{"id":2071,"date":"2015-07-10T03:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2015-09-21T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T18:05:07","slug":"the-new-focus-on-immunotherapy-and-drugs-for-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/10\/the-new-focus-on-immunotherapy-and-drugs-for-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Focus on Immunotherapy Drugs for Cancer Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No single cure-all cancer immunotherapy drug exists at this time. Instead, modern medicine offers several FDA approved single and combination drug options.<\/p>\n

What do they do to the body?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As outlined in the\u00a0Vox <\/em>article \u201cIs Cancer Immunotherapy Really a Miracle Cure?<\/a>,”\u00a0these treatments\u00a0prompt\u00a0a person\u2019s immune system to destroy cancer cells when it will not\u00a0do so\u00a0on its own. Immuno-oncology research began\u00a0as early as the 1890s when Dr. William Coley discovered he could shrink tumors in some patients by injecting bacteria directly into their tumors.<\/p>\n

Immuno-oncology was mostly ignored for over a century because of more evident successes in surgical, radiation and chemo therapies. Yet, many researchers\u00a0now believe it could be the key to curing cancers.\u00a0Modern technologies have helped us better understand at the cellular level how cancer forms and spreads\u00a0and how the body responds to different treatments.<\/p>\n

Are there risks?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every treatment available poses risks. Like chemotherapy, immunotherapy drugs have toxic side effects and can even cause adverse immune system reactions. Currently, these immunotherapy drugs do benefit many patients.<\/p>\n