Metronomic chemotherapy
| Metronomic chemotherapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Metronomic chemotherapy |
| Short definition | metronomic chemotherapy - (pronounced) (MEH-truh-NAH-mik KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment in which low doses of cancer drugs are given on a continuous or frequent, regular schedule (eg, daily or weekly), usually over a long period of time. Metronomic chemotherapy causes less severe side effects than standard chemotherapy. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
metronomic chemotherapy - (pronounced) (MEH-truh-NAH-mik KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment in which low doses of cancer drugs are given on a continuous or frequent, regular schedule (eg, daily or weekly), usually over a long period of time. Metronomic chemotherapy causes less severe side effects than standard chemotherapy. Giving low doses of chemotherapy can stop the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Also called low-dose chemotherapy
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