Allogeneic Tumor Cell Vaccine

**Semantic type:** Chemical Viewed Functionally

**Definition:** A vaccine composed of tumor cells isolated from the tumor of one patient, killed and processed, and administered to another patient to stimulate cytotoxic immune responses to a similar tumor cell type. The cells found in this type of whole-cell vaccine express many cell-surface tumor-associated antigens. This vaccine is frequently administered with an adjuvant immunostimulant. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - allogenic cell vaccine