preadjuvant

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ adjuvant.

Adjective

preadjuvant (not comparable)

1. Prior to the use of an adjuvant
   • 2015 March 31, Esther A Kleibeuker et al., “Optimal treatment scheduling of ionizing radiation and sunitinib improves the antitumor activity and allows dose reduction”, in Cancer Medicine‎^[1], volume 4, →DOI:

     When 2 Gy IR in the preadjuvant schedule was combined with 20 μ g sunitinib an additional reduction in tumor growth was achieved (Fig. 6C).