What is the difference between immunotherapy and gene therapy?

This is a good question as the terms used to describe certain disease fighting medicines can be confusing. read more

Immunotherapy -- trying to boost the immune system, gene therapy -- trying to use the genetic pattern of cancer cells to fight cancer, are two strategies, and in some cases gene therapy can be used as an immunotherapy. read more

Broadly speaking, immunotherapy is the use of immune cells from the patients or a donor to elicit an anti-cancer effect. Targeted therapy, is a therapy that aims to specifically target cancer cells, while sparing healthy cells. read more

In the last few decades immunotherapy has become an important part of treating some types of cancer. Newer types of immune treatments are now being studied, and they’ll impact how we treat cancer in the future. Immunotherapy includes treatments that work in different ways. Some boost the body’s immune system in a very general way. read more