tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008983",
  "term": "tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of treatment in which tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (a type of immune cell that can recognize and kill cancer cells) are removed from a patient’s tumor and grown in large numbers in a laboratory. These lymphocytes are then given back to the patient by infusion to help the immune system kill the cancer cells. Also called TIL therapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TIL therapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tumor-infiltrating-lymphocyte-therapy/"
}