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Resistant cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007370

Cancer that does not respond to treatment. The cancer may be resistant at the beginning of treatment, or it may become resistant during treatment. Also called refractory cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007370
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsrefractory cancer
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007370",
  "term": "Resistant cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that does not respond to treatment. The cancer may be resistant at the beginning of treatment, or it may become resistant during treatment. Also called refractory cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "refractory cancer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/resistant-cancer/"
}

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