First-Line Therapy

Preferred Label : First-Line Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : First Line Treatment; First-Line Treatment; First Line Therapy;

NCIt related terms : First line of therapy; primary therapy; primary treatment;

NCIt definition : The preferred standard treatment for a particular condition.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Initial treatment used to reduce a cancer. First-line therapy is followed by other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy to get rid of cancer that remains.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000346494; CDR0000559457; CDR0000589417;

Details

Origin ID

C45792;

UMLS CUI

C1708063;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- First line treatment (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Primary Treatment [DeCS]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- First line treatment (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]

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