BCG Tokyo-172 strain vaccine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-011895",
  "term": "BCG Tokyo-172 strain vaccine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A vaccine containing bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis obtained from the Pasteur Institute in 1924, with non-specific immunoadjuvant and immunotherapeutic activities. Upon intradermal administration, BCG Tokyo-172 strain vaccine activates the immune system and enhances a specific, systemic BCG antigen immune response. This results in active immunization against tuberculosis and primes the immune system against future administered BCG antigens.",
  "synonyms": [
    "bacillus Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 strain vaccine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bcg-tokyo-172-strain-vaccine/"
}