Immunotherapy
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| Immunotherapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Immunotherapy |
| Short definition | immunosuppressant (IH-myoo-noh-suh-PREH-siv AY-jent) A drug that decreases the body's immune response. It reduces the body's ability to fight infection and other diseases such as cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
immunotherapy - (pronounced) (IH-myoo-noh-THAYR-uh-pee) A type of therapy that uses substances to stimulate or suppress the immune system to help the body Fighting cancer, infections and other diseases. Some types of immunotherapy only target specific cells in the immune system. Others affect the immune system in general. Types of immunotherapy include cytokines, vaccines, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), and some monoclonal antibodies
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Immunotherapy
- Wikipedia's article - Immunotherapy
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