Department of Health Science, Peking University, China
Editorial
Harnessing the Immune System: Breakthroughs and Innovations in Immunotherapy
Author(s): Cintia Gatchev*
Immunotherapy has emerged as a transformative strategy in contemporary medicine, redefining how a range of diseases are treated by activating and directing the body’s own immune defenses. Rather than relying solely on conventional approaches such as chemotherapy or broad immunosuppression, immunotherapy targets specific immune pathways to enhance or regulate immune activity. This overview highlights recent progress in the field, emphasizing its expanding role in cancer treatment, autoimmune disease management, and infectious disease control. In oncology, immunotherapeutic approaches—including immune checkpoint inhibitors, adoptive cell transfer, and monoclonal antibody therapies—have produced significant and often long-lasting clinical responses. By strengthening the immune system’s ability to recognize and eliminate malignant cells, these therapies have improv.. View More»
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