NCIt definition : A recombinant, chimeric protein derived from a melanoma antigenic epitope (MAGE-3)
and recognized by specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. MAGE-3, a human peptide epitope
present in the cytosol of melanoma cells, may be expressed as the fusion protein D1/3-Mage-3;
this fusion protein may boost antitumoral immune responses when used in a vaccine
formulation. (NCI04);