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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtyu- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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Most known immune checkpoints require interaction with tumor cells to weaken the body's defenses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

J&J said the Firelink platform is a novel approach to overcome limitations of existing treatments by delivering a highly selective protein degrader to tumor cells, while avoiding healthy cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That means the treatment resulted in tumor size reduction or disease stabilization in nearly all studied patients.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The approach involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, genetically modifying them to recognize cancer, and then returning them to the body to seek out and destroy tumor cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Tam Lin complained that it wasn’t a dog, but a hairy tumor growing out of her arm.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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