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B7 Transfected Melanoma Cell Vaccine

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2745

An allogenic whole tumor cell vaccine with potential antineoplastic activity. B7 transfected melanoma cell vaccine consists of melanoma cells that have been induced to express the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B7. Vaccination with these altered cells may elicit an anti-tumor immune response via CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). (NCI04) [ ]

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Label

B7 Transfected Melanoma Cell Vaccine

Synonyms

B7 Transfected Allogenic Melanoma Cell Vaccine
B7 Transfected Melanoma Cell Vaccine

Subsets

NCIT_C128784

Legacy Concept Name

B7_Transfected_Melanoma_Cell_Vaccine

NSC Code

666059

Preferred Name

B7 Transfected Melanoma Cell Vaccine

Semantic Type

Pharmacologic Substance, Immunologic Factor

UMLS CUI

C1516106

code

C2745

Term relations

Subclass of:

Melanoma Vaccine
Chemical_Or_Drug_Affects_Cell_Type_Or_Tissue some Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte
Chemical_Or_Drug_Has_Mechanism_Of_Action some Gene Regulation Process
Chemical_Or_Drug_Has_Physiologic_Effect some T-Cell Receptor Activation
Chemical_Or_Drug_Has_Physiologic_Effect some Immunopotentiation