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platinum refractory cancer

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Pronunciation: /ˈplætənəm rəˈfræktəri ˈkænsər/

platinum refractory cancer

Definition

Cancer that does not respond to treatment with anticancer drugs that contain the metal platinum, such as cisplatin and carboplatin.

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Purinethol

pneumonitis

premature menopause

MALT lymphoma

panacea

tinzaparin sodium

chronic bronchitis

mirtazapine

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oxyquinoline sulfate/sodium lauryl sulfate vaginal gel

ALVAC-ESO-1 vaccine

anti-HCV E2 monoclonal antibody MBL-HCV1

allogeneic anti-NY-ESO-1-TCR-IL-15-transduced cord blood-derived natural killer cells

eicosapentaenoic acid-enriched nutritional supplement

Lipitor

autologous anti-PSMA gene-modified T lymphocytes

oncolytic Newcastle disease virus MEDI5395

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negative predictive value

polygenic risk score

inconclusive result

phenocopy

variant of unknown significance

late or variable onset

genetic heterogeneity

mutation analysis

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