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Preferred Label : Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells;

NCIt synonyms : LAK Cells; Therapeutic Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells; Cells, LAK; Lymphokine Activated Killer Cell;

NCIt related terms : LAK cell; lymphokine-activated killer cell;

NCIt definition : Killer cell lymphocytes activated in the presence of interleukin-2 (IL-2). Lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAKs) are cytotoxic effector cells with an exceptionally wide target cell spectrum including normal and malignant cells of different origins. LAK cells exhibit a profound heterogeneity with regard to phenotype surface marker expression; it remains to be determined if they represent a unique cell lineage.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: White blood cells that are stimulated in a laboratory to kill tumor cells.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045287; CDR0000044436;

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