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immunotherapy

American  
[im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo-] / ˌɪm jə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, ɪˌmju- /

noun

  • immunotherapies
    plural
  1. treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.


immunotherapy British  
/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ, ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

noun

  1. med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies

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Origin of immunotherapy

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + therapy

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The vaccine is being administered in combination with Merck’s blockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda to people who had surgery to remove melanoma.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The companies said the late-stage study, which tested the personalized cancer vaccine intismeran in combination with Merck’s blockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda, met its main goal of extending the time before cancer returns in high-risk patients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The vaccine, called Intismeran, was given in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug already used in cancer treatment.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

When delivered along with pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug and the current standard of care, intismeran autogene prevented melanoma recurrence and prevented the cancer from spreading to other organs, the companies said in a statement.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

"This combination potential is one of the study's most important findings; BifidoSumIL-2 not only works by itself -- it works with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy," Weichselbaum said.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

A third of patients whose cancer worsened on other immunotherapies experienced remission on RP1, with cancers vanishing in one of six.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

This shift could significantly improve the effectiveness of existing immunotherapies.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Many of today's cancer immunotherapies are designed to activate killer T cells, but only about 20% to 40% of patients experience meaningful benefits.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Diagnosis can then be matched to newly available immunotherapies that dissolve amyloid plaques in the brain and slow the overall course by approximately 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Doctors often hail immunotherapies as miracle drugs — and for good reason.

From Salon May 15, 2026

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