What are the procedures involved with immunotherapy?
Blood is collected by a simple puncture of the vein as is done for any other lab test. b) The collected blood is then processed in the specialized lab by specially trained scientists under highly sterile and aseptic techniques. c) The application of the proven Japanese technique (Technical Collaboration M/S Biotherapy Institute of Japan) in the culture of the cells will result in three events. i. Activation of Lymphocytes ii. Expansion of natural killer cells, iii. Multiplication of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes d) After the process is completed the cultured cells of the patient are transfused (Given Back) to the patients as an intravenous drip some 10-20 days after the blood was collected from him/her. Since the growth of the cells is controlled by multiple factors, the exact date of the transfusion will be known only after the cells start growing in the lab. The NCRM staff will be in touch with your treating physician to intimate to you well in advance about the exact date/day of the trans
