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controlled clinical trial

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Pronunciation: /kənˈtroʊld ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl/

controlled clinical trial

Definition

A clinical study that includes a comparison (control) group. The comparison group receives a placebo, another treatment, or no treatment at all.

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symptomatic

staurosporine

SB-715992

CSF

prostaglandin E1

androgen-independent

autologous stem cell transplant

stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer

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anti-TIM-3 monoclonal antibody

regorafenib

dye

modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing Flt3L/OX40L MQ710

MAGE-A4-specific TCR gene-transduced T lymphocytes TBI-1201

autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes induced with MUC1 gene-transfected dendritic cells

pBCAR3/pIRS2-phosphopeptide-tetanus peptide vaccine

autologous CD34-positive hematopoietic progenitor cells

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WES

late or variable onset

variant of unknown significance

germline

biallelic

family cancer syndrome

allelic heterogeneity

point mutation

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