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Pronunciation: /ˈɛfɪˌkæsi/

efficacy

Definition

Effectiveness. In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect.

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inherited

FISH

fenretinide

hepatic artery

mercy killing

Alkeran Tablets

olfactory bulb

retracted nipple

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anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibody BGB-A3055

p53 Y220C mutant reactivator PC14586

allogeneic natural killer cells IDP-023

mutant-selective PI3K-alpha H1047R inhibitor LOXO-783

Aurora B/C kinase inhibitor GSK1070916A

aztreonam

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody AMG 404

anti-BCMA antibody-drug conjugate CC-99712

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specificity

clinical utility

deoxyribonucleic acid

unclassified variant

loss of heterozygosity

haplotype

pathogenic variant

penetrance

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