ANTI-CANCER DRUG PROGRAMME

A course of anti-cancer drug treatment. This can include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc.

Two or more ANTI-CANCER DRUG REGIMENS may be given sequentially as part of a planned ANTI-CANCER DRUG PROGRAMME. The regimens can be considered as separate phases, and examples would include induction followed by consolidation therapy for acute leukaemia.

References:
National Cancer Dataset Version 1.1_ISB October 2001

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plural ANTI-CANCER DRUG PROGRAMMES