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nitrosourea

Definition

An anticancer drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Carmustine and lomustine are nitrosoureas.

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allele

D-cycloserine

subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

tacrolimus

transient leukemia

chemical peel

AEG35156

stage III lip and oral cavity cancer

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glioblastoma multiforme multipeptide vaccine IMA950

fluorine F 18-4-L-fluoroglutamine (2S,4R)

iodine I 131 omburtamab

anti-PD-L1/PD-L2 bispecific antibody IMGS-001

autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes exposed to dendritic cells loaded with 6B11 anti-idiotype minibody

vadastuximab talirine

Crispact

yttrium Y 90 DOTA anti-CEA monoclonal antibody M5A

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frameshift mutation

missense mutation

recurrence risk

point mutation

LOH

single nucleotide variant

SNV

tumor suppressor gene

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