What are Cancer Stem Cells?
To date, cancer stem cells are known mainly to oncologists, although they are crucial in cancer therapy, the prognosis of the disease, and a patient’s chances of recovery. Sequencing the DNA of cancer stem cells from a patient’s tumor sample can provide important information about the patient’s disease, including the likelihood of developing metastases. Until…
Can Immunotherapy Be Effective in Cases of Metastasis?
Some medical terms are equally threatening to medical professionals and laymen alike. “Metastasis” is one such word: even regular patients unfamiliar with biology or medicine know that metastatic cancer is a life-threatening development. Although the prognosis in such a scenario is rather grim, metastasis is still not a death sentence. The next generation of anti-cancer…
The 5 most important benefits of immunotherapy
In the treatment of cancer, immunotherapy has a number of significant benefits that can multiply a patient’s chances of remission and improve their quality of life. After all, the basic principle behind immunotherapy is that it trains the body’s own immune system to recognize malignant cells and engage in an effective fight against them. Immunotherapy…
What is the most effective cancer treatment?
In the last decade, the choice of cancer treatments available to patients has greatly expanded. The rapid development of innovation in this field has replaced decades of stagnation when the only ways to fight this terrible disease were surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. What really matters to the patient, however, is not the number of…
What is a Tumor Bank?
The unique therapies used at Biotherapy International are largely based on extensive clinical and research experience. In doing so, accessing intact patient tumor samples is often a decisive advantage in developing advanced personal immunotherapies, particularly anti-cancer vaccines. The only way to gain access to samples that may be obtained during surgery or biopsy is to…
