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clinical resistance

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Pronunciation: /ˈklɪnɪkəl rɪˈzɪstəns/

clinical resistance

Definition

The failure of a cancer to shrink after treatment.

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bilirubin

stage I Merkel cell carcinoma

blinatumomab

chitin

circulating tumor marker

biofeedback

disease-free survival

IV

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talampanel

Pradaxa

motexafin gadolinium

Hodgkin’s antigens-GM-CSF-expressing cell vaccine

adenoviral tumor-specific neoantigen priming vaccine GRT-C901

copanlisib hydrochloride

Aranesp

Pristiq

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germline mosaicism

DNA

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

pedigree

PRS

polymerase chain reaction

domain

deleterious mutation

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