National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health | www.cancer.gov

NCI Home
Cancer Topics
Clinical Trials
Cancer Statistics
Research & Funding
News
About NCI
NCI Drug Dictionary
Page Options
Print This Page
Quick Links
Director's Corner
Updates from the Director

Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Cancer-related terms

NCI Drug Dictionary
Definitions, names, and links

Funding Opportunities
Research and training

NCI Publications
Order/download free booklets

Advisory Boards and Groups
Information, meetings, reports

Science Serving People
Learn more about NCI

Español
Información en español
NCI Highlights
Virtual and Standard Colonoscopy Both Accurate

NCI Responds to Hurricanes

The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research FY 2009

Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2007 Update

Past Highlights
You CAN Quit Smoking Now!
Search for
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z All

p53 peptide vaccine
A peptide-based cancer vaccine composed of amino acids 264 to 272 of the wild-type protein encoded by the P53 gene. p53 peptide vaccine may elicit an HLA-A2.1-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte immune response against tumor cells that overexpress p53 protein. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)

Synonyms:individualized mutant p53 peptide-pulsed cultured autologous dendritic cell vaccine
P53 (264-272) peptide vaccine and tumor-specific mutant p53 peptide vaccine
Abbreviation:p53 VAC



Previous:Oxitriptan, Oxsoralen, Oxsoralen-Ultra, oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin
Next:paclitaxel, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, paclitaxel poliglumex, paclitaxel vitamin E-based emulsion formulation, paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle

A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov