adjuvant

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Nevertheless, negative results for breast cancer drug candidate giredestrant as a first-line treatment mean the majority of its opportunity is in the so-called adjuvant setting, when drugs are given after tumor-removal surgery, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

To find an adjuvant that could make Cryptococcus more vulnerable to treatment, Wright's team screened thousands of compounds from McMaster's extensive chemical library.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

We did look at developing an mRNA vaccine for rhinoviruses, but in the end, we decided to go with a protein vaccine with an adjuvant.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

The study found that the adjuvant encouraged a mucosal immune response, spurring the activation of immune cells in the respiratory tract critical for halting the bacteria's ability to colonize.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

The x-ray treatment is best reserved for obstinate cases, and then used mildly, and rather as an adjuvant to the ordinary methods than as the sole measure.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman