immunotherapy
immunotherapy
Definition
immuno·therapy (--t̸her′ə pē)
noun
- the treatment of disease or infection by immunization
- the process of immunosuppression
immunotherapy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: The center is involved in treatment and research into kidney cancer including immunotherapy.
- call: This treatment, called antigen-specific immunotherapy, specifically targets the immune system's T cells that cause the disease.
- use: In fact initial attempts using tumor immunotherapy to combat cancer were made in the late 19th century by American Dr. William Coley.
- develop: Animal cancer tests have also proved confusing in developing immunotherapy ( Williams 1982 ).
Adjective modifier
- sublingual: Sublingual immunotherapy with a standardized grass pollen extract; a double-blind placebo-controlled study.
- gene-based: Oxford BioMedica is establishing a world-wide reputation for advanced gene-based immunotherapy for cancer.
- subcutaneous: The numbers of patients with a positive effect or no effect of subcutaneous specific immunotherapy were extracted.
- topical: Topical immunotherapy is the most effective treatment for extensive hair loss.
- specific: The numbers of patients with a positive effect or no effect of subcutaneous specific immunotherapy were extracted.
- active: Cancer vaccines are currently being developed to confer active, specific immunotherapy directed against tumor-associated antigens, while inducing minimal systemic toxicity.
Modifies a noun
- product: TroVax ® , Oxford BioMedica's lead cancer immunotherapy product, is in Phase II trials for colorectal cancer.
- treatment: There are many different types of biological therapy including immunotherapy treatments.
- program: Gene Discovery BioMedica has successfully established a strong gene therapy activity and a very exciting gene-based immunotherapy program.
Noun used with modifier
- allergen: Is allergen immunotherapy effective in asthma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- cancer: TroVax ® , Oxford BioMedica's lead cancer immunotherapy product, is in Phase II trials for colorectal cancer.
- cell: We therefore tested a dendritic cell immunotherapy in an attempt to control the tumor growth in two patients.
- tumor: Our findings indicate the importance of combining engineered T cells with other anti-tumour strategies such as vaccination to achieve a better tumor immunotherapy.
Preposition: of
- cancer: BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer: 20 years on.
Preposition: with
- mite: CRD summary This review assessed the efficacy of subcutaneous specific immunotherapy with house-dust mite extracts in adults with rhinitis and/or asthma.
Preposition: for
- cancer: And that's possible in the near future as an immunotherapy for cancer.
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