Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Vacuna variolovacunal ACE
Vaccinia CEA vaccine (vak-SIN-ee-uh …. vak-SEEN)
A vaccine made by putting the gene for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) into the vaccinia virus. The vaccinia virus is related to the virus used to make the smallpox vaccine. CEA is a tumor marker. The vaccinia CEA vaccine may help the immune system recognize and kill cancer cells that make CEA.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.