Combined Modality Therapy
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The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used. |
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almost never IM; coordinate disease term with specific ther qualif (IM) + specific ther (IM or NIM): TN 6; for combined ther of drugs DRUG COMBINATIONS or DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION is available, for combined anticancer ther ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTH |
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Drug Therapy, Combination (1974-1983) |
Combined Modality Therapy Categories.
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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. |
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Electroacupuncture - A form of acupuncture using low frequency electrically stimulated needles to produce analgesia and anesthesia and to treat disease. |
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Neoadjuvant Therapy - Preliminary cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone/endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, hyperthermia, etc.) that precedes a necessary second modality of treatment. |
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Photochemotherapy - Therapy using oral or topical photosensitizing agents with subsequent exposure to light. |
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment. |
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Salvage Therapy - A therapeutic approach, involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery, after initial regimens have failed to lead to improvement in a patient's condition. Salvage therapy is most often used for neoplastic diseases. |
Combined Modality Therapy Definitions and Terms
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