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Meaning of rV-TRICOM: A cancer vaccine made with a form of a vaccinia virus that does not cause disease in humans.

Definition of rV-TRICOM

A cancer vaccine made with a form of a vaccinia virus that does not cause disease in humans. It is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. The virus is changed in the laboratory to make human proteins that may help immune cells in the body kill tumor cells. Also called recombinant vaccinia-TRICOM vaccine and vaccinia-TRICOM vaccine.

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