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Pronunciation: /pləˈsiboʊ kənˈtroʊld/

placebo-controlled

Definition

Refers to a clinical study in which the control patients receive a placebo.

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investigational new drug

immunoconjugate

computed tomographic colonography

PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome

proton pump inhibitor

sleep apnea

reduced-intensity transplant

cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

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Oestromon

SHP2 inhibitor JAB-3312

Aurolate

pan-PIM kinase inhibitor AZD1208

Mylovenge

niclosamide

autologous cultured acute myeloid leukemia-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

bevacizumab/carboplatin/paclitaxel regimen

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genodermatosis

splice-site mutation

surveillance

heterozygous genotype

nonsense mutation

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

cytogenetics

germline mutation

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