Highly active antiretroviral therapy
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| Short definition | Highly active antiretroviral therapy (. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Highly active antiretroviral therapy - (pronounced) (. . . AN-tee-REH-troh-VY-rul THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that uses a combination of three or more drugs to treat HIV infection used. Highly active antiretroviral therapy prevents the virus from making copies of itself in the body. This can reduce the damage to the immune system caused by HIV and slow the development of AIDS. It can also help prevent transmission of HIV to others, including from mother to child during childbirth. Also called cART, combination antiretroviral therapy and HAART
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