1. Initial intensive treatment given to a patient, particularly in oncology, designed to achieve remission or a therapeutic response before maintenance therapy
The patient underwent induction therapy to shrink the tumor before surgery.
O paciente foi submetido a terapia de indução para reduzir o tumor antes da cirurgia.
2. In hematology, the first phase of chemotherapy treatment for blood cancers aimed at achieving complete remission
Induction therapy for acute leukemia typically involves multiple chemotherapy agents.
A terapia de indução para leucemia aguda geralmente envolve múltiplos agentes quimioterápicos.