relapse
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"While some therapies are effective at the beginning, many patients eventually relapse because cancer cells can activate compensatory and convergent biological pathways that allow them to overcome the toxic effects of therapy, promoting survival."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The trials showed the drug reduced relapse rates and inflammatory brain lesions compared with Sanofi’s rival treatment, Aubagio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Japan will ease overtime regulation starting Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country's ingrained workaholic culture.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Researchers found there was no significant difference in whether a patient had a relapse of their illness.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I returned it to her; she received it quietly, and without saying anything she was about to relapse into her former studious mood: again I ventured to disturb her—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The European Commission approved Cenrifki for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis without relapses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Although antibiotics are commonly used to treat the infection, many patients experience relapses after treatment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
Borg admits to several relapses during the 1990s when he also made an abbreviated tennis comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
I wonder if my relapses into depression would happen anyway, or if they are a side effect of menopause.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2025
It’s best to get an experienced one, for he relapses into silence.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Ward said if Rios relapsed she likely felt deep shame about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yemen relapsed into war in July after years of relative calm punctured by sporadic violence and deepening poverty.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Food and Drug Administration is reviewing Arcellx’s application seeking approval of anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, with a decision expected by the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Individuals who had relapsed after therapy had significantly narrower cristae than newly diagnosed patients, with the most dramatic differences appearing in those previously treated with venetoclax.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025
Showed improvement as a result of medication, relapsed after second miscarriage.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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In 2025, Italy became the first country to pass a national law recognising obesity as a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
This approach revealed traces of ancient pathogens, including the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis and the organism responsible for louse-borne relapsing fever, Borrelia recurrentis.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Jebb emphasised that GLP-1 drugs "are a really valuable tool in obesity treatment -- but obesity is a chronic relapsing condition."
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
She was fast relapsing into stupor; nor did her mind again rally: at twelve o’clock that night she died.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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