Immunotherapy explained

Immunotherapy is used to treat many different types of cancer. Find out more about different types of immunotherapy treatment and what to expect.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is used to treat many different types of cancer. Find out more about having immunotherapy treatment and what to expect.
Types of immunotherapy
Learn more about different types of cancer and immunotherapy treatment.
BCG treatment for bladder cancer
BCG is a type of immunotherapy drug. It is used to treat some non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers.
CAR T-cell therapy

CART T-cell therapy (or CAR-T therapy) is a type of immunotherapy being used to treat some children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and some adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Nivolumab (Opdivo®)
Nivolumab (Opdivo®) is an immunotherapy drug.
Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) is an immunotherapy drug. It is used to treat many types of cancer.
Ipilimumab
Ipilimumab (YERVOY®) is an immunotherapy drug. It is used to treat several types of cancer.

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