Preferred Label : ALVAC-MART-1 Vaccine;
NCIt definition : A cancer vaccine containing a replication-defective recombinant canarypox virus (ALVAC),
encoding an epitope of MART-1 (melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells), with potential
immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, the MART-1 epitope
is expressed by the ALVAC vector in ALVAC-MART-1 vaccine; a host cytotoxic T lymphocyte
(CTL) response against MART-1-expressing tumor cells may follow, resulting in tumor
cell lysis and decreased tumor cell proliferation.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL383498;
Origin ID : C73999;
UMLS CUI : C2348849;
Semantic type(s)
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