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Pronunciation: /sɪˈstɛmɪk ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi/

systemic chemotherapy

Definition

Treatment with anticancer drugs that travel through the blood to cells all over the body.

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arteriogram

BRAF gene

antiangiogenic

enasidenib mesylate

acetic acid

survivorship care plan

microtubule

neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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BET inhibitor JAB-8263

anti-BTLA monoclonal antibody HFB200603

Zoladex

PLK1 inhibitor TAK-960

anti-gremlin-1 monoclonal antibody TST003

CD3+/CD19+ cell-depleted unrelated or partially matched donor-derived allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells

FAK/ALK/ROS1 inhibitor APG-2449

anti-CD19/CD20 bicistronic CAR T cells

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poikiloderma

sister chromatid exchange

assisted reproductive technology

gonadal mosaicism

nonsense variant

tumor DNA sequencing

noninferiority study

deleterious mutation

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