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Examining Advances Challenges and Patient Outcomes in Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

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  • Pragati Aniket Manoli
  • Snigdha Pattnaik
  • Debanjana Prasad
  • Manashree Mane
  • Vinima Gambhir
  • C. Bharanidharan
  • Sumeet Kaur

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Immunotherapy has changed the way cancer is treated and given people with many types of cancer new hope. Immunotherapy works very well on some types of tumors, like melanoma, lung cancer, and blood diseases, by using the body's immune system to find and attack cancer cells. This abstract talks about the progress made in immunotherapy, the problems that come up when it is used, and how it affects the results for patients. New developments in immunotherapy include immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR T-cell treatment, and monoclonal antibodies. These have made a big difference in many patients' chances of surviving and quality of life. These treatments can have long-lasting effects, even on cancer that is very far along, showing that long-term recovery is possible. Clinical studies have increased the conditions that these treatments can treat, which has led to the approval of a number of new drugs and combining tactics that make them work better. Even with these improvements, the area of immunotherapy still has a ways to go. The reaction of patients is very different; some people get big benefits, while others show little or no response. Tumor variety, the tumor microenvironment, and the presence of immune-suppressing processes are some of the things that affect this variation. Additionally, dealing with immune-related side effects is very hard. To reduce toxicity without losing therapy effectiveness, careful tracking and treatment plans are needed. Access to immunotherapy is still a problem because some people can't get these medicines because they are too expensive, not available, or don't meet certain requirements. Inequalities in access to care can lead to unequal results from treatment.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:medicw:v:3:y:2024:i::p:532:id:532
DOI: 10.56294/mw2024532
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