gp96 heat shock protein-peptide complex vaccine

gp96 heat shock protein-peptide complex vaccine
A vaccine made from a patient's tumor cells that may help the body’s immune system find and kill cancer cells. This vaccine is being studied in the treatment of melanoma, kidney cancer, brain tumors, and other types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological therapies. Also called gp96 HSP-peptide complex or Oncophage.

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  • gp96 HSP-peptide complex — A vaccine made from a patient s tumor cells that may help the body’s immune system find and kill cancer cells. This vaccine is being studied in the treatment of melanoma, kidney cancer, brain tumors, and other types of cancer. It belongs to the… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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  • Oncophage — A vaccine made from a patient s tumor cells that may help the body’s immune system find and kill cancer cells. This vaccine is being studied in the treatment of melanoma, kidney cancer, brain tumors, and other types of cancer. It belongs to the… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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