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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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oral cavity cancer

sedation

Stromagen

CDK inhibitor AT7519M

OGX-011

non-myeloablative transplant

AP23573

endocrine gland

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MEK inhibitor GDC-0623

short hairpin RNA-IL-6 gene silencing anti-CD19 CAR T cells

microtubule-targeted agent BAL101553

CpG-STAT3 siRNA CAS3/SS3

selumetinib sulfate

Avinza

Visipaque

protein arginine methyltransferase 5 inhibitor PF-06939999

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epigenetic variant

allelic heterogeneity

proband

onychodystrophy

consultand

mosaicism

unaffected individual

clinical validity

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