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autolymphocyte therapy

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autolymphocyte therapy
Experimental oncology A form of immunotherapy for treating metastatic renal carcinoma, in which a Pt's WBCs are removed, stimulated by monoclonal antibodies, which causes the WBCs to produce and secrete cytokines; the cytokine supernatant is then removed and readministered with an aliquot of the Pt's own WBCs. Cf Immunoaugmentive therapy.


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Specifically, they aim to assess the safety and efficacy of combination therapy of gemcitabine and activated autolymphocyte therapy in patients with respectable pancreatic cancer.
The Treatment IND program will allow autolymphocyte therapy (ALT), an immunotherapy which uses a patient's own immune cells to treat disease, to be available as a treatment option to patients with MRCC who were not able to participate in ALT clinical trials.
Specifically, the two partners have begun animal experiments to assess the efficacy of activated autolymphocyte therapy and dendritic cell therapy in the treatment of various cancers.
 
 
 
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