course of treatment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002099",
  "term": "course of treatment",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A treatment plan made up of several cycles of treatment. For example, treatment given for one week followed by three weeks of rest (no treatment) is one treatment cycle. When a treatment cycle is repeated multiple times on a regular schedule, it makes up a course of treatment. A course of treatment can last for several months. Also called treatment course.",
  "synonyms": [
    "treatment course"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/course-of-treatment/"
}