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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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pineal organ

reconstructive surgery

gemcitabine hydrochloride

plasma cell

lysis

diamorphine hydrochloride

vitamin B2

cellular adhesion

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EGFR inhibitor WJ13404

ruthenium-based small molecule therapeutic BOLD-100

topical VBP-926 solution

FAK inhibitor PF-00562271

fibroblast-activation protein inhibitor

Quillivant XR

human embryonic stem cell-derived midbrain dopamine neuron cells MSK-DA01

sontuzumab

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triple-negative breast cancer

X-linked dominant inheritance

summary logarithm of the odds score

null allele

allelic heterogeneity

cytogenetics

trisomy

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