A managing partner at Hudson Valley Cancer Center, Dr. Ram Kancherla provides advanced and compassionate care for oncology patients. Ram Kancherla, MD has performed hundreds of stem cell transplants. He is also well-versed in immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy is a type of biological therapy used as a treatment for cancer. It helps the patient’s immune system fight cancer cells in their body. The immune system comprises organs and tissues of the lymph system and white blood cells.
Additionally, the immune system is responsible for detecting and destroying abnormal cells, and it is part of its function to prevent and diminish the development of several cancers. With immunotherapy, immune cells can act better against tumors, especially because cancers have mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system.
Immunotherapy drugs used to treat cancer include immune checkpoint inhibitors, which block checkpoints of the immune system. These checkpoints keep immune responses from being too intense. By stopping them, inhibiting drugs allow the body to react more strongly to cancer. Patients can also receive lab-made immune system proteins, which bind to specific targets on cancer cells and help the body identify them.
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