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dimethyl sulfoxide

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Pronunciation: /dimethyl* sulfoxide*/

dimethyl sulfoxide

Definition

A polar organic solvent. DMSO is a free radical scavenger that has been used to treat extravasation damage caused by anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

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cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

ERUS

stage IIB non-small cell lung cancer

Children’s Oncology Group

colony-stimulating factor

intensification therapy

Office for Human Research Protections

micelle

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anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody BA3071

Rapaflo

autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes cotransduced with retroviral vectors encoding inducible IL-12 and anti-NY-ESO-1 TCR

Flovent

Pepaxto

semustine

TCR-engineered T cells HRYZ-T101

iodine I 131 apamistamab

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cascade testing

genodermatosis

clinical validity

indeterminate result

triple-negative breast cancer

double heterozygosity

congenital

chromosomal instability

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