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Pronunciation: /cytotoxic* ˈeɪʤənt/

cytotoxic agent

Definition

A substance that kills cells, including cancer cells. These agents may stop cancer cells from dividing and growing and may cause tumors to shrink in size.

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ejaculation

mammalian target of rapamycin

sunitinib malate

stage 0 nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus carcinoma in situ

suppressor T cell

LRMDA gene

acquired immunity

vitamin B1

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desipramine hydrochloride

autologous CD34+-enriched HSPCs transduced with LV vector carrying TCIRG1 gene RP-L401

Copiktra

FLT3 inhibitor HM43239

diacylglycerol kinase zeta inhibitor ASP1570

multipeptide vaccine S-588210

FLT3 inhibitor FF-10101 succinate

anti-CD123 monoclonal antibody CSL360

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attributable risk

TDR

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

unclassified variant

deleterious mutation

WXS

massively parallel sequencing

DNA

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