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Pronunciation: /ˈɛfɪˌkæsi/

efficacy

Definition

Effectiveness. In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect.

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menopausal hormone therapy

CHOPE

Karnofsky Performance Status

enema

perfusion magnetic resonance imaging

genomic sequencing

xeroradiograph

tositumomab

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vidutolimod

rilimogene glafolivec

anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody IBI188

Bcl-2 inhibitor ABBV-623

indium In 111-labeled autologous polymorphonuclear leukocytes

oncolytic adenovirus expressing interferon YSCH-01

allogeneic natural killer cell line NK-92

IDO1/TDO2 inhibitor DN1406131

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germline

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

autosomal

inconclusive result

point mutation

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

multigene panel test

triple-negative breast cancer

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