Preferred Label : High Dose Chemotherapy;
NCIt related terms : high-dose chemotherapy;
NCIt definition : A cancer treatment having a treatment dose that is higher than the standard dosage
levels recommended on the product labeling for that chemotherapeutic agent. This dose
is concurrently toxic and destroys the normal bone marrow stem cells.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells, but that also destroys
the bone marrow and can cause other severe side effects. High-dose chemotherapy is
usually followed by bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to rebuild the bone marrow.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000346522;
Origin ID : C15807;
UMLS CUI : C1328050;
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