For those that have tumor recurrence after surgery, the prognosis is generally poor.

The highest incidence of tumor recurrence or persistence occurs with retrosigmoid approaches.

Effective antineoplastic therapies control the sweats associated with tumor recurrence or progression.

The effective vaccine also should seek to provide longterm memory to prevent tumor recurrence.

Median survival from the time of tumor recurrence is three to four months without additional treatment, Novocure says in its statement.

Contemplation of anything less than total excision must take into account the potential risk for tumor recurrence anywhere in the upper tract unit.

Gleevec is intended to be given to patients following surgery to help prevent tumor recurrence.

For women with a certain type of breast cancer, the drug Herceptin has represented a major advance, extending lives and preventing tumor recurrence.

Relatively high rate of tumor recurrence (10-35%) has been reported for chondroblastomas.

It has been suggested that adjuvant chemotherapy following transplant may decrease the risk of tumor recurrence.