An injected therapy consisting of synthetic HIV antigen (e.g., gp160) that is administered to people who already have HIV. It is supposed to heighten and broaden the immune response to HIV, helping to halt disease progression.
A vaccine-like product used with the aim of improving the immune function of someone who already has an infection, rather than of preventing the infection.
A vaccine which specifically stimulates the immune system for the treatment of a certain pre-existing disease
treats existing conditions unlike the classical preventative vaccine. Works by enhancing the body's own defence system's ability to destroy cancerous or infected cells.
a vaccine given after infection to reduce or arrest disease progression. Therapeutic vaccines are given to produce or reinforce an immune response in a person who is already infected. Contrast with preventive vaccine.
Treatment designed to stimulate the immune system to attack diseases such as cancer.
Also called treatment vaccine. A vaccine designed to boost the immune response to HIV infection. A therapeutic vaccine is different from a preventive vaccine, which is designed to prevent an infection or disease from becoming established in a person.
A vaccine designed to boost the immune response to HIV in people already infected with the virus.
