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residual disease

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Pronunciation: /rɪˈzɪʤuəl dɪˈziz/

residual disease

Definition

Cancer cells that remain after attempts to remove the cancer have been made.

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cytotoxin

PCV

ACN53

myeloablative chemotherapy

antituberculosis

blast crisis

refractory

anti-CEA antibody

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fadrozole hydrochloride

NY-ESO-1 peptide vaccine

anti-TGF-beta 1/Anti-COX-2 siRNAs STP707

cholestyramine

lycopene

allogeneic IL13-zetakine/HyTK-expressing-glucocorticoid resistant cytotoxic T lymphocytes GRm13Z40-2

engineered IL-12 variant/aluminum hydroxide complex ANK-101

autologous HPV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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genotype

haplotype

polygenic risk score

third-degree relative

biallelic

false-positive result

D’Amico criteria

clinical utility

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