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MeSH Heading: Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Tree Number(s): E02.186.170; E02.319.170
Unique ID: D017024
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017024
Annotation: coordinate with disease /‌drug ther and specific drug or drugs /‌ther use and other form of therapy to which this is adjuvant
Scope Note: Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.
Entry Version: CHEMOTHER ADJUVANT
Entry Term(s): Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Adjuvant Drug Therapy; Drug Therapy, Adjuvant
NLM Classification #: QZ 270
Previous Indexing: Combined Modality Therapy (1984-1991); Drug Therapy, Combination (1974-1983); specific drug/therapeutic use (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/11/06
Revision Date: 2024/11/06

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0025865
Scope Note: Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.
Terms: Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Preferred Term
Term UI T050820
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Term UI T001008178
Date02/20/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Adjuvant Drug Therapy
Term UI T050821
Date11/20/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Drug Therapy, Adjuvant
Term UI T050822
Date04/17/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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