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(reh-SIH-kwih-mod)
| | A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of skin cancer. When put on the skin, resiquimod causes some immune cells to make certain chemicals that may help them kill tumor cells. It is also being studied to find out if adding it to a tumor vaccine improves the antitumor immune response. It is a type of imidazoquinoline and a type of immunomodulator. |
| Previous Definitions: | resectable, resected, resection, resectoscope, residual disease | | Next Definitions: | resistant cancer, resorption, respirator, respiratory syncytial virus, respiratory system |
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