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Pronunciation: /drəg ˈtɑlərəns/

drug tolerance

Definition

A condition that occurs when the body gets used to a medicine so that either more medicine is needed or different medicine is needed.

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autoimmune hemolytic anemia

ferritin

stage IV childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

organism

mapatumumab

safingol

gums

peripheral stem cell

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PARP1 inhibitor AZD9574

nemtabrutinib

autologous tumor killer cells

HLA-A*2402-restricted VEGFR1/2 multipeptide vaccine

halichondrin analogue E7130

anti-CD228/4-1BB bispecific agent SGN-BB228

anti-TWEAK monoclonal antibody RG7212

autologous PD-1 antibody-expressing mesothelin-specific CAR-T cells

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SNV

tumor DNA sequencing

translocation

genetic screening

new variant

heterozygous genotype

positive predictive value

cascade testing

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