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Pronunciation: /hyperthermia*/

hyperthermia

Definition

Abnormally high body temperature. This may be caused as part of treatment, by an infection, or by exposure to heat.

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hypofractionated radiation therapy

cytoskeleton

Defitelio

leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

metabolic syndrome X

beta-adrenergic antagonist

lobaplatin

adoptive cell therapy

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pan-KRAS inhibitor BI 1701963

anti-GPC3/TCR nanobody SAR444200

inavolisib

autologous anti-HER2 CAR macrophages CT-0508

anti-CD123/anti-CD16A bispecific antibody AFM28

carbon C 11 sarcosine

Motrin

gallium Ga 68-labeled alphaVbeta6 binding peptide RAD 301

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synchronous cancer

unaffected individual

epigenetic alteration

CHIP

PRS

surveillance

new mutation

insertion

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