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Therapeutics > Salvage Therapy

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Salvage Therapy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A therapeutic approach, involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery, after initial regimens have failed to lead to improvement in a patient's condition. Salvage therapy is most often used for neoplastic diseases.

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Entry terms

  • Salvage Treatment
  • Therapy, Salvage

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WQX0KGSV-B

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