Sentences with phrase «cytotoxic chemotherapy»
"Cytotoxic chemotherapy" refers to a type of treatment that uses strong drugs to destroy cancer cells in the body. These drugs are designed to kill rapidly dividing cells, including cancer cells. The goal of cytotoxic chemotherapy is to stop or slow the growth of cancer, prevent it from spreading, and potentially cure the disease. Full definition
Demethylating Agents in Conjunction with Cytotoxic Chemotherapy in Canine Diffuse Large B - cell Lymphoma
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This is the first trial reporting successful transplant in dyskeratosis congenita (DC) patients without the use of any radiation or conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy beforehand.
Subjects who have any previous treatment with DNA - damaging cytotoxic chemotherapy (prior taxane chemotherapy allowed).
Given the aggressive nature of BPDCN and the need for cytotoxic chemotherapy the patient elected to terminate her pregnancy which was a difficult emotional decision for her and her spouse to make.
Approximately one year after successful treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy, patients with advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), which primarily affects heavy smokers, generally relapse with recurrence of tumours that are resistant to further chemotherapy.
This trial involved patients who had not previously been exposed to cytotoxic chemotherapy, but its conclusions were similar to those of the first.
«The cytotoxic chemotherapy can first kill some cancer cells and enhance the sensitivity of the tumour toward ICB therapy, which then stimulates the effectiveness of the ICB therapy,» said co-author Gianpietro Dotti, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at the UNC School of Medicine and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.