional perfusion.

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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Treatment of the tumor with drugs before surgery to reduce the size of the tumor.

Mentioned in: Neuroblastoma

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neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Induction chemotherapy, neoadjuvant therapy, preemptive chemotherapy, primary chemotherapy Oncology 1. The use of chemotherapy on solid–ie, non-hematopoietic neoplasms–eg, osteosarcomas, anal cancer, head&neck cancer; NC is used in Pts with clinically resectable but locally advanced disease that is not amenable to complete eradication surgery or RT; agents used in NC include cisplatin, 5-FU, vinblastine, and the M-VAC 'cocktail.' See Neoadjuvant therapy. Cf Induction therapy.