sipuleucel-T
View Patient InformationA cell-based vaccine composed of autologous antigen-presenting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (enriched for a dendritic cell fraction) that have been exposed to a recombinant protein consisting of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) fused to prostatic-acid phosphatase (PAP), a protein expressed by prostate cancer cells. Upon administration, the vaccine may stimulate an antitumor T-cell response against tumor cells expressing PAP.
Synonym: | APC8015 vaccine PA2024 (PAP/GM-CSF)-loaded dendritic cell vaccine SipT |
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US brand name: | Provenge |
Code name: | APC 8015 APC8015 |