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What is
APC8015F
?Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˈpiˈsi eɪt ˈθaʊzənd ənd ˈfɪfˈtin ɛf/
APC8015F
Definition
A vaccine made from immune system cells taken from a patient with prostate cancer and frozen for future use. The cells are treated in the laboratory with a growth factor attached to a protein called prostatic-acid phosphatase (PAP), which is found on prostate cancer cells. When APC8015F is injected into the patient, it may cause T cells (a type of white blood cell) to kill tumor cells that have PAP on them.