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AC-T-T regimen
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Definition 1
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer. It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin) and cyclophosphamide, followed by treatment with paclitaxel (Taxol) and trastuzumab (Herceptin). Also called AC-T-T, AC-TH regimen, and sequential AC/Taxol-Trastuzumab regimen. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin, followed by paclitaxel and trastuzumab, administered in a sequential fashion and used as an adjuvant treatment for HER-2/neu-positive breast cancer. (NCI Thesaurus)
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