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monotherapy

/ 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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"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.

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"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."

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

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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.

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"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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