"Salvage Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016879
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.186.800 E02.895
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| Concept/Terms |
Salvage Therapy- Salvage Therapy
- Therapy, Salvage
- Salvage Therapies
- Therapies, Salvage
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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