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Immunotherapy, Active

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Definition: Active immunization where vaccine is administered for therapeutic or preventive purposes. This can include administration of immunopotentiating agents such as BCG vaccine and Corynebacterium parvum as well as biological response modifiers such as interferons, interleukins, and colony-stimulating factors in order to directly stimulate the immune system.  IM; do not use /util except by MeSH definition   
Examples Vaccination 		Other names Vaccine Therapy; Immune RNA Manipulation; Vaccine Therapies; Therapies, Vaccine; RNA Manipulations, Immune; RNA Manipulation, Immune; Manipulations, Immune RNA; Manipulation, Immune RNA; Immunotherapies, Active; Immune RNA Manipulations; Active Immunotherapies; Therapy, Vaccine; Active Immunotherapy
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Melacine  0   *Cancer Vaccines Melanoma Immunotherapy, Active. Semin Oncol 1998 Dec;25(6):623-35

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