perioperative

American  

[per-ee ah-per-uh-tiv, -pruh-tiv, -puh ray-tiv] / ˌpɛr i ˈɑ pər ə tɪv, -prə tɪv, -pə ˌreɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. Medicine/Medical. of, relating to, or occurring in the time just before or after a surgical operation.

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Example Sentences

At a median follow-up of 25.4 months, the median EFS with chemotherapy alone was 18.4 months, while the median had not yet been reached for patients receiving perioperative nivolumab, meaning EFS was prolonged significantly over the control group.

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These results correspond to a 42% reduction in risk of disease progression, recurrence, or death for those receiving the perioperative combination.

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"This study builds on the standard-of-care neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy treatment and supports perioperative nivolumab as an effective approach that reduces the risk of lung cancer relapse," said principal investigator Tina Cascone, M.D.,

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"These findings add to evidence that the perioperative immunotherapy path gives patients with operable lung cancer an opportunity to live longer without their cancer returning."

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The data showed no new safety signals with the perioperative nivolumab regimen and is consistent with the known safety profiles of individual agents.

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