Recombinant Vaccinia-Prostate Specific Antigen

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A recombinant vaccinia virus encoding prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Vaccination with recombinant vaccinia-PSA may stimulate the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against tumor cells positive for PSA, which may decrease tumor growth. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Recombinant Vaccinia-PSA - rV-PSA