"Induction Chemotherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Initial drug treatment designed to bring about REMISSION INDUCTION. It is typically a short-term and high-dose drug treatment that is followed by CONSOLIDATION CHEMOTHERAPY and then MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY.
| Descriptor ID |
D060828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.499 E02.860.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Induction Chemotherapy- Induction Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapies, Induction
- Chemotherapy, Induction
- Induction Chemotherapies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Induction Chemotherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Quantifying the difference in risk of adverse events by induction treatment regimen in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2021 04; 62(4):899-908.
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Patterns and predictors of first-line chemotherapy use among adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the cancer research network. Lung Cancer. 2012 Dec; 78(3):245-52.
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Sleep-wake patterns of school-age children and adolescents before diagnosis and during induction chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. J Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Dec; 26(6):e37-44.