Autologous Heat-Shock Protein 70 Peptide Vaccine AG-858 - CISMeF
Autologous Heat-Shock Protein 70 Peptide Vaccine AG-858NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Autologous Heat-Shock Protein 70 Peptide Vaccine AG-858;
NCIt synonyms : Autologous Heat-Shock Protein 70 Peptide Vaccine;
NCIt definition : A recombinant cancer vaccine made with tumor-derived heat shock protein 70 (HSP70)
peptide complexes. HSP70 associates with antigenic peptides, transporting them into
antigen presenting cells (APC) for processing. Tumor-derived HSP70-peptide complexes
used in vaccine preparations have been shown to prime tumor immunity and tumor-specific
T cells in animal models. (NCI04);