CNS prophylaxis

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CNS prophylaxis
TermCNS prophylaxis
Short definitionCNS prophylaxis - A type of treatment that uses intrathecal chemotherapy (chemotherapy injected directly into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that lines the brain and spinal cord) or high-dose chemotherapy injected into a vein used to kill cancer cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Radiation therapy is also sometimes used. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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CNS prophylaxis - A type of treatment that uses intrathecal chemotherapy (chemotherapy injected directly into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that lines the brain and spinal cord) or high-dose chemotherapy injected into a vein used to kill cancer cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Radiation therapy is also sometimes used. CNS prophylaxis is given when the cancer is diagnosed because standard chemotherapy cannot get to the CNS and potentially kill cancer cells that are hiding there. It is used to reduce the chance of cancer coming back to the CNS after the first treatment. CNS prophylaxis is used with other therapies to treat certain types of leukemia and lymphoma that can spread to the CNS. Also called central nervous system prophylaxis

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