chemoradiotherapy

chemoradiotherapy

 therapy" >combined modality therapy using chemotherapy" >chemotherapy and radiotherapy" >radiotherapy, designed to reduce the need for surgery by maximizing the interaction between the radiation and the therapeutic agent or agents.

chemoradiation

Chemotherapeutics—e.g., 5-FU, cisplatin, etoposide—followed by radiation therapy to treat cancer.

che·mo·ra·di·o·ther·a·py

(kē'mō-rā'dē-ō-thār'ă-pē) A treatment plan that combines chemotherapy and radiotherapy.