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allopurinol

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Pronunciation: /allopurinol*/

allopurinol

Definition

A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.

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18F-fluoromisonidazole

acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

stage I nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

stereotactic core needle biopsy

SNDX-275

D&C

stage III papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

estramustine

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trastuzumab vedotin

Aurora A kinase inhibitor MK5108

carbetimer

intetumumab

Microgynon

horse anti-thymocyte globulin

autologous mesothelin-specific CAR-T cells

CDK4/6 inhibitor SPH4336

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Ashkenazi Jews

genetic counseling

double heterozygosity

novel mutation

NPV

triple-negative breast cancer

trinucleotide repeat

insertion

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