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  1. salvage therapynoun

    A more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.

Wikipedia

  1. Salvage therapy

    Salvage therapy, also known as rescue therapy, is a form of therapy given after an ailment does not respond to standard therapy. The most common diseases that require salvage therapy are HIV and various cancers. The term is not clearly defined; it is used both to mean a second attempt and a final attempt. Salvage therapy drugs or drug combinations have, in general, much more severe side effects than the standard line of therapy. This is often true of a drug of last resort.

Wikidata

  1. Salvage therapy

    Salvage therapy, also known as rescue therapy, is a form of treatment given after an ailment does not respond to standard treatment. The most common diseases that require salvage therapy are HIV and various tumors. The word is not clearly defined; it is used both to mean a second attempt and a final attempt. Salvage therapy drugs or drug combinations have, in general, much more severe side effects than the standard line of therapy.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Salvage Therapy

    A therapeutic approach, involving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery, after initial regimens have failed to lead to improvement in a patient's condition. Salvage therapy is most often used for neoplastic diseases.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of salvage therapy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of salvage therapy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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