neoadjuvant

/nee-oh-aj-uh-vuhnt/US // ˌni oʊˈædʒ ə vənt //

新辅助治疗,新辅助治疗剂,新辅助药物,新辅助疗法

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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Medicine/Medical.
- : utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or other means of supplemental treatment before cancer surgery or other primary cancer treatment: Her neoadjuvant therapy included hormones and chemo, which shrank the tumor prior to its surgical removal.