dictionary help| TILS --> tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte | medical dictionary |
<haematology, oncology> Special cancer-fighting cells of the immune system found in tumours. In a type of experimental therapy, scientists harvest these cells from the tumour, grow them in a laboratory and then return them to the patient with the hope of the cells destroying the tumour.
These cells can be collected from the site of a tumour and exposed to IL-2 in vitro. When these cells are injected back into the tumour bearing host, they will specifically kill the tumour from which they originated.
Abbreviation: TILS
American spelling: tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
(05 Mar 2000)
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