Neoadjuvant therapy

A treatment that has to be completed before another treatment starts, usually to increase the effect of the second treament. Examples are hormone therapyHormone therapy Also called Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), this therapy either reduces the levels of male hormones (testosterone) from the body, or blocks its effects on prostate cancer cells. It can be drug-based or achieved by surgically removing the testicles ("orchiectomy"). before starting a radiotherapy or performing a surgery.