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  2. William Coley - Wikipedia

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    William Bradley Coley (January 12, 1862 – April 16, 1936) was an American bone surgeon and cancer researcher best known for his early contributions to the study of cancer immunotherapy, specifically causing infection as a way to fight cancer, a practice used as far back as 1550 BC. [1]

  3. 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 .

  4. List of immunologists - Wikipedia

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    Kiril Bratanov (1911-1986), pioneer in the area of immunology of reproduction; William Coley (1862-1936), pioneer of cancer immunotherapy; Albert Coons (1912-1978), developed immunofluorescent techniques for labelling antibodies; Max D. Cooper (1933-), identification of T and B cells; Yehuda Danon (1940-) Deborah Doniach (1912-2004), organ ...

  5. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute - Wikipedia

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    In September 2014, a new cancer immunotherapy for melanoma patients called Keytruda became the first anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy approved in the United States. Jeffrey Weber, director of the Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center of Excellence at Moffitt, was one of the lead investigators of the clinical trial ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. The Immune Response Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Immune Response Corporation (IRC) was a pharmaceutical company that worked in the development of immunotherapeutic products. The firm was founded by Jonas Salk and Kevin Kimberlin when Kimberlin, "asked Salk to become lead scientific advisor for a new biotech company specializing in 'anti-idiotypes,' a novel vaccine technology."

  8. 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 .

  9. James P. Allison - Wikipedia

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    James Patrick Allison (born August 7, 1948) [4] is an American immunologist and Nobel laureate who holds the position of professor and chair of immunology and executive director of immunotherapy platform at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. [5]