Immunotherapy Approaches for Cancer Treatment

adoptive cellular therapy, targetted antibodies, vaccine therapy and immunomodulators

modified tumour cells that are taken out of a patient, modified to make them more sensitive and responsive to the immune system then put back into the body

modified tumour cells, tumour-associated antigens, dendritic cells and oncolytic viruses

<p>cytokines (eg.IL-2) and interferons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>targets on tumour cells (eg. CD20 on B cell lymphomas)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tumour-infiltrating T cells, peripheral T cells, CART T cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>take the breaks off the immune system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>dendritic cells are taken from the patient and treated with either peptides or lysate from tumour antigens then put back into the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>blood is collected</li> <li>isolation of dendritic cell precursors (monocytes)</li> <li>maturation of dendritic cells that have tumour cell antigens</li> <li>administration</li> <li>this stimulates lymphocytes to kill cancer cells</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>direct growth inhibition, enhanced cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes and myeloid cells</p> Signup and view all the answers