postneoadjuvant

English

Etymology

post- +‎ neo- +‎ adjuvant

Adjective

postneoadjuvant (not comparable)

1. (medicine) After neoadjuvant therapy as a sort of second-line complement or supplement to it, but still before the primary therapy.
   • 2015, Provenzano, E., Bossuyt, V., Viale, G., et al., “Standardization of pathologic evaluation and reporting of postneoadjuvant specimens in clinical trials of breast cancer: recommendations from an international working group”, in Modern Pathology, volume 28, →DOI, pages 1185–1201:

     It is conceivable that an internationally uniform procedure for handling and reporting on postneoadjuvant systemic therapy specimens would eventually resolve this issue.

Coordinate terms

• neoadjuvant