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2. 7+3 (chemotherapy) - Wikipedia

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   "7+3" in the context of chemotherapy is an acronym for a chemotherapy regimen that is most often used today (as of 2014) as first-line induction therapy (to induce remission) in acute myelogenous leukemia, [1] [2] excluding the acute promyelocytic leukemia form, which is better treated with ATRA and/or arsenic trioxide and requires less chemotherapy (if requires it at all, which is not always ...

3. Chemotherapy regimen - Wikipedia

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   A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy. The majority of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytostatic, many via ...

4. Induction chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Induction chemotherapy is the first-line treatment of cancer with a chemotherapeutic drug. The goal of induction chemotherapy is to cure the cancer. [1] It may be contrasted with neoadjuvant therapy, with consolidation chemotherapy (intended to kill any cancer cells that survived the initial treatment), and with maintenance chemotherapy given at lower doses after the consolidation phase of ...

5. Combined therapy may help treat, prevent recurrence in ... - AOL

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   However, distant relapse was only 7% in the induction chemotherapy group and 12% in the chemoradiotherapy-only group. Improving outcomes after cervical cancer treatment

6. Hyper-CVAD - Wikipedia

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   The term 'hyper' refers to the hyperfractionated nature of the chemotherapy, which is given in smaller doses, more frequently, to minimize side effects. 'CVAD' is the acronym of the drugs used in course A: cyclophosphamide , vincristine , doxorubicin (also known by its trade name, Adriamycin), and dexamethasone .

7. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Intensification chemotherapy is identical to consolidation chemotherapy but a different drug than the induction chemotherapy is used. [6]: 55–59 Combination chemotherapy involves treating a person with a number of different drugs simultaneously. The drugs differ in their mechanism and side-effects.