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  2. Immunoglobulin therapy - Wikipedia

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    Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions. [13] [14] These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Kawasaki disease, certain cases of HIV/AIDS and measles, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and certain other infections when a ...

  3. Hepatic arterial infusion - Wikipedia

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    Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) is a medical procedure that delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver. The procedure, mostly used in combination with systemic chemotherapy, plays a role in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). [ 1 ]

  4. Immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies.

  5. Cancer immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Cancer immunotherapy (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. [1] It is an application of the fundamental research of cancer immunology (immuno-oncology) and a growing subspecialty of oncology.

  6. Common variable immunodeficiency - Wikipedia

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    Intramuscular infusions are no longer widely used, as they can be painful and are more likely to cause reactions. People often experience adverse side effects from immunoglobulin infusions, including: swelling at the insertion site (common in SCIG) chills; headache; nausea (common in IVIG) fatigue (common in IVIG) muscle aches and pain, or ...

  7. Active immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Active immunotherapy is a type of immunotherapy that aims to stimulate the host's immune system or a specific immune response to a disease or pathogen and is most commonly used in cancer treatments. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Active immunotherapy is also used for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders , such as Alzheimer's disease , Parkinson's disease ...

  8. Percutaneous hepatic perfusion - Wikipedia

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    Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a regionalized, minimally-invasive approach to cancer treatment [1] currently undergoing Phase II and Phase III clinical testing.PHP treats a variety of hepatic tumors by isolating the liver and exposing the organ to high-dose chemotherapy.

  9. Immunodeficiency - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1950s Immunoglobulin(Ig) was used by doctors to treat patients with primary immunodeficiency through intramuscular injection. Ig replacement therapy are infusions that can be either subcutaneous or intravenously administered, resulting in higher Ig levels for about three to four weeks, although this varies with each patient. [13]