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Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪʤ ˈθɛrəpi/

salvage therapy

Definition

Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.

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physical therapist

accelerated-fraction radiation therapy

gemcitabine-cisplatin regimen

metabolite

coloanal pull-through

PI

HPV

folic acid antagonist

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anti-inflammatory antibody ALXN1007

vaccinia-tyrosinase vaccine

etirinotecan pegol

NovaSoy

fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion

Polymox

Oxandrin

CD137/Nectin-4 bispecific-targeting agent BT748

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aneuploidy

epigenetic variant

point variant

Southern blot

germline

summary logarithm of the odds score

whole genome sequencing

surveillance

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