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Pronunciation: /ˈtumər pərˈmoʊʃən/

tumor promotion

Definition

A process in which existing tumors are stimulated to grow. Tumor promoters are not able to cause tumors to form.

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stage IIIA melanoma

type 3 serotonin receptor antagonist

controlled study

Prinivil

puberty

bivalent vaccine

stage 0 non-small cell lung carcinoma in situ

sodium borocaptate

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Acasunlimab

anti-MUC16/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody LBL-033

zebutinib

WT1-targeted IL-2-based fusion protein CUE-102

pNGVL4a-Sig/E7(detox)/HSP70 DNA and HPV16 L2/E6/E7 fusion protein TA-CIN vaccine PVX-2

rigosertib sodium

AKT inhibitor

anti-HLA-G/CD3 bispecific antibody JNJ-78306358

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germline mutation

epigenetic variant

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

depth of coverage

genetic marker

kindred

translation

locus

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