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Pronunciation: /cystectomy*/

cystectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or capsule in the body).

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leiomyosarcoma

heterogenous

regional

second-line therapy

batimastat

developmental stage

urostomy

rV-TRICOM

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BF-200 gel formulation

autologous MAGE-A3/A6-specific TCR gene-engineered lymphocytes KITE-718

HLA-A*0201-restricted URLC10-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

CDC7 inhibitor TQB3824

anti-CD33 antigen/CD3 receptor bispecific monoclonal antibody AMV564

autologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell vaccine

gusperimus

Buphenyl

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disease-causing mutation

multigene test

carrier frequency

epigenetic variant

microsatellite instability

X-linked dominant inheritance

homozygous genotype

sister chromatid exchange

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