combination therapy

collocation in English

meaningsofcombinationandtherapy

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combination
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.bəˈneɪ.ʃən/
the mixture you get when two or more things ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition ofcombinationandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The six infants in our study receivedcombinationtherapy, initially ampicillin and aminoglycoside (gentamicin or netilmicin).
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For many years, tumour-debulking surgery and taxane-platinumcombinationtherapyhave remained the standard-of-care.
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Median time to relapse was 163 days forcombinationtherapyand 42 days for monotherapy.
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Combinationtherapy(statin plus gemfribrozil) is not recommended because of the increased risk of rhabdomyolysis.
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Table 2 illustrates the variable licensing ages forcombinationtherapyof inhaled steroid and long-acting bronchodilators.
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The length of thecombinationtherapyphase depended on the length of the monotherapy phase so that the maximum length of the trial was 7 years for each patient.
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This systematic review showed thatcombinationtherapy(interferon alpha and ribavirin) is better than interferon alone and that it is cost-effective.
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Furthermore, we analyzed a worst-case scenario using extremely conservative estimates for benefits and costs for thecombinationtherapywith peginterferon and ribavirin.
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A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on the medical effectiveness of antiviralcombinationtherapy with peginterferon plus ribavirin was performed using random and fixed effects models.
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At currently recommended doses, the annual wholesale per-person cost for prophylaxis ranges from $1,452 for azithromycin alone to $4,595 for clarithromycin/rifabutincombinationtherapy(48).
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Combinationtherapywas more effective in reducing the risk of dementia than monotherapy.
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The importance of mathematical modelling ofcombinationtherapyis borne out by this study and suggests its wider application for other drug combinations.
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Moreover, prohibiting concurrent use of other analgesics in a chronic pain trial may make the results less generalizable to clinical practice, in whichcombinationtherapyis very common.
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In addition, no benefit was observed in any of the stated end-points withcombinationtherapy, leading to early closure of this study arm.
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Furthermore, questions of comparative effectiveness and value are generally not addressed in regulatory trials, nor are the risks and benefits ofcombinationtherapywith existing technologies.
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Further research is ongoing to investigate the effectiveness ofcombinationtherapyand of short-course regimens in reducing vertical transmission.
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