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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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VAdriaC-IE regimen

promegapoietin

biopsy

immunoassay fecal occult blood test

transient abnormal myelopoiesis

avelumab

hypofractionated radiation therapy

stage I childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

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Vancenase

anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1660

PD-1 knockout EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

carbon C 11 sepantronium bromide

menin-MLL interaction inhibitor JNJ-75276617

autologous PBLs retrovirally-transduced with TCRs targeting neoantigens

Acelarin

pyruvate kinase M2 isoform activator TP-1454

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sebaceous epithelioma

trichilemmoma

SDR

consultand

nucleotide

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

DNA

single nucleotide variant

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