NY-ESO-1b peptide vaccine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-015568",
  "term": "NY-ESO-1b peptide vaccine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A recombinant nonapeptide used as an antineoplastic vaccine. NY-ESO-1b peptide vaccine contains the amino acid sequence SLLMWITQC, derived from the cancer-testis tumor antigen (NY-ESO-1), which is expressed on tumor cells of many different types, including melanomas. Vaccination with this peptide vaccine may elicit strong humoral and cellular immune responses to NY-ESO-1-expressing cancers.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ny-eso-1b-peptide-vaccine/"
}