relapse
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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
Gaining a better understanding of how these drugs are stored and distributed inside cells could lead to more personalized treatment strategies, improving effectiveness while reducing resistance and relapse.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The Swiss pharmaceutical company said Monday that the drug, called fenebrutinib, reduced the annualized relapse rate—when symptoms get worse—by 51% compared with Sanofi’s Aubagio over a period of at least 96 weeks of treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
"I was meant to return to Leicester but they didn't want me back in because they didn't want a relapse on their books. So I trained alone for a week and then went into Charlton."
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
A lengthy prison term may increase the odds that re-entry will be extremely difficult, leading to relapse, and re-imprisonment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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