Preferred Label : Allogeneic Tumor Cell Vaccine;
NCIt synonyms : Allogenic Cell Vaccine;
NCIt definition : A vaccine composed of tumor cells isolated from the tumor of one patient, killed and
processed, and administered to another patient to stimulate cytotoxic immune responses
to a similar tumor cell type. The cells found in this type of whole-cell vaccine express
many cell-surface tumor-associated antigens. This vaccine is frequently administered
with an adjuvant immunostimulant. (NCI04);
Origin ID : C1983;
UMLS CUI : C1328123;
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