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| TIL | |
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| Term | TIL |
| Short definition | TIL - A type of immune cell that has migrated from the blood into a tumor. TILs can recognize and kill cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
TIL - A type of immune cell that has migrated from the blood into a tumor. TILs can recognize and kill cancer cells. In cancer therapy, TILs are removed from a patient's tumor, grown in large numbers in a laboratory, and then given back to the patient to help the immune system kill the cancer cells. Also called tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on TIL
- Wikipedia's article - TIL
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