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- Immunotherapy for Cancer - NCI
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer Learn about the types of immunotherapy and what you can expect during treatment
- Side Effects of Immunotherapy - NCI - National Cancer Institute
Immunotherapy side effects happen when the immune system that has been prompted to act against the cancer also acts against healthy cells and tissues in the body Learn about the types of side effects that immunotherapy might cause and where to go for more information
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors - NCI - National Cancer Institute
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy that block immune checkpoint proteins from binding with partner proteins Learn about the cancers treated with checkpoint inhibitors and the side effects they may cause
- CAR T Cells: Engineering Immune Cells to Treat Cancer - NCI
Just a decade or so ago, immunotherapy was considered an exciting new way to treat some people with very advanced forms of a few types of cancer Today, it’s a cornerstone of cancer treatment A form of immunotherapy that has generated tremendous excitement are CAR T-cell therapies
- Targeted Therapy for Cancer - NCI
Learn more about immunotherapy to treat cancer Stop cancer cells from growing by interrupting signals that cause them to grow and divide without order Healthy cells in your body usually divide to make new cells only when they receive strong signals to do so These signals bind to proteins on the cell surface, telling the cells to divide
- Steven A. Rosenberg, M. D. , Ph. D. | Center for Cancer Research
Dr Rosenberg has pioneered the development of effective immunotherapies for patients with advanced cancer His studies of cell transfer immunotherapy using tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) have resulted in durable complete remissions in patients with advanced solid cancers
- T-cell Transfer Therapy - Immunotherapy - NCI
How does T-cell transfer therapy work against cancer? T-cell transfer therapy is a type of immunotherapy that makes your own immune cells better able to attack cancer There are two main types of T-cell transfer therapy: tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (or TIL) therapy and CAR T-cell therapy
- Types of Cancer Treatment - NCI
This page lists the different cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy and takes you to more information about each type
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