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immune checkpoint therapy

American  
[ih-myoon chek-point ther-uh-pee] / ɪˈmyun ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt ˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

Immunology, Pharmacology.

  1. a form of cancer treatment that utilizes immune checkpoint inhibitors.

    It’s important to monitor T cell reactivation before and after immune checkpoint therapy.

Etymology

Origin of immune checkpoint therapy

First recorded in 2015

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