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Pronunciation: /ˈækʃən ˈstədi/

action study

Definition

In cancer prevention clinical trials, a study that focuses on finding out whether actions people take can prevent cancer.

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bugwort

glutamic acid

CLL

nipple discharge

dose-dependent

NGS

TriCor

acute myeloid leukemia

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Infergen

oligofructose-enriched inulin

3-bromopyruvate-based agent KAT-101

sheddase inhibitor INCB007839

anti-GD2 scFv/anti-DOTA scFv fusion protein GD2-SADA

GM-CSF-secreting MVX-2-loaded capsules/autologous irradiated tumor cell vaccine MVX-ONCO-2

CDK2 inhibitor ARTS-021

anti-EGFRvIII/CD3 bispecific antibody hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv

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genetic anticipation

trichilemmoma

polygenic risk score

RNA splicing

splice-site mutation

positive predictive value

affected individual

skin tag

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