What is Comprehensive Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is a treatment aiming at the restoration of the body’s immune system to proper functioning. The immune system is one very important part of the body’s complex natural defense system which protects us against a variety of diseases. These are not only infectious diseases caused by invading bacteria and viruses, but also cancer. Examples of immunotherapies for cancer, sometimes also referred to as biological response modifiers, are treatments such as interferons and other cytokines, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccine therapies. Interferons and other cytokines such as interleukins are produced naturally by white blood cells in the body (or in the laboratory) in response to infection, inflammation, or stimulation. Monoclonal antibodies are artificial antibodies against a particular target (the “antigen”) and are produced in the laboratory. Cancer vaccines have increasingly been shown to improve the immune response. They typically consist of a source of cancer-associated materi
