immunotherapy

immunotherapy

What is immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is a new dimension of drug therapy in cancer. Millions of cancer cells are born in our body every day. A person's own immune system contains cells to defeat cancer cells. When the immune system recognizes cancer cells, it immediately takes action and destroys the cell. These are fought by T cells (T lymphocytes) in the immune system. T cells fight against the cancer cell and try to destroy it. However, thanks to the receptor on the cancer cells, it binds to the T cells' receptors and prevents them from fighting against them.

Immunotherapy drugs prevent T cells and cancer cells from binding through these receptors, allowing T cells to do their job. The aim of immunotherapy is to strengthen the immune system and enable the body to defeat cancer on its own.

How is immunotherapy done?
Immunotherapy drugs are given intravenously through serum, like chemotherapy. But it is more comfortable than chemotherapy. It does not cause any significant problems during application.