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neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Procedure: - use of chemotherapy before primary treatment of a cancer with surgical excision or radiation therapy to eradicate micro-metastases - for use with tumors that are resectable on presentation with the intention to cure [1]

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015, 2018.
  2. Levin et al, Neoplasms of the central nervous system, in: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, DeVita et al, eds, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2001, pg 291