Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a biological therapy which treats a condition by altering the body’s immune system.
There are two different types of immunotherapy.
Activation immunotherapy causes a reaction or an amplification of an immune response, whereas suppression immunotherapy reduces or suppresses the immune system’s response.
Immunotherapy for mesothelioma is an activation immunotherapy. The aim of this potentially ground-breaking treatment is to help stimulate the immune system to attack mesothelioma cells.
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Immunotherapy For Mesothelioma
There are a number of different immunotherapy treatments:
Monoclonal antibodies (MABs)
The blood naturally contains antibodies which help us to fight infection. MABs therapy copies the natural antibodies and makes more in the laboratory. They are then introduced to the patient’s body and attach themselves to proteins on the cancer cells, making it easier for the immune system to find and attack them.
Therapeutic cancer vaccines
In the same way that vaccines protect us against general illnesses such as the flu virus, they can also be used to treat cancer.
There is a wide range of vaccines that could help in the fight against cancer. Ultimately, they aim to stop cancer growth, destroy cancer cells left after treatment and prevent cancer from returning.
Adoptive T-cell transfer
This treatment changes the genes in the patient’s white blood cells, also called T-cells, through genetic engineering, to help them identify and destroy cancer cells.
These are just a few examples of immunotherapy treatments that may help in the fight against mesothelioma. Although immunotherapy has only recently started to be used in the treatment of cancers, including mesothelioma, the research has been ongoing for decades.
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Diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma
Ultrasound
As with pleural mesothelioma, x-rays or CT scans are often the first step taken by medical experts in diagnosing peritoneal mesothelioma. Ultrasounds may also be used to scan the abdomen.
This allows doctors to view the blood flow and check for any abnormal growths. Ultrasounds are painless and safe, as there is no radiation involved, resulting in little by way of side effects.
Laparoscopy and biopsy
In order to take a biopsy, under a local anaesthetic, a small cut is made in the abdomen, and a laparoscope is inserted through the cut. This is a tube with a camera and light. This allows the doctor to see inside the abdomen and look for signs of mesothelioma.
If any abnormal-looking areas are found, biopsies are taken. The small cut is then stitched up, and the biopsies sent for testing.