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Although the EUA for bamlanivimab as a monotherapy was revoked by the FDA in April 2021, it is still in use along with a second antibody, etesevimab, that Lilly licensed in from Shanghai Junshi Biosciences.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