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Immunotherapy, Active MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Immunotherapy, Active
Tree Number(s)
E02.095.465.425.400.530
E05.478.550.600
Unique ID
D016233
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016233
Scope Note
Active immunization where vaccine is administered for therapeutic or preventive purposes. This can include administration of immunopotentiating agents such as BCG vaccine and Corynebacterium parvum as well as biological response modifiers such as interferons, interleukins, and colony-stimulating factors in order to directly stimulate the immune system.
Entry Version
IMMUNOTHER ACTIVE
Entry Term(s)
Active Immunotherapy
Immune RNA Manipulation
Therapy, Vaccine
Vaccine Therapy
Previous Indexing
Immunotherapy (1967-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91; IMMUNE RNA MANIPULATION was see IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE 1983-96; VACCINE THERAPY was see IMMUNOTHERAPY 1990, was heading 1963-82
Online Note
use IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE to search IMMUNE RNA MANIPULATION 1983-96; use IMMUNOTHERAPY to search VACCINE THERAPY 1990
History Note
91; IMMUNE RNA MANIPULATION was see IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE 1983-96; VACCINE THERAPY was see IMMUNOTHERAPY 1990, was heading 1963-82
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/05/07
Revision Date
2009/07/06
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