Immunotherapy is a new type of cancer treatment that boosts the body's natural defenses to fight cancer.Cancer immunotherapy, also called as immuno-oncology, is a new form of anti-cancer therapy, that uses the power of the body's own immune system to prevent, control, and eliminate cancer. Immunotherapy drugs can stimulate body's immune system to identify and attack specific cancer cells.
Immunotherapy is now a standard treatment for some types of cancers and it is in clinical research for many type of cancers.
When your immune system attacks invaders like bacteria and viruses, it uses a system of "brakes" called checkpoints to stop it from attacking your own healthy cells. Cancer cells sometimes turn these checkpoints on or off so they can hide. Checkpoint inhibitors work by releasing a natural brake on your immune system so that immune cells called T cells recognize and attack tumors. These drugs are in general less toxic and easier for patients compared to chemotherapy. Unlike chemotherapy, they don't need hydration,premedications or special IV infusion lines like chemoport. Some of FDA approved immune chekpoint inhibitors are as follows:
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