A substance that works well with another. A remedy that enhances the effect of another. One that assists and promotes the operation of the basic ingredient of a prescription: i.e., by dilating peripheral blood vessels, Cayenne (capsicum) assists Hawthorn in its action on the heart.
A substance that enhances the action of another substance in the body.
The term is usually used to describe an ingredient added to a vaccine to increase the production of antibodies by the immune system, thus enhancing the vaccine’s effect.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs in addition to surgical removal of a tumour.
Any substance given in concert with another to boost its activity. For instance, a CYTOTOXIC drug used to reinforce radiotherapy or surgery in the treatment of cancer is described as adjuvant therapy.
The term is also used to describe an ingredient added to a VACCINE to boost the immune system’s production of antibodies, thus enhancing the vaccine’s e?ectiveness in promoting immunity.
n. any substance used in conjunction with another to enhance its activity. Aluminium salts are used as adjuvants in the preparation of vaccines from the toxins of diphtheria and tetanus: by keeping the toxins in precipitated form, the salts increase the efficacy of the toxins as antigens.
treatment given to patients after the primary therapy, which is usually surgical removal of the tumour, when there is a high risk of future recurrence based on tumour stage and histology. Adjuvant therapy is aimed at destroying these microscopic tumour cells either locally (e.g. adjuvant breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery) or systemically (e.g. adjuvant chemotherapy may be recommended for patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and other types of cancer). Compare neoadjuvant chemotherapy.... adjuvant therapy
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