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response rate

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Pronunciation: /rɪˈspɑns reɪt/

response rate

Definition

The percentage of patients whose cancer shrinks or disappears after treatment.

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molecular profiling

plicamycin

immune system modulator

tetradecanoylphorbol acetate

gray elm

BMS-275291

counselor

hydrogen peroxide

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Retin-A

gadobenate dimeglumine

Florinef

technetium Tc-99m sestamibi

zanolimumab

anti-ROR1/CD3 T-cell-engager NVG-111

DLK1/ EPHA2/HBB/NRP1/RGS5/TEM1 peptide-pulsed alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cell vaccine

cathepsin-cleavable NIR substrate probe 6QC-NIR

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clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

compound heterozygosity

allelic heterogeneity

null allele

locus heterogeneity

polygenic risk score

summary logarithm of the odds score

locus

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