Antigen-presenting cell vaccine explained

An antigen-presenting cell vaccine, or an APC vaccine, is a vaccine made of antigens and antigen-presenting cells (APCs).

, the only APC vaccine approved by the American Food and Drug Administration is for prostatic acid phosphatase, a commonly over-expressed prostate cancer antigen.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Antigen-presenting cell vaccine entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Notes and References

1. O'Neill . David W. . November 2010 . Dendritic cells and T cells in immunotherapy . Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: JDD . 9 . 11 . 1383–1392 . 1545-9616 . 21061761.
2. Book: Marc S. Ernstoff . SITC's Guide to Managing Immunotherapy Toxicity . Igor Puzanov . Caroline Robert . Adi M. Diab . Peter M. Hersey . 2019-03-15 . Springer Publishing Company . 978-0-8261-7215-0 . xviii . en.