Immunotherapy

Stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving on the immune system’s natural ability to fight the disease.

  1. Active immunotherapy
    1. Antibodies
      1. Rituximab (CD20)
      2. Nivolumab (PD-1)
      3. Trastuzumab (HER-2)
      4. Cetuximab (EGFR)
    2. cancer vaccines
      1. Sipuleucel-T
    3. CAR-T cells
  2. Passive immunotherapy
    1. Checkpoint inhibitors
    2. Cytokines
      1. Interferons
      2. Interleukins

Antigens Adaptive immune response

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