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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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signal transduction

obatoclax mesylate

stem cell factor receptor

Dacogen

tranquilizer

endocervical curettage

undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

technetium Tc 99m-demobesin-4

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beta-lapachone prodrug ARQ 761

lipid nanoparticle encapsulated MYC-targeting mRNA-based agent OTX-2002

Ontruzant

anti-PD-1/anti-TIGIT bispecific antibody IBI321

glycosylated recombinant human G-CSF AVI-014

CD28CAR/CD137CAR-expressing T lymphocytes

autologous anti-GPRC5D CAR-T cells BMS-986393

indium In 111 pertuzumab

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domain

PCR

hereditary predisposition

SDR

sensitivity

positive predictive value

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

pedigree

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