| Chemoradiotherapy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | oncology |
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT, CRTx, CT-RT) is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer. Synonyms include radiochemotherapy (RCT, RCTx, RT-CT) and chemoradiation. It is a type of multimodal cancer therapy.
Chemoradiation can be concurrent (together) or sequential (one after the other).
The chemotherapy component can be or include a radiosensitizing agent.
Chemoradiotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy before surgery has been shown to be effective in esophageal cancer.
Further reading
- Eifel, Patricia J. (2006). "Chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer". Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 16 (3): 177–185. doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.02.007. ISSN 1053-4296. PMID 16814159.
