chemotherapeutic
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The youth was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 and has undergone chemotherapy treatments, including injecting chemotherapeutic agents into his cerebrospinal fluid, according to court documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
Also, the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to the tumor site may not be enough to destroy malignant tumor growth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
On Wednesday, doctors said Pelé was in stable condition after arriving “for a reevaluation of the chemotherapeutic treatment of the tumor.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Pelé was listed in stable condition after arriving at the hospital “for a reevaluation of the chemotherapeutic treatment of the tumor.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
It finds its own way to the bone where it populates it, eventually reconstituting the patient’s immune system, which is usually destroyed beforehand by treatment with radiation or chemotherapeutic drugs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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