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Synonyms for adjuvant

an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

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furnishing added support

enhancing the action of a medical treatment

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Health Canada approval was based on the Phase III ExteNET trial, a multicenter, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of neratinib following adjuvant trastuzumab treatment.
With this approval by Health Canada, Neratinib becomes the first anti-HER2 treatment to be approved in Canada, as extended adjuvant therapy for women with early stage HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer following adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy.
The course of treatment, including decision-making regarding the adjuvant treatment plan, as well as disease recurrence and survival outcomes were recorded.
"For more than a decade, our Hamilton facility has supported GSK's adjuvant system development program," said Jack Bailey, president, US Pharmaceuticals, GSK.
'With chemotherapy and adjuvant Trastuzumab therapy, outcomes were significantly improved.
"It's a standalone company owned by the owners of Allied Physicians," Etan Walls, Adjuvant.Health's CEO said.
However, if the pathology specimen reveals an increased risk that your cancer could recur, or if your physician suspects that some cancer cells remain after surgery, chances are you might need adjuvant external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to reduce your risk of recurrence and metastasis.
CHICAGO -- Adjuvant pembrolizumab for resected high-risk melanoma slowed the rate of recurrence or death by 43% compared with placebo in a phase 3 trial of 1,519 patients.
In this context, the ultimate goal of the study is to find an alternative adjuvant to the protein conjugates for hapten-structured KDN.
According to a study conducted by the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, the additional therapy, or adjuvant therapy, delivered after surgical removal of a rare type of gastrointestinal tumor does not increase survival rates for patients.