AUTOLOGOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autologous mean? 

• AUTOLOGOUS (adjective)
  The adjective AUTOLOGOUS has 1 sense:

1. derived from organisms of the selfsame individual

  Familiarity information: AUTOLOGOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOLOGOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derived from organisms of the selfsame individual

Context example:

autologous blood donation

Antonym:

heterologous (derived from organisms of a different but related species)

homologous (corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species)

 Context examples 

Introducing these melanoma tumor-reactive autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes back into the same patient may enhance a cytotoxic T-cell-mediated immune response against the melanoma cancer cells.

(Melanoma Tumor-Reactive Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell-based cancer vaccine consisting of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with mesothelioma tumor lysate with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.

(Mesothelioma Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Autologous vaccination with these activated PBL stimulates the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against ovarian cancer cells which often overexpress FBP.

(MOv-gamma, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, AML mRNA plus lysate loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine may elicit a potent cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) response against AML cells, resulting in tumor cell death.

(AML mRNA Positive Lysate Loaded Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine comprised of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with the marine sponge glycolipid alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) with potential immunostimulatory and antimetastatic activities.

(Alpha-Galactosylceramide-Pulsed Autologous Dendritic Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine comprise of a canarypox viral vector that carries the gene for human B7.1 (CD80 antigen) with potential use as an autologous therapeutic cancer vaccine.

(ALVAC-hB7.1, NCI Thesaurus)

Autologous vaccination with these PBLs stimulates a host cytotoxic T lymphocyte response against ovarian cancer cells that overexpress FBP.

(MOv-PBL Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Lymphocytes that show specificity for autologous tumor cells.

(Murine Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating, NCI Thesaurus)

Bone marrow-derived autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) infected with the oncolytic, replication-competent adenovirus ICOVIR5, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Oncolytic Adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

An autologous vaccine comprised of irradiated tumor cells obtained from the patient after surgery and it is administered along with the BCG vaccine.

(OncoVAX, NCI Thesaurus)