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multidrug resistance

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Pronunciation: /multidrug* rɪˈzɪstəns/

multidrug resistance

Definition

Adaptation of tumor cells to anticancer drugs in ways that make the drugs less effective.

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trans fat

sex cord-stromal tumor

B43-PAP immunotoxin

brachial plexopathy

malnutrition

monk’s pepper

rapid-onset opioid

3’-deoxy-3’-(18F) fluorothymidine

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oligonucleotide SPC2996

picibanil

allogeneic anti-CD20 CAR T cells LUCAR-20S

bupivacaine hydrochloride liposome injectable suspension

gunagratinib

efizonerimod

cyclin B1 peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

erb-38 immunotoxin

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genetic susceptibility

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

new variant

carrier

oral papilloma

copy number variant

missense mutation

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