Treatment cycle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008881",
  "term": "Treatment cycle",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A period of treatment followed by a period of rest (no treatment) that is repeated on a regular schedule. For example, treatment given for one week followed by three weeks of rest is one treatment cycle. When this cycle is repeated multiple times on a regular schedule, it makes up a course of treatment. Also called cycle of treatment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cycle of treatment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/treatment-cycle/"
}