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maintenance therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005090

Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy. It may include treatment with drugs, vaccines, or antibodies that kill cancer cells, and it may be given for a long time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005090
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005090",
  "term": "maintenance therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy. It may include treatment with drugs, vaccines, or antibodies that kill cancer cells, and it may be given for a long time.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/maintenance-therapy/"
}

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