ALVAC-CEA vaccine is a

cancer vaccine A cancer vaccine is a vaccine that either treats existing cancer or prevents development of cancer. Vaccines that treat existing cancer are known as ''therapeutic'' cancer vaccines or tumor antigen vaccines. Some of the vaccines are "autologous", ...

containing a canary pox virus (ALVAC) combined with the

carcinoembryonic antigen Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) describes a set of highly related glycoproteins involved in cell adhesion. CEA is normally produced in gastrointestinal tissue during fetal development, but the production stops before birth. Consequently, CEA is ...

(CEA) human gene. A phase I trial in 118 patients showed safety in humans.

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ALVAC-CEA vaccine
entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Cancer vaccines {{vaccine-stub