English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Tumor antigen vaccine — A tumor antigen vaccine is a vaccine made of cancer cells, parts of cancer cells, or pure tumor antigens (substances isolated from tumor cells). A tumor antigen vaccine may stimulate the body s immune system to find and kill cancer cells.… … Wikipedia
Tumor antigen — is a substance produced in tumor cells that triggers an immune response in the host. Tumor antigens are useful in identifying tumor cells and are potential candidates for use in cancer therapy. Mechanism of tumor antigenesisNormal proteins in the … Wikipedia
Cancer vaccine — The term cancer vaccine refers to a vaccine that either prevents infections with cancer causing viruses, treats existing cancer or prevents the development of cancer in certain high risk individuals. (The ones that treat existing cancer are known … Wikipedia
Malaria vaccine — Malaria vaccines are an area of intensive research. However, there is no effective vaccine that has been introduced into clinical practice. The global burden of P. falciparum malaria increased through the 1990s due to drug resistant parasites and … Wikipedia
Anti-idiotype vaccine — An anti idiotype vaccine is a vaccine made of antibodies that see other antibodies as the antigen and bind to it. Anti idiotype vaccines can stimulate the body to produce antibodies against tumor cells. External links *… … Wikipedia
vaccinia CEA vaccine — A vaccine made by putting the gene for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) into the vaccinia virus. The vaccinia virus is related to the virus used to make the smallpox vaccine. CEA is a tumor marker. The vaccinia CEA vaccine may help the immune… … English dictionary of cancer terms
anti-idiotype vaccine — A vaccine made of antibodies that see other antibodies as the antigen and bind to it. Anti idiotype vaccines can stimulate the body to produce antibodies against tumor cells … English dictionary of cancer terms
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
SV40 — Simian virus 40 Virus classification Group: Group I (dsDNA) Family: Polyomaviri … Wikipedia
TroVax — is a cancer vaccine being developed by Oxford BioMedica. No cancer vaccines have been proven to cure cancer or extend life yet, [ [http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/cancervaccine National Cancer Institute, Cancer Vaccine Fact Sheet,]… … Wikipedia
