Guide To Effective Lung Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is a treatment method that uses the immune system's unique characteristics to detect and fight off malignant cells. This therapy is possible because the immune system is such a complex mechanism with endless adaptive abilities. Checkpoint inhibitors work by stopping cancerous tumors from disabling the checks and balances the mechanism that causes the inappropriate deactivation of the immune system in cancer patients.

Monoclonal antibodies, another form of immunotherapy, work with the use of artificial antibodies specifically manipulated to target cancerous cells. They are manipulated to act similar to the way natural antibodies in the immune system do. Adoptive cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy involving the removal of immune T cells from the body so they can be altered and manipulated in the laboratory before being placed back into the body to fight off cancer cells.

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