dendritic cell-CEA peptide vaccine

Definition / meaning of dendritic cell-CEA peptide vaccine

A cancer vaccine consisting of dendritic cells harvested from a patient with cancer and pulsed or transduced with a peptide fragment of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a tumor-associated antigen expressed by a wide range of cancers. When the altered dendritic cells are returned to the patient, they may stimulate the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte immune response against tumor cells expressing CEA.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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