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chemotherapy

[kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ- /


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“It demonstrates that we can continue to bring antibody-drug conjugates into areas where classic chemotherapy has historically been the standard of care,” the head of AstraZeneca’s oncology business, David Fredrickson, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Jett was diagnosed with cancer in August 2023 and began chemotherapy, according to Stephan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"I was diagnosed with lupus, and I've been through chemotherapy," she told the publication.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Many patients with difficult-to-treat forms of the disease have limited options, particularly when chemotherapy and newer immunotherapy treatments fail.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

And so the youngest of our family, with the blond hair and the hazel eyes, had the chemotherapy and the radiation.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

"When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market, no one wanted me in their clinical trials," she said at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The deal will expand Gilead’s capabilities in antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which deliver powerful chemotherapies to cancerous cells without harming nearby cells.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Working with Valerie Kickhoefer in Rome’s lab, the group then found that the drug-resistant cancer cells generated many more vaults than nonresistant ones, suggesting the structures might sequester or expel chemotherapies.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024

This approach has been shown to result in better outcomes for patients, but it is not widely used for chemotherapies such as 5-fluorouracil.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

We started to have steroids, we started to have the wide availability of antibiotics, we started to have effective chemotherapies, we started to have drugs which were really effective in various mental health issues.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023


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