Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy, is a type of cancer treatment that boosts the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer. It uses substances made by the body or in a laboratory to improve or restore immune system function. Immunotherapy may work by:

• Stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells
• Stopping cancer from spreading to other parts of the body
• Helping the immune system work better at destroying cancer cells

There are several types of immunotherapy, including:

• Monoclonal antibodies and tumor-agnostic therapies
• Non-specific immunotherapies
• Oncolytic virus therapy
• T-cell therapy
• Cancer vaccines