Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
adjuvant therapy
ad·ju·vant ther·a·py
Definitions related to adjuvant therapy:
  • Another treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any therapy that is administered to augment or stimulate other treatment modalities or to minimize or prevent disease recurrence subsequent to the main treatment plan.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Extra therapy given after a primary treatment, to increase the effectiveness of the primary treatment. For example, using chemotherapy after surgery or radiation treatment for cancer.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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