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inhibitor

[in-hib-i-ter] / ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tər /




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Doctors typically then give a checkpoint inhibitor or targeted drug if patients have a particular mutation, but many still continue to show cancer progression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Revolution is running trials on a next-generation RAS inhibitor that could be even more effective, as well as testing daraxonrasib in non-small cell lung cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Islatravir, meanwhile, is what’s known as a nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor, a novel drug that is significantly more potent.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

By targeting sperm metabolism with an inhibitor based, nonhormonal approach, it may be possible to temporarily disable sperm function when desired while minimizing unwanted effects.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Since it is especially a sex gland inhibitor, the thyroid and pituitary become freer to exert their influences than under the thymus régime.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.




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