National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Biological Therapy

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15187

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.

code

C15187

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

A form of treatment that implies the administration of substances which produce a biological reaction in the organism thus enhancing or restoring the host immune response, modifying the behavior of cancer cells, blocking the pathways of cell neoplastic transformation and tumor ability to metastasize, or facilitating the repair of cells damaged by aggressive forms of cancer treatment. It includes the use of sera, antitoxins, vaccines, genes, cells, tissues, and organs.

Display_Name

Biological Therapy

FULL_SYN

BRM therapy

Biological Response Modifiers Therapy

Biological Response Modifier Therapy

Biologics Therapies

Biotherapy

label

Biological Therapy

Legacy_Concept_Name

Biological_Therapy

Preferred_Name

Biological Therapy

prefixIRI

C15187

prefLabel

Biological Therapy

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0005527

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49236

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