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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These next-generation molecules effectively integrate combination therapy into a single drug, attacking cancer from multiple angles simultaneously.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 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
The combination therapy was also found to improve the mice's health in older age, reducing the extent of chronic inflammation in the brain and other tissues and slowing cancer onset.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Aprea's strategy includes developing clinical-stage product candidates, exploring combination therapy opportunities, and maintaining global development and commercialization rights.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Children receiving the combination therapy bevacizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide had a 33 percent response rate as opposed to 18 percent of the standard therapy.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
This combination therapy leads to a better response than chemotherapy alone.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 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
The combination therapy was also found to improve the mice's health in older age, reducing the extent of chronic inflammation in the brain and other tissues and slowing cancer onset.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Aprea's strategy includes developing clinical-stage product candidates, exploring combination therapy opportunities, and maintaining global development and commercialization rights.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Children receiving the combination therapy bevacizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide had a 33 percent response rate as opposed to 18 percent of the standard therapy.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
This combination therapy leads to a better response than chemotherapy alone.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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