Question

What is the difference between immune checkpoint modulators and immune cell therapy? Explain giving examples for each

Answer 1

• immune check points are regulators of the immune system . these pathways are crecial for self - tolerance which prevents the immune system from attacking cells indiscriminiately ,    ex -   glioblastoma is the most comon primary brain tumour in adult prognosisis poor ; even with current glod - standard first line treatment - maximal safe resection and combination of radiotherapy with temozolomide chemotherapy .
• immune therapy involves engineering patients own immne cells to recognise and attack their tumours and although this approach called adoptive cell transfer   ,      adoptive cell therapy for cancer is a form of transfusion   therapy , consisting of the infusion of various maure T cells , the cancer where the disease is unique to the indiidual , the adoptive T cell therapy is a personalised treatment .   immune cell therapy treatment become safe , effecting and cost effective , it is a new technology.