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To: tuck who wrote (937)8/30/1999 1:23:00 PM
From: Gordon James  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2515
 
Tuck,

I'm assuming "recurrent" and "refractory" are roughly synonymous.

Actually, not quite. Tumors can recur (come back) and not be refractory (they still shrink or go away with re-treatment). Refractory means that the disease no longer responds to the treatment.

Gordon