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Treatments & Supportive Care Cancer & Oncology

remission induction therapy

Meaning of remission induction therapy: Initial treatment with anticancer drugs to decrease the signs or symptoms of cancer or make them disappear.

Definition of remission induction therapy

Initial treatment with anticancer drugs to decrease the signs or symptoms of cancer or make them disappear.

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