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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Drug Therapy; Drug Therapy, Adjuvant

Networked: 8225 relevant articles (752 outcomes, 1718 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Adjuvant Chemotherapy is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 177 outcomes 262 studies in 1924 results
  2. Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer) : 151 outcomes 529 studies in 2132 results
  3. Neoplasm Metastasis (Metastasis) : 63 outcomes 61 studies in 748 results
  4. Colonic Neoplasms (Colon Cancer) : 56 outcomes 123 studies in 466 results
  5. Colorectal Neoplasms (Colorectal Cancer) : 53 outcomes 115 studies in 486 results
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Drugs Related to Adjuvant Chemotherapy

  1. Fluorouracil (Carac)
  2. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
  3. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
  4. Cisplatin (Platino)
  5. Tegafur
  6. Methotrexate (Mexate)
  7. Leucovorin (Folinic Acid)
  8. Hormones
  9. Paclitaxel (Taxol)
  10. Platinum
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Therapies Related to Adjuvant Chemotherapy

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. Radiotherapy
  3. Lymph Node Excision (Lymph Node Dissection)
  4. Combination Drug Therapy (Combination Chemotherapy)
  5. Adjuvant Radiotherapy
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