Polyvalent Melanoma Vaccine

**Semantic type:** Chemical Viewed Functionally

**Definition:** A cancer vaccine consisting of whole irradiated heterologous melanoma cells which express multiple melanoma-related antigens. Polyvalent melanoma vaccine may stimulate an antitumoral cytotoxic T-cell immune response in the host, resulting in inhibition of tumor cell proliferation and tumor cell death. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - PMCV - Polyvalent Melanoma Cell Vaccine