National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Biological Agent

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C307

ALT_DEFINITION

A substance made from living organisms or things they produce. EXAMPLE(S): virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, analogous product

A class of pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products that includes recombinant proteins, antibodies, and nucleic acids.

A substance made from living organisms or things they produce, for example: virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or analogous product.

A substance that is made from a living organism or its products and is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biological agents include antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines.

code

C307

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118468

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99078

Contributing_Source

CDISC

NICHD

BRIDG

DEFINITION

Biotechnology-derived pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products. Includes recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and nucleic acids.

FULL_SYN

BIOLOGIC

Biologics

Biological Products

Immunologics

Biologicals

biologic agent

Immunologic, Immunochemical

Biological Drug

Biopharmaceuticals

Has_NICHD_Parent

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

label

Biological Agent

Legacy_Concept_Name

Biological_Agent

NICHD_Hierarchy_Term

Biologic

Preferred_Name

Biological Agent

prefixIRI

C307

prefLabel

Biological Agent

Semantic_Type

Classification

UMLS_CUI

C0005522

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

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