combination therapy
noun
medical
: the use of more than one method and especially more than one drug to treat a disease
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Furthermore, 92% of patients who received the combination therapy were alive at five years, compared to just 71% who used immunotherapy alone.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The combination therapy is currently being evaluated in a phase 3 study — the final confirmation stage.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
In addition, 92% of patients who received the combination therapy were alive at the five-year mark, compared with 71% of those who only used Keytruda.
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Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
1 June 2026
In each trial, the combination therapy performed better than the individual drugs, but did not meet the primary endpoint of clinical remission.
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Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
5 May 2026
Compared to no treatment, oxygen alone reduced AHI by about 33%, MAD alone reduced AHI by about 54%, and combination therapy reduced AHI by about 68%, a statistically significant effect.
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New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Investors were previously disappointed by late-stage trial results for CagriSema, a combination therapy which combines Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, along with Cagrilintide.
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Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The combination therapy is currently being evaluated in a phase 3 study — the final confirmation stage.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
In addition, 92% of patients who received the combination therapy were alive at the five-year mark, compared with 71% of those who only used Keytruda.
—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
1 June 2026
In each trial, the combination therapy performed better than the individual drugs, but did not meet the primary endpoint of clinical remission.
—
Allison Deangelis,
STAT,
5 May 2026
Compared to no treatment, oxygen alone reduced AHI by about 33%, MAD alone reduced AHI by about 54%, and combination therapy reduced AHI by about 68%, a statistically significant effect.
—
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Investors were previously disappointed by late-stage trial results for CagriSema, a combination therapy which combines Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, along with Cagrilintide.
—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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combination therapy
noun
: the use of two or more therapies and especially drugs to treat a disease or condition
a combination therapy for asthma using a beta-agonist and corticosteroid
Although S. pneumoniae remains the most common cause of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission, combination therapy consisting of a cephalosporin with either a fluoroquinolone or a macrolide is recommended.—Richard G. Wunderink and Grant W. Waterer, The New England Journal of Medicine
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