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Pronunciation: /ˈpɑrʃəl rɪˈspɑns/

partial response

Definition

A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to treatment. Also called partial remission.

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ear acupuncture

grade

ofatumumab

gray elm

marijuana

VIP regimen

Eklund displacement views

accelerated-fraction radiation therapy

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allogeneic CD56-positive CD3-negative natural killer cells CYNK-001

N-methylformamide

Sarasar

thermogenic regulator RZL-012

oncolytic adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected autologous mesenchymal stem cells

dinutuximab

anti-GITR agonistic monoclonal antibody ASP1951

autologous anti-NKG2D/anti-CLDN18.2 bispecific CAR T cells KD-496

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metachronous cancer

aneuploidy

massively parallel sequencing

throughput

locus heterogeneity

germline mosaicism

D’Amico criteria

genetic anticipation

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