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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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Alunbrig

9-cis retinoic acid

carmustine implant

protease inhibitor

zygomatic bone

extracranial germ cell tumor

excisional biopsy

extrarenal (extracranial) rhabdoid tumor

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MCPyV TAg-specific polyclonal autologous CD8-positive T cell vaccine

allogeneic CD19-CAR CD45RA-negative T cells

Zynlonta

CDK2 inhibitor NKT3447

SHP2 inhibitor HS-10381

Xerecept

mtRTK inhibitor WM-S1-030

anti-LILRB2 monoclonal antibody OR502

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second-degree relative

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

linkage disequilibrium

informative

genetic heterogeneity

screening

polygenic risk score

plantar pit

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