Review
Combination treatments, sometimes called multimodal treatments,
refer to the use of two or more kinds of therapies.
Combination therapies are more effective than a single therapy
alone, because one treatment may be more effective at a certain
stage of cancer than another. One treatment may enhance the
effectiveness of another; and one treatment alone may not
affect the tumor.
Reasons for combination treatments:
- One treatment may be more effective at a certain stage
of cancer than another.
- One treatment may enhance the effectiveness of another
synergy.
- One treatment alone may not affect the tumor.
The primary therapy is the one that might have the most effective
impact on the cancer. Then the oncologist may select one or
more other therapies to increase the possibility of cure.
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