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(ON-koh-fayj)
| | 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 heat shock protein-peptide complex vaccine and gp96 HSP-peptide complex. |
| Previous Definitions: | oncolysis, oncolytic virotherapy, oncolytic virus, oncolytic virus therapy, Onconase | | Next Definitions: | Oncovin, ondansetron, ondansetron hydrochloride, onset of action, Ontak |
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