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Pronunciation: /rəˈfræktəri/

refractory

Definition

In medicine, describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment.

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glioblastoma

Protection of Human Subjects

maximum tolerated dose

assay

lappa

EGFR gene

epidemiologist

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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eflornithine hydrochloride

crofelemer

autologous anti-CD22 CAR-4-1BB-TCRz-transduced T lymphocytes CART22-65s

BRAF inhibitor ARQ 736

flumatinib mesylate

indium In 111 monoclonal antibody HuJ591

methionine C 11

Neupogen

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TNBC

polymerase chain reaction

clinical utility

tumor DNA sequencing

insertion

translocation

consanguinity

next-generation sequencing

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