Downstaging

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002568",
  "term": "Downstaging",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In cancer, changing the stage used to describe the extent of cancer in the body from a higher stage (indicating more extensive disease) to a lower stage (indicating less extensive disease). Staging is usually based on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread. Downstaging may occur as a result of treatment that shrinks a tumor so it can be removed by surgery that otherwise could not have been done.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/downstaging/"
}