Immune System and Allergy Terms

A cell (such as a phagocyte or a macrophage) that responds to many antigens, not just one antigen.

A protein found on the surface of some cancers.

A type of fat obtained in the diet and involved in immunity.

A cancer vaccine comprised of synthetic peptides corresponding to naturally-occurring peptides derived from ovarian cancer cell antigens.

(Other name for: autologous dinitrophenyl-modified ovarian cancer vaccine)

A peptide-based vaccine containing a pan HLA DR-binding epitope (PADRE) fused to a cytomegalovirus (CMV) peptide epitope, with potential anti-viral and immunomodulating activities.

(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)

A laboratory-made antibody that plugs a growth switch on tumor cells, but only helps when one particular gene is unaltered.

Treatment with injections of antibodies made in another animal or in the laboratory.

(Other name for: Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine)

A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with human recombinant cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) with antineoplastic activity.

One of a group of aggressive (fast-growing) non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in mature T lymphocytes (T cells that have matured in the thymus gland and goes to other lymphatic sites in the body…

Pertuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks HER2 receptor pairing, used together with other therapies to treat HER2 positive breast cancer.

A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.

A drug used to treat infections with herpesviruses in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS.

A plasma cell is a mature immune cell derived from an activated B cell that manufactures large quantities of a specific antibody.

A type of immune cell that makes large amounts of a specific antibody.

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the detection and treatment of cancer.

A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma.

An polyvalent vaccine used to prevent infection by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.