combination therapy
noun
medical
: the use of more than one method and especially more than one drug to treat a disease
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In a post-stroke context, combination therapy is a clear improvement on the reliance on physical therapy alone.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Experts say combination therapy appears best for lifting people out of this chronic condition.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Moreover, the immune system also benefits from this combination therapy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The other half were given combination therapy that included a pre-dose (or induction dose) of chemotherapy before every session of chemoradiation.
—Dr. Daniel A. Carnegie, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
This combination therapy has been explored for its potential anti-tumor effects in certain types of cancer.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The most common include combination therapy medicines that include a class of semi-synthetic drugs called artemisinins.
—Rajiv Chowdhury, The Conversation, 30 June 2023
Cancer recurred within 18 months in about 21% of patients treated with the combination therapy, compared with 38% for those who received only the immunotherapy.2 The melanoma-specific vaccine is being tested in people who have at least stage IIB melanoma, meaning there’s a high risk of relapse.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 15 June 2023
And the annual list price of Trikafta — a newer, triple-combination therapy that is effective in about 90% of cystic fibrosis patients — is approximately $322,000, according to SSR Health, a research firm that tracks pharmaceutical pricing.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Feb. 2023
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Experts say combination therapy appears best for lifting people out of this chronic condition.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
Moreover, the immune system also benefits from this combination therapy.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The other half were given combination therapy that included a pre-dose (or induction dose) of chemotherapy before every session of chemoradiation.
—Dr. Daniel A. Carnegie, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
This combination therapy has been explored for its potential anti-tumor effects in certain types of cancer.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The most common include combination therapy medicines that include a class of semi-synthetic drugs called artemisinins.
—Rajiv Chowdhury, The Conversation, 30 June 2023
Cancer recurred within 18 months in about 21% of patients treated with the combination therapy, compared with 38% for those who received only the immunotherapy.2 The melanoma-specific vaccine is being tested in people who have at least stage IIB melanoma, meaning there’s a high risk of relapse.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 15 June 2023
And the annual list price of Trikafta — a newer, triple-combination therapy that is effective in about 90% of cystic fibrosis patients — is approximately $322,000, according to SSR Health, a research firm that tracks pharmaceutical pricing.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Feb. 2023
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combination therapy
noun
: the use of two or more therapies and especially drugs to treat a disease or condition
a combination therapy for asthma using a beta-agonist and corticosteroid
Although S. pneumoniae remains the most common cause of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission, combination therapy consisting of a cephalosporin with either a fluoroquinolone or a macrolide is recommended.—Richard G. Wunderink and Grant W. Waterer, The New England Journal of Medicine
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