Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Terapia de inducción de la remisión
Remission induction therapy (ree-MIH-shun in-DUK-shun THAYR-uh-pee)
Initial treatment with anticancer drugs to decrease the signs or symptoms of cancer or make them disappear.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.