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A vaccine consisting of a plasmid DNA encoding the human melanoma-associated antigen gp100. Upon adminsistration, expressed gp100 antigen may stimulate a cytotoxic T cell HLA-A2.1-restricted immune response against tumor cells that express this antigen, resulting in tumor cell lysis. Check for active clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)