maintenance therapy

Maintenance therapy Oncology Chemotherapy to ↓ risk of relapse in Pts with CA or leukemia in remission. See Remission. [more]Maintenance therapy - Community and Resources

Chemotherapy that is given to leukemia patients in remission to prevent a relapse.

Treatment that is given to help a primary (original) treatment keep working. Maintenance therapy is often given to help keep cancer in remission.

preventive therapy that follows successful initial treatment of an illness. Generally maintenance therapy continues for the lifetime of the patient to prevent disease recurrence.

Also known as secondary prophylaxis. A treatment to prevent an infection from coming back after it has been brought under control.