immunotherapy
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Immunotherapy, also known as biological therapy or biotherapy, encompasses a diverse set of therapeutic strategies that harness or modify the immune system to prevent, control, or eliminate disease. In its narrowest definition, immunotherapy refers to treatments designed to stimulate or guide the immune system to recognize and fight cancer, often by enhancing or restoring immune responses to eradicate malignant cells while sparing healthy tissue.
Key facts
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- The diagram above represents the process of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR), this is a method of immunotherapy, which is a growing practice in the treatment of cancer. The final result should be a production of equipped T-cells that can recognize and fight the infected cancer cells in the body.
- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D007167
- Medical intervention.Name
- Immunotherapy
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- CAR T-cell Therapy.svg
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Research
517,791 papers- Delivery technologies for cancer immunotherapy.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2019
- Integrative Approaches to Cancer Immunotherapy.Trends in cancer · 2019
- Immunotherapy: a promising approach for glioma treatment.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
- Cancer Immunotherapy-An Overview.Cancer treatment and research · 2025
- Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to synergize tumor immunotherapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2021
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Immunomodulators
- Activation immunotherapies
- Cancer
- Dendritic cell-based pump-priming or vaccination
- Adoptive cell therapy
- Checkpoint inhibitors
- Immune enhancement therapy
- Suppression immunotherapies
- Immunosuppressive drugs
- Immune tolerance
- Allergen immunotherapy
- Helminthic therapies
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Immunotherapy, also known as biological therapy or biotherapy, encompasses a diverse set of therapeutic strategies that harness or modify the immune system to prevent, control, or eliminate disease. In its narrowest definition, immunotherapy refers to treatments designed to stimulate or guide the immune system to recognize and fight cancer, often by enhancing or restoring immune responses to eradicate malignant cells while sparing healthy tissue.
A broader definition of immunotherapy applies beyond oncology, including strategies to stimulate or suppress immune activity against other diseases such as autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and allergies. These approaches may involve vaccines, immune modulators, or monoclonal antibodies designed to alter immune responses, either to boost protection against pathogens or to reduce damaging inflammation.