Autologous Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-011621",
  "term": "Autologous Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A preparation of lymphocytes harvested from a patient with an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive tumor. Ex vivo, the lymphocytes are activated against EBV-specific antigens and then returned to the patient, where they mount a specific immune response against EBV-positive tumor cells.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes",
    "EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/autologous-epstein-barr-virus-specific-cytotoxic-t-lymphocytes/"
}