Definition of Adjuvant therapy

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
adjuvant therapy
[AD-joo-vant]
Treatment given after the primary treatment to increase the chances of a cure. Adjuvant therapy may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or biological therapy. 

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Adjuvant therapy Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
Adjuvant therapy
Treatment given in addition to the primary treatment.

Aids Glossary
adjuvant therapy
a type of therapy that improves the outcome of a primary therapy, e.g., radiation and chemotherapy are adjuvant therapies in relation to cancer surgery.

Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary
Adjuvant Therapy
Use of drugs or radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer along with surgery

The TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Other Related Conditons
Adjuvant therapy
A treatment given in addition to the main treatment (for example, chemotherapy as well as surgery) to try to prevent a cancer from coming back.


Adjuvant therapy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Adjuvant
Adjuvants are agents which modify the effect of other agents while having few if any direct effects when given by themselves. In this sense, they are very roughly analogous with chemical catalysts. Types of adjuvants include:

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