Wait-and-see strategy
The wait-and-see strategy in the medicine is a therapeutic strategy in oncology .
description
The tumor is first removed. In the early stages of some types of tumors, it may be advisable to forego radiation therapy and chemotherapy and to observe how blood values and tumor markers develop , as well as close-knit imaging examinations . An example of such a tumor is a non- metastatic seminoma .
So you wait and see (therefore wait and see ) whether the removal of the primary tumor is sufficient. Close control with appropriate patient compliance is a necessary condition ( condicio sine qua non ).
Demarcation
In contrast, when observing and waiting ( English watchful waiting or active surveillance ), the primary tumor is initially not operated on, but the development of the tumor is observed. However, the terms are often mixed up in daily practice.
Individual evidence
- ^ German Cancer Society: Testicular Cancer - Follow-up Care and Rehabilitation. As of April 1, 2011
- ^ R. Glynne-Jones, R. Hughes: Critical appraisal of the 'wait and see' approach in rectal cancer for clinical complete responders after chemoradiation. In: British Journal of Surgery . Volume 99, Number 7, July 2012, pp. 897-909, ISSN 1365-2168 . doi : 10.1002 / bjs.8732 . PMID 22539154 . (Review).