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(… PROH-teen PEP-tide KOM-plex vak-SEEN)
| | 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. |
| Previous Definitions: | Gorlin syndrome, goserelin, gossypol, gp100, gp209-2M | | Next Definitions: | gp96 HSP-peptide complex, GPX-100, grade, grade 1 follicular lymphoma, grade 2 follicular lymphoma |
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