Chemotherapy given after an operation when there are no cancer cells that can be seen is called adjuvant therapy. If very high doses of chemotherapy are needed to treat the cancer, bone marrow may be taken from the bones before therapy and frozen until it is needed. Following chemotherapy, the bone marrow is given back through a needle in a vein. This is called autologous bone marrow reinfusion. After several years, some patients develop another form of cancer as a result of their treatment with chemotherapy and radiation.
Clinical trials are ongoing to determine if lower doses of chemotherapy and radiation can be used.
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