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monotherapy

British  
/ ˌmɒnəˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy

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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

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

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Although the EUA for bamlanivimab as a monotherapy was revoked by the FDA in April 2021, it is still in use along with a second antibody, etesevimab, that Lilly licensed in from Shanghai Junshi Biosciences.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

Naloxone saves lives, yes, but it was never intended to be a long-term monotherapy that would solve the opioid crisis.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2018

“There was a signal that monotherapy with favipiravir may decrease viral load,” Malvy said.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 26, 2015