monotherapy

British  

/ ˌmɒnəˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy

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Example Sentences

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

"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.

From Science Daily

"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

The study noted that adverse events were manageable and consistent with those observed in previous monotherapy trials.

From Science Daily

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.

From Science Daily