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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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ABT-263

serum albumin

electrodiathermy

DFS

in vitro

giant cell fibroblastoma

stage I ovarian germ cell tumor

Claus model

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SIRP-alpha-Fc fusion protein HCB101

vensobafusp alfa

autologous BCMA/TACI-targeted CAR T cells AUTO2

fondaparinux sodium

marcellomycin

pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine

Trazimera

tigapotide

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genomic imprinting

massively parallel sequencing

reduced penetrance

loss of heterozygosity

germline mutation

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

predisposing mutation

metachronous cancer

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