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monotherapy
/ ˌmɒnəˈθɛrəpɪ /
noun
a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy
Example Sentences
"Combination therapy with drugs acting on different pathogenic pathways may be a better strategy than monotherapy, thanks to possible synergistic effects and reduced toxicity related to the use of lower doses of each drug," Alegret points out.
"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."
The study noted that adverse events were manageable and consistent with those observed in previous monotherapy trials.
In preclinical models of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer, this method improved tumor control and prolonged survival, both as a monotherapy and in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
"The team reasoned that monotherapy agents targeting the NKG2A receptor may not be effective without receiving an inflammatory trigger," Ghaffari said.
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