Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is the concept of using the immune system to treat disease, for example, developing a vaccine against cancer. Immunotherapy may also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system, allergies for example.

What is Immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy is a treatment that is designed to harness the ability of the body’s immune system to combat infection or disease.

Activation Immunotherapies

Immunotherapy and Helminthic Therapy

Suppression Immunotherapies

Immunotherapy: Past, Present and Future

Adoptive T Cell Therapy Methodology

Adoptive T Cell Therapy Applications

Immunotherapy: The Future of Lung Cancer Treatment?

Neoantigens' Role in Immunotherapy

Latest Immunotherapy News and Research

Researchers develop new approach to predict immunotherapy response in breast cancer patients

Using computational tools, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a method to assess which patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer could benefit from immunotherapy.

29 Oct 2024

Research uncovers intrinsic factors influencing CAR-T cell success

Researchers from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute have found that the efficacy of varni-cel, a CAR-T infusion product for B-ALL patients, is highly dependent on intrinsic features of the CAR-T cells themselves and their progression within the patient.

29 Oct 2024

Global leaders gather at the NFCR Summit to drive breakthroughs in cancer care

The 2024 National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship, co-hosted with the AIM-HI Accelerator Fund, convened the world's top experts across cancer research, biotech entrepreneurship, pharmaceuticals, investment, and patient advocacy.

28 Oct 2024

Discovery of stem-like CD4 T cells offers new hope for cancer immunotherapy

Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a novel type of immune cell, called the stem-like CD4 T cell, that plays a pivotal role in anti-tumor immunity.

26 Oct 2024

Extracellular vesicles play key role in cancer drug resistance

Despite significant advancements in cancer treatment, drug resistance remains a persistent challenge. Cancer cells can often develop resistance to treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, leading to reduced treatment efficacy.

25 Oct 2024

Tertiary lymphoid structures linked to improved outcomes in liver cancer patients

A newly described stage of a lymph node-like structure seen in liver tumors after presurgical immunotherapy may be vital to successfully treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

25 Oct 2024

Climate change impacts pollen patterns and allergy sensitization in Chicago

People have heard for years that climate change is having a significant impact on plant vegetation patterns and influencing how pollen and mold produce.

25 Oct 2024

Study finds minority patients less likely to refuse vaccines

Throughout the Covid pandemic, media widely reported that Black patients were more likely than White patients to refuse vaccines, including the influenza and Covid vaccines.

24 Oct 2024

Key mutations discovered in cancer cells linked to WRN inhibitor resistance

Researchers have discovered key mutations in certain cancer cells that make them resistant to WRN inhibitors, a new class of anti-cancer drugs.

24 Oct 2024

Targeted therapy and immunotherapy improve outcomes in rare thyroid cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in combination with mutation-directed targeted therapy extended overall survival (OS) in patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC). Findings from the Phase II single center study published today in JAMA Oncology.

24 Oct 2024

Study highlights dangers of burning incense for allergy and asthma patients

In many cultures, it is common to burn incense for religious and cultural practices, including meditations, celebrations and spiritual and ancestral worship.

24 Oct 2024

Delabeling penicillin allergy to improve syphilis care

About 10% of Americans believe they are allergic to penicillin, and approximately 90% of those patients are not actually allergic.

24 Oct 2024

Study shows limited benefits of elimination diets for children with atopic dermatitis

Parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD, also called eczema) know that the allergic condition can mean a heightened risk of developing food allergies.

24 Oct 2024

Arthritis-style immunotherapy shows promise for heart failure

A study uncovers IL-1β signaling in cardiac fibrosis, highlighting distinct fibroblast populations and promising immunotherapy strategies for heart failure.

24 Oct 2024

Researchers identify mechanism of immune suppression in ovarian cancer

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack—blocking the energy supply T cells depend on. The study, published Oct. 23 in Nature, points toward a promising new immunotherapy approach for ovarian cancer, which is notoriously aggressive and hard to treat.

24 Oct 2024

Immunotherapy may be an effective treatment strategy for heart failure

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that a type of immunotherapy -; similar to that approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis -; also may be an effective treatment strategy for heart failure.

23 Oct 2024

NIH launches precision medicine trial to test new treatments for myeloid cancers

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a proof-of-concept precision medicine clinical trial to test new treatment combinations targeting specific genetic changes in the cancer cells of people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

23 Oct 2024

Researchers discover how ovarian tumors cripple immune cells

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack-;blocking the energy supply T cells depend on.

23 Oct 2024

New CAR T cells offer controlled treatment for solid tumors

Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells-;a type of cancer immunotherapy-;that can be switched on to varying degrees of intensity and then switched off on demand with existing drugs.

21 Oct 2024

Unraveling the mechanisms of B-cell maturation in blood cancer

Over four hundred people, 80% of them being children under 14 years old, will be diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (B-ALL) next year in Spain, according to the latest projections from the Spanish network of cancer registries (REDECAN).

21 Oct 2024