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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Enhertu was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on May 4 for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
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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
For a new therapy, it would be considered a rousing success: The clinical trial that led to the approval of Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat metastatic or unresectable melanoma reported a survival benefit of four months associated with the drug.
—Stephen Ornes, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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
Beyond Incyte’s failed combination trial, other proof-of-concept trials are ongoing in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
—Raymond J. Tesi, STAT, 23 Apr. 2018
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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
For a new therapy, it would be considered a rousing success: The clinical trial that led to the approval of Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat metastatic or unresectable melanoma reported a survival benefit of four months associated with the drug.
—Stephen Ornes, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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
Beyond Incyte’s failed combination trial, other proof-of-concept trials are ongoing in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
—Raymond J. Tesi, STAT, 23 Apr. 2018
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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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