Type of Immunotherapy to Fight Cancer

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Type of Immunotherapy to Fight Cancer Cancer treatment called immunotherapy helps the immune system to fight against cancer and other deadly diseases. The immune system is made up of white blood cells and organs of the lymph system.

Immunotherapy is a kind of biological therapy that treats the cancer-causing cells, says an oncologist from cancer hospital in Bihar. Types of Immunotherapy: 

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Certain drugs called checkpoint inhibitors help in improving the immune system by responding strongly to a tumor in the body. These drugs come into action by releasing brakes that helps in maintaining the white blood cell apart from the immune system by killing the cancer-causing cells. However, checkpoint inhibitors do not target the tumors directly but they do damage the ability of the cancer cells to avoid any attack on the immunity system. Adoptive cell transfer is another kind of immunotherapy that helps in boosting the ability of the T cells to destroy cancer cells. During a cancer treatment in Patna, the T cells are extracted from the patient’s tumor. This procedure takes around 2-8 weeks in the lab. There are chances of getting treated with procedures like radiation therapy and chemotherapy.


Monoclonal antibodies are therapeutic antibodies that are proteins that are produced in the laboratory. These antibiotics are attached to the targeted place to find cancer spreading cells and later destroy them. According to an oncologist from a cancer hospital in Patna Bihar, this therapy is more referred to as targeted therapy than immunotherapy. Vaccines too help in working against cancer by making the immune system stronger against the disease. This type of treatment is different from others in the process of preventing the body against the cancer-causing cells. Cytokines are the proteins that are developed by the body’s cells. These proteins play an essential role in strengthening the immune system of the body. There are two types of cytokines, interferons and interleukins, which helps in treating cancer.

Regular cancer checkup at a Patna cancer hospital helps in staying away from the disease. Consult an oncologist in Patna if you are worried about being affected by cancer.


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