Oncoleader’s Post

This one difference makes immunotherapy significantly more powerful than traditional cancer therapy. Do you know what it is? 🔴 Traditional cancer therapy aims to "kill the cancer cells". The focus is on the cancer cells. 🟢 Immunotherapy aims to boost the function of the immune system - that will then go on to kill the cancer cells. The is, instead, on the immune system. The problem with "focusing on the cancer cells" is that, due to the highly dynamic, ever-evolving, and heterogeneous nature of cancer, it is impossible for traditional therapy to keep pace. So, with incomplete elimination of the disease, recurrence is almost inevitable. In this short video I briefly explain the significance immunotherapy's approach (focusing on the immune system) and then discuss why I think immunotherapy might eventually lead to a cure for cancer (I know, I used the "C" word). This video is the first video in my new course Cancer Immunology: The Core Concepts that covers the dynamic relationship between cancer and our immune system. This course is the perfect foundation for the immuno-oncology field and is a must have for any biotech professional in oncology. You can watch the first part of this course completely free over on the Oncoleader platform - link in the top comment! #oncoleader #immunotherapy #cancer