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chemotherapy

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


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Summit’s study showed that patients in China on ivonescimab plus chemotherapy lived a median of about four months longer than those on a rival immunotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

PD-1 drugs like Keytruda revolutionized cancer care by unleashing the immune system rather than poisoning tumors with chemotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The Princess of Wales has hugged and congratulated a young mother celebrating the completion of her course of chemotherapy.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The standard treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer has historically relied on chemotherapy, potent drugs designed to kill rapidly dividing cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

They used HeLa to test the effects of steroids, chemotherapy drugs, hormones, vitamins, and environmental stress; they infected them with tuberculosis, salmonella, and the bacterium that causes vaginitis.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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