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Treatments & Supportive Care Cancer & Oncology

first-line therapy

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1 Definition of first-line therapy

Meaning of first-line therapy: Initial treatment used to reduce a cancer.

Initial treatment used to reduce a cancer. First-line therapy is followed by other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy to get rid of cancer that remains. Also called induction therapy, primary therapy, and primary treatment.

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