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monotherapy

British  
/ ˌmɒnəˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Although Keytruda monotherapy isn’t the global standard of care, making direct comparisons difficult, the firm asserted that “the data is nonetheless solid.”

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

A late-stage study for petrelintide as a monotherapy is due to start in the second half of the year, as well as a midstage trial for the combination of petrelintide and CT-388, Citi says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

"We are optimistic that additional clinical trials will confirm these benefits and support the integration of both monotherapy and combination therapies into the standard-of-care for BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

Although the EUA for bamlanivimab as a monotherapy was revoked by the FDA in April 2021, it is still in use along with a second antibody, etesevimab, that Lilly licensed in from Shanghai Junshi Biosciences.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2022

Yet a flood of Artemisia-based COVID-19 treatments would amount to massive monotherapy use, Marsh says.

From Science Magazine ● May 6, 2020

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