Systemic treatment is understood as the interaction and integration of systemic therapeutic interventions, which include chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological therapy. Systemic treatment is used in cases of disseminated cancer[1]
In addition to systemic treatment, so-called adjuvant treatment is used in cancer conditions. The aim of this treatment is to treat conditions that accompany the cancer and to improve the patient's general condition. Supportive treatment includes, among other things, antiemetic treatment, given that nausea and vomiting are very common complications of cancer treatment, especially when chemotherapy is used. This has a direct effect on the patient's wellbeing and can also interfere with absorption and metabolism. Supportive treatment also includes immunosuppression, i.e. the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors, macrophages and erythropein-stimulating proteins. This treatment is intended to address bone marrow damage resulting from oncological treatment.
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Tumour quiescence, which can be caused by both tumour toxicity and other concomitant conditions (e.g. malabsorption syndrome), should be diagnosed with regard to the cause of its occurrence. Once the causes are known, therapy aimed at the root problem is essential.[4]
