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anticancer vaccine [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
CONT

The goal of [the] research study is to find out if patients receiving an anti-cancer vaccine made from their own kidney tumor after removal of the kidney helps to keep them alive longer than patients who receive no vaccine.

OBS

anticancer vaccine; anti-cancer vaccine; cancer vaccine: [In these terms, the word] "vaccine" is slightly misleading, because the experimental medicine does not prevent cancer. Rather, patients receive vaccines after cancer is diagnosed. ... Using monoclonal antibodies is an immunotherapy technique but not a vaccine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
CONT

Les vaccins anticancéreux utilisent le système immunitaire du patient pour interrompre la croissance et la propagation d'une tumeur.

OBS

vaccin anti-cancéreux; vaccin anti-cancer : En règle générale, les mots composés qui commencent par le préfixe «anti» s'écrivent sans trait d'union.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
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