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Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating

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Definition: Lymphocytes that show specificity for autologous tumor cells. Ex vivo isolation and culturing of TIL with interleukin-2, followed by reinfusion into the patient, is one form of adoptive immunotherapy of cancer.  A 11 qualif; subpopulations: coord IM with LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS (IM); DF: TIL   
See Also Immunotherapy, Adoptive 		Other names Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes; Tumor-Derived Activated Cells; Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte; Tumor-Derived Activated Cell; Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes; Tumor Derived Activated Cells; Lymphocytes, Tumor Infiltrating; Lymphocyte, Tumor-Infiltrating; Activated Cells, Tumor-Derived; Activated Cell, Tumor-Derived

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