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prophylaxis

Definition

An attempt to prevent disease.

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indole-3-carbinol

disease progression

somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

RET gene

SSG

submucosa

kidney cancer

CT-2106

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anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Sym021

adenosine A2A receptor antagonist JNJ-86974680

autologous HIV Gag-specific CD4+ T cells AGT103-T

Pseudomonas aeruginosa preparation

diphenhydramine hydrochloride

alpha-galactosylceramide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells

anti-CEA/Anti-4-1BB bispecific antibody BGB-B167

troglitazone

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metachronous cancer

locus heterogeneity

LOH

variant

family cancer syndrome

null allele

de novo mutation

poikiloderma

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