AFP gene hepatocellular carcinoma vaccine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009725",
  "term": "AFP gene hepatocellular carcinoma vaccine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A cancer vaccine composed of naked plasmid DNA of the gene for the tumor-associated antigen alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a macromolecule that acts as a specific immunologic target for hepatocellular carcinoma. This agent exerts an antitumor effect by inducing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes to attack AFP-expressing tumor cells.",
  "synonyms": [
    "vaccine, AFP gene hepatocellular carcinoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/afp-gene-hepatocellular-carcinoma-vaccine/"
}