vitespen
An autologous cancer vaccine derived from tumor-specific gp96 heat shock proteins. Heat shock proteins chaperone peptides through the endoplasmic reticulum, are key regulators of dendritic cell maturation, migration and antigen processing, and are involved in T-cell activation.
| Synonym: | autologous gp96 heat shock protein peptide complex vaccine gp96 HSP-peptide complex heat shock protein peptide complex-96 |
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| US brand name: | Oncophage |
| Code name: | HSPPC-96 |