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Pronunciation: /ˈægənɪst/

agonist

Definition

A drug or substance that binds to a receptor inside a cell or on its surface and causes the same action as the substance that normally binds to the receptor.

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oropharynx

Amevive

TNFerade

antibody therapy

ATRA

lactobacillus

recombinant human interleukin-2

German chamomile

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anti-NaPi2b antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1592

adenovirus encoding tyrosinase/MART-1/MAGEA6-transduced autologous dendritic cell vaccine

anti-PSMA/anti-CD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody TNB-585

Koselugo

allogeneic LMP1-/LMP2- specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes

superoxide dismutasemimetic GC4711

ssRNA-based immunomodulator CV8102

Keytruda

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somatic mutation

aneuploidy

inherited cancer syndrome

attributable risk

founder mutation

mutation analysis

PCR

exon

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