Immunoterapiaa
Immunoterapiaa is a medical term used for therapies that modulate the immune system to treat disease. It encompasses strategies that aim to enhance, redirect, or suppress immune activity to combat conditions such as cancer, infectious diseases, allergies, and autoimmune disorders.
Immunotherapies can be broadly categorized as active approaches, which stimulate the body's own immune response, and
Key modalities include checkpoint inhibitors that release brakes on immune cells (for example targeting PD-1, PD-L1,
Indications vary by modality and disease, with cancer being a major area of success. Immunotherapies are also
Common adverse effects reflect heightened immune activity and can include inflammation of organs, allergy-like reactions, and,
Research continues to optimize combinations, sequencing with other treatments, and the identification of predictive biomarkers to