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Immunotherapy



Immunotherapy is a type of medical treatment that harnesses the body's own immune system to combat diseases, particularly cancer and certain autoimmune disorders. The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, and molecules that work together to defend the body against harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, and abnormal cells.

Types

Combination immunotherapy.

CAR-T cell therapy

Monoclonal Antibody

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor and combinations

Cancer Immunotherapy

see Cancer Immunotherapy.

Glioblastoma Immunotherapy.

Stroke

The immune reaction during ischemia opens new doors for advanced targeted therapeutics. Nowadays stem cell therapy has shown better results in stroke-prone individuals. Few monoclonal antibodies like natalizumab have shown a great impact on pre-clinical and clinical stroke trial studies 1).

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Chavda V, Madhwani K, Chaurasia B. Stroke and Immunotherapy: Potential Mechanisms and its implications as immune-therapeutics. Eur J Neurosci. 2021 Apr 7. doi: 10.1111/ejn.15224. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33829590.