relapse
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“As it gets higher stage, the risk of relapse gets higher,” said Michael Atkins, a researcher for the Phase 2 trial and deputy director of the Lombardi cancer center.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Around 6.7 million people in the U.S. and 160 million worldwide develop the condition in their lifetime, but current therapies for alopecia have high relapse rates, Nektar said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Looking to the future, George said he planned to continue his treatment to ward off a relapse, but knows that "MS will take what it wants".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
A reduced dose of vancomycin failed to prevent relapse, and a higher dose of EVG7 also produced weaker results.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
"I hope my sister is not overtaxing her strength, so soon after her illness. It would be a great pity if she were to suffer a relapse."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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The European Commission approved Cenrifki for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis without relapses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Although antibiotics are commonly used to treat the infection, many patients experience relapses after treatment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
Borg admits to several relapses during the 1990s when he also made an abbreviated tennis comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
I wonder if my relapses into depression would happen anyway, or if they are a side effect of menopause.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2025
Fie was assigned quarters on my old floor, but he has so many mental relapses, he still basically lives in the hospital.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Food and Drug Administration is reviewing Arcellx’s application seeking approval of anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, with a decision expected by the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Her MS hasn’t relapsed in a while, but she has limited sensation in her hands, feet and ankles, and says she sometimes has trouble with her short-term memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
He got off his sick bed to score in a 4-1 victory over Crewe to round off the season, but then relapsed and suffered with pneumonia, which eventually killed him.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Showed improvement as a result of medication, relapsed after second miscarriage.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
“Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, biologically defended disease. The body defends its highest sustained weight. So when weight decreases, compensatory mechanisms intensify. GLP‑1s blunt these signals, but they do not eliminate them entirely.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The New South Wales coroner said Dr Andrea Boros-Lavack had provided 40-year-old Cauchi "exemplary" care over a long period, but failed to heed warnings from family that he may be relapsing, years before the attack.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
She was fast relapsing into stupor; nor did her mind again rally: at twelve o’clock that night she died.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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