| Health / Medical Topics |
Recombinant human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine
Pronunciation
A vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. Recombinant human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine is approved for use in females aged 9 to 25 years. It is a type of bivalent vaccine (a vaccine that works against two different viruses or other microorganisms). Also called Cervarix. (NCI Dictionary)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A cancer vaccine containing autologous dendritic cells pulsed with a fusion product of an epitope of human tumor-associated epithelial mucin 1 (MUC1)…
A recombinant agent, chemically identical or similar to the endogenous small inducible cytokine A8 (MCP-2). This agent is a member of the…
A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood…
The recombinant form of endogenous MIP-1 beta chemokine that chemoattracts both neutrophils and monocytes, stimulates macrophages, and stimulates myelopoietic cell growth. …
A drug used to treat some types of cancer. It is a form of interleukin-2, a cytokine made by leukocytes (white blood…
A drug used to increase the number of blood cells, especially platelets, in some cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Recombinant human interleukin-11 is…
