Cytokine therapy
| Cytokine therapy | |
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| Term | Cytokine therapy |
| Short definition | cytokine therapy - (pronounced) (SY-toh-kine THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that uses cytokines (substances made by immune cells) to help the body fight cancer, infection or other diseases. Cytokines play an important role in the body's immune response. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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cytokine therapy - (pronounced) (SY-toh-kine THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that uses cytokines (substances made by immune cells) to help the body fight cancer, infection or other diseases. Cytokines play an important role in the body's immune response. They can also be created in the laboratory to be used to treat various diseases. In cancer, cytokine therapy can help the immune system kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. The two main types of cytokines used to treat cancer are interleukins and interferons
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