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chemotherapy

[kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ- /


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Children with genuinely lower-risk tumors might avoid some of the harmful side effects associated with intensive chemotherapy, while those with hidden aggressive disease could receive stronger or more targeted treatment earlier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When further surgery was no longer an option, palliative chemotherapy was offered.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“It demonstrates that we can continue to bring antibody-drug conjugates into areas where classic chemotherapy has historically been the standard of care,” the head of AstraZeneca’s oncology business, David Fredrickson, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Jett was diagnosed with cancer in August 2023 and began chemotherapy, according to Stephan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

As far as we knew, she was getting good medical care, and the chemotherapy seemed to be working.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market, no one wanted me in their clinical trials," she said at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The deal will expand Gilead’s capabilities in antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which deliver powerful chemotherapies to cancerous cells without harming nearby cells.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Most of the genes they found that were essential to cell survival in low-glucose tumor environments were also involved in pyrimidine synthesis, a precise biological pathway targeted by many chemotherapies.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

When mixed with other nutrients, they can also be administerd alongside chemotherapies, the Times noted.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024

Working with Valerie Kickhoefer in Rome’s lab, the group then found that the drug-resistant cancer cells generated many more vaults than nonresistant ones, suggesting the structures might sequester or expel chemotherapies.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024


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