unresectable
adjective
un·re·sect·able
ˌən-ri-ˈsek-tə-bəl 
: not capable of being surgically removed : not resectable
an unresectable tumor
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE.com,
8 June 2022
The company has tested this drug in combination with its drug Opdivo in patients with untreated metastatic or unresectable melanoma.
—
Leah Rosenbaum,
Forbes,
26 May 2021
These clinical trial results assessing IMFINZI in unresectable Stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer following chemoradiation have ushered in the next era in lung cancer treatment.
—
Astrazeneca,
USA TODAY,
3 June 2019
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unresectable
adjective
un·re·sect·able
-ri-ˈsek-tə-bəl
: not capable of being surgically removed
an unresectable tumor
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