Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Logical Strategy in Search of Progress.
Summary of "Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Logical Strategy in Search of Progress."
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Affiliation
Pancreatic Cancer Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, devans@mcw.edu.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Annals of surgical oncology
ISSN: 1534-4681
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21384245
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1633-3
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
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.
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.
Karnofsky Performance Status
A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Preliminary cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone/endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, hyperthermia, etc.) that precedes a necessary second modality of treatment.
Cystaphos
Proposed as an adjuvant to cancer chemotherapy; may have radiation protective properties.
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