incomplete Freund's adjuvant A water-in-oil emulsion that stimulates the T-cell immune response to antigens and may be used in various types of cancer vaccines. A mixture of oil and water that is combined with a specific antigen to boost the immune response to that antigen. It is being studied in immunotherapy and as a way to increase the immune response to cancer vaccines. It is a type of immune modulator. Also called IFA and Montanide ISA-51. |