How Is Immunotherapy Changing Cancer Treatment?
What is Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy or immuno-oncology is a type of cancer treatment that uses the power of the body’s own immune system to treat cancer by either controlling, preventing or eliminating cancer.
The role of immunotherapy in cancer is to boost the immune cells to overpower and eliminate cancer cells.
It educates the immune system on targeting specific cancer cells and provides the body with additional integrants to enhance its immune response.
Immunotherapy for cancer treatment comes in a variety of forms. It includes targeted antibodies, cancer vaccines, tumour-infecting viruses, adoptive cell transfer, cytokines and adjuvant therapy.
Immunotherapy is interchangeably used with biological therapy. Because they use elements from living organisms to fight disease, immunotherapies are a type of biotherapy (also known as biologic therapy).
Gene therapies are immunotherapy treatments that use genetic engineering to improve immune cells’ cancer-fighting capabilities.
Many immunotherapy treatments for cancer prevention, management, or treatment can be combined with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted therapies to boost their efficacy.
Which Type of Cancer can be Treated with Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is suggested on a case-by-case basis to see if it is right and beneficial for each patient. Immunotherapy has proven to be a promising therapeutic option for a variety of cancers, including breast cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, leukaemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer and many others.
Immunotherapies can be injected into a vein, injected into a muscle, or injected under the skin. Certain types of immunotherapy can be administered directly to the tumour’s location in the bodily cavity.
What is the Cost of Immunotherapy in India?
Immunotherapy treatment intended for cancer patients stimulates the immune system of the body to battle the cells of cancer. Immunotherapy started a few years ago and advances every day in India.
The expense for a session varies from 1-1.5 lakh INR. Doctors plan therapy hours and prescription levels according to the professional assessment of the patient and further necessities.
There could be numerous immunotherapy sessions within one month depending on the patient’s condition.
How can Cancer rounds help you?
Cancer Rounds is committed to delivering the best immunotherapy treatment at the best cost so that our patients can benefit from them.
Additionally, our multispecialty team of professionals provides excellent clinical care for immunotherapy patients, regularly assessing their responses to treatment and changing their treatment regimens as appropriate.
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