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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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cytoskeleton

diphosphonate

stage III prostate cancer

Turcot syndrome

stem cell factor receptor

ATRA

dacliximab

trunk

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Hsp90 inhibitor AUY922

indium In 111-autologous CMV-pp65-LAMP mRNA-loaded dendritic cells

hyperAcute-pancreas immunotherapy

mutated human nerve growth factor CHF6467

etirinotecan pegol

TheraSphere

HPV6/11-targeted DNA plasmid vaccine INO-3107

[18F]L-FAC

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recurrence risk

familial

new variant

DNA

fibrofolliculoma

PPV

epigenetic alteration

fluorescence in situ hybridization

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