Live Attenuated Measles Virus Vaccine

**Semantic type:** Immunologic Factor|Pharmacologic Substance|Virus

**Definition:** A live, attenuated measles vaccine with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon subcutaneous administration, live attenuated measles virus vaccine may activate the immune system to mount a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response against measles-positive tumor cells. Measles virus has been shown to be present in some non-small cell lung cancers.