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second-line therapy

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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkənd laɪn ˈθɛrəpi/

second-line therapy

Definition

Treatment that is given when initial treatment (first-line therapy) doesn’t work, or stops working.

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breast carcinoma in situ

gastric acid

ovarian tissue cryopreservation

pharmacogenomics

thrombocyte

Ibrance

nursing

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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freeze-dried black raspberry bioadhesive gel

anti-HER2/anti-PD-1 bispecific antibody SSGJ-705

anti-CD123/TOP1i antibody-drug conjugate AZD9829

macrocycle-bridged STING agonist E7766

recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisia-CEA(610D) vaccine GI-6207

host dendritic cell vaccine-001 MSSM/BIIR

ipamorelin

Fusilev

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de novo variant

specificity

NPV

aneuploidy

phenocopy

germline mutation

mode of inheritance

pathogenic variant

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