chemotherapy

(noun)

Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.

Related Terms

Examples of chemotherapy in the following topics:

  • Antibiotic Discovery

    • Alexander Fleming observed antibiosis against bacteria by a fungus of the genus Penicillium and postulated the effect was mediated by an antibacterial compound named penicillin whose antibacterial properties have been widely exploited for chemotherapy.
    • Synthetic antibiotic chemotherapy as a science and development of antibacterials began in Germany with Paul Ehrlich in the late 1880s.
    • Fleming postulated the effect was mediated by an antibacterial compound named penicillin, and that its antibacterial properties could be exploited for chemotherapy.

  • Origins of Antimicrobial Drugs

    • In 1928 Alexander Fleming observed antibiosis against bacteria by a fungus of the genus Penicillium and postulated the effect was mediated by an antibacterial compound, penicillin, and that its antibacterial properties could be exploited for chemotherapy.

  • Burkitt's Lymphoma

    • Chemotherapy is used to treat this type of cancer.

  • Nonribosomal Peptide Antibiotics

    • As one of the older chemotherapy drugs, it has been used for many years.

  • Antibiotics and Selective Toxicity

    • Synthetic antibiotic chemotherapy as a science and development of antibacterials began in Germany with Paul Ehrlich in the late 1880s.

  • Predisposing Factors

    • Of course, the immune system can be weak due to other reasons such as chemotherapy and HIV.

  • Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases

    • ., chemotherapy, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants, glucocorticoids).

  • Generation Time

    • In many types of cancer, the rate at which tumors shrink following chemotherapy is related to the rate of tumor growth before treatment.