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2. 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 ...

3. Chemotherapy regimen - Wikipedia

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   The term "induction regimen" refers to a chemotherapy regimen used for the initial treatment of a disease. A "maintenance regimen" refers to the ongoing use of chemotherapy to reduce the chances of a cancer recurring or to prevent an existing cancer from continuing to grow. [2]

4. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   There are a number of strategies in the administration of chemotherapeutic drugs used today. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent or it may aim to prolong life or to palliate symptoms. Induction chemotherapy is the first line treatment of cancer with a chemotherapeutic drug. This type of chemotherapy is used for curative intent.

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

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   The intervention group received six weeks of induction chemotherapy followed by the same chemoradiotherapy treatment as the other group. both groups showed high adherence to the treatment.

6. New Cervical Cancer Treatment Improves Survival Rates ... - AOL

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   Results from a phase 3 clinical trial show promise for a new standard of care for treating people with advanced cervical cancer. The new treatment includes a combination of induction chemotherapy ...

7. 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 ...