loading...| Preferred Name | Biological Therapy | |
| Synonyms |
Biological Agent Therapy biological therapy Biological Response Modifier Therapy biological response modifier therapy Biologics Therapies Biological Agents BRM therapy Biological Therapy Biological Response Modifiers Therapy Biotherapy biotherapy |
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| Definitions |
A type of treatment that uses substances derived from or made by living organisms to treat disease; this includes both naturally occurring and synthetic products. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15187 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments. Agents used in biological therapy include monoclonal antibodies, growth factors, and vaccines. These agents may also have a direct antitumor effect. |
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| code |
C15187 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158037 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC CTRP |
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| DEFINITION |
A type of treatment that uses substances derived from or made by living organisms to treat disease; this includes both naturally occurring and synthetic products. |
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| Display_Name |
Biological Therapy |
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| FULL_SYN |
Biological Agent Therapy biological therapy Biological Response Modifier Therapy biological response modifier therapy Biologics Therapies Biological Agents BRM therapy Biological Therapy Biological Response Modifiers Therapy Biotherapy biotherapy |
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| label |
Biological Therapy |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Biological_Therapy |
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| Preferred_Name |
Biological Therapy |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15187 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0005527 |
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| subClassOf |