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Pronunciation: /də ˈnoʊvoʊ/

de novo

Definition

In cancer, the first occurrence of cancer in the body.

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gynecologic oncologist

mainstream medicine

diamorphine hydrochloride

generic

gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach

lymphomatous leptomeningitis

assistive device

tinidazole

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MAGE-10.A2

denileukin diftitox

11beta-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor AZD4017

nafoxidine hydrochloride

anti-PD-1/anti-ILT4 bispecific antibody CDX-585

PI3Ka/mTOR inhibitor PKI-179

CD19CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing Tn/mem-enriched T lymphocytes

Wee1 kinase inhibitor IMP7068

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false-positive result

Southern blot

inherited cancer syndrome

germline mutation

SNV

genotype

splice-site variant

multigene test

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