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Pronunciation: /ommaya* ˈrɛzəvˌwɑr/

Ommaya reservoir

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A device surgically placed under the scalp and used to deliver anticancer drugs to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

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internist

multigene panel test

somatic variant

stage II pancreatic cancer

CIS

palate

stage II multiple myeloma

colloidal oatmeal

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anti-ROR1/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody EMB-07

fibroblast-activation protein inhibitor

PIM kinase inhibitor TP-3654

NY-ESO-1/PRAME/MAGE-A3/WT-1 peptide vaccine

anti-CD33 monoclonal antibody BI 836858

tyrosine kinase inhibitor TL-895

glioma-associated antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

personalized live-attenuated double-deleted Listeria monocytogenes

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deletion

locus

mucosal neuroma

triple-negative breast cancer

phenocopy

genetic heterogeneity

sporadic cancer

D’Amico criteria

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