Definition of induction therapy

The first treatment given for a disease. It is often part of a standard set of treatments, such as surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

Induction chemotherapy is the first-line treatment of cancer with a chemotherapeutic drug. The goal of induction chemotherapy is to cure the cancer.

Induction chemotherapy is thought to help promote complete surgical resection and eradication of micrometastatic disease. Several initial phase II and III ...

2023年10月22日 — Induction chemotherapy before CRT improves outcomes in locally advanced cervical cancer ... The study involved 500 patients with stage IB1/2 to ...

由 RI Haddad 著作 · 2018 · 被引用 111 次 — Key Message. Induction chemotherapy remains a relevant treatment alternative for selected patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and ...

2021年5月3日 — Induction chemotherapy is used as a first-line treatment for cancer to prepare you for radiation therapy. Consolidation chemotherapy is ...

由 MC Hsieh 著作 · 2022 · 被引用 2 次 — Introduction: Induction chemotherapy (IC) has a proven role in organ preservation and reducing distant failure. However, its ability to prolong survival remains ...

由 D Ferrari 著作 · 2020 · 被引用 45 次 — Chemoradiotherapy as an alternative to surgery can be offered to patients affected by loco-regionally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC).

2023年7月21日 — Another approach after induction therapy is to give very high doses of chemo followed by either an allogeneic (from a donor) or autologous ( ...