immunotherapy
Healing through defenses
Immunotherapy is medical treatment that harnesses or modifies the body's immune system to fight disease, especially cancer.
Rather than attacking tumors directly like chemotherapy, immunotherapy trains or enhances immune cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells: She's responding well to immunotherapy.
The approach has revolutionized treatment for certain cancers, though it works better for some patients than others.
Immune response inducer
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · leukocytes · interferon · macrophage · immunoglobulin · interleukins · cytotoxicity · phagocytosis
Immune response trigger
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
hay-fever · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · antihistamine · asthma · eczema · hives · mold
Cancer medicine specialty
- tumorsAbnormal tissue masses
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
carcinoma · metastasis · remission · neoplasm · glioblastoma · adenocarcinoma · sarcoma
Steeping to extract essence
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- dosingGiving measured medicine
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
first-line · second-line · maintenance · adjuvant · immunosuppression · corticosteroids · biomarker · efficacy
Sudden important advance
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
translational · genomics · biomarkers · pharmacogenomics · regenerative · pipeline · investigational
antigen
Immune response inducer
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
T-cells · B-cells · leukocytes · interferon · macrophage · immunoglobulin · interleukins · cytotoxicity · phagocytosis
allergen
Immune response trigger
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
pollen · hay-fever · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · antihistamine · asthma · eczema · hives · mold · allergist
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- tumorsAbnormal tissue masses
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
lymphoma · carcinoma · metastasis · remission · neoplasm · glioblastoma · adenocarcinoma · sarcoma
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- dosingGiving measured medicine
protocol · first-line · second-line · maintenance · adjuvant · immunosuppression · corticosteroids · biomarker · efficacy
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
bioinformatics · translational · genomics · biomarkers · pharmacogenomics · regenerative · pipeline · investigational
- cancer drugsmethotrexate, chemotherapy, chemo, tamoxifen, taxol
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- allergiesallergy, allergies, allergen, allergens, allergist
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
immunotherapychemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
radiation therapy · radiotherapy · surgery · targeted therapy · palliative care
immunotherapyimmunosuppression
Reduced bodily defense activation
immune suppression · immunosuppressants · corticosteroids · cyclosporine
- cancer immunotherapyUsing immunity to fight malignancy