Immunotherapy for Cancer - NCI
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. Learn about the types of immunotherapy and what you can expect during treatment.

Types of Cancer Treatment - NCI
This page lists the different cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy and takes you to more information about each type.

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors - NCI
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy that block immune checkpoint proteins from binding with partner proteins. Learn about the cancers treated with checkpoint inhibitors and the side effects they may cause.

Inmunoterapia para el cáncer - National Cancer Institute
La inmunoterapia es un tratamiento que ayuda al sistema inmunitario a combatir el cáncer. Obtenga información sobre los tipos diferentes de inmunoterapia y lo que puede esperar durante este tratamiento.

Side Effects of Immunotherapy - NCI - National Cancer Institute
Immunotherapy side effects happen when the immune system that has been prompted to act against the cancer also acts against healthy cells and tissues in the body. Learn about the types of side effects that immunotherapy might cause and where to go for more information.

T-cell Transfer Therapy - Immunotherapy - NCI
T-cell transfer therapy is a type of immunotherapy that makes your own immune cells better able to attack cancer. There are two main types of T-cell transfer therapy: tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (or TIL) therapy and CAR T-cell therapy. Both involve collecting your own immune cells, growing large numbers of these cells in the lab, and then giving the cells back to you through a needle in ...

Targeted Therapy for Cancer - NCI
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide, and spread. Learn how targeted therapy works against cancer and about side effects that may occur.

Adjuvant Keytruda Improves Kidney Cancer Survival - NCI
The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) has rapidly become one of the most widely used cancer treatments. Based on updated results from a large clinical trial, the drug is now part of an important milestone in the treatment of kidney cancer—specifically, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of the disease.

CAR T Cells: Engineering Immune Cells to Treat Cancer - NCI
To expand and speed up immunotherapy research, NCI has established a program to manufacture CAR T-cell therapies for use in clinical trials. Play the audio-described version of this video.

Immunotherapy: How the Immune System Fights Cancer - NCI
Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This animation explains three types of immunotherapy used to treat cancer: nonspecific immune stimulation, T-cell transfer therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitors.