About biological therapy for kidney cancer
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About biological therapy for kidney cancer
Biological therapy is treatment that changes the activity of substances made naturally in the body. These therapies can control or destroy cancer cells. Some types work by encouraging the immune system to attack cancer cells. Various types of biological therapy are used for kidney cancer including sunitinib, interferon and interleukin (IL-2).
You may have biological therapy for kidney cancer that
- Has already spread
- Is at high risk of coming back after it has been removed surgically
Biological therapies can work well at controlling the cancer for some people. There is a lot of research going on to try to find out why certain patients do so well.
You can view and print the quick guides for all the pages in the Treating kidney cancer section.
Biological therapies are treatments that use natural substances from the body, or drugs made from these substances to kill cancer cells or stop them growing. Several different types of biological therapy are used for kidney cancer, including sunitinib, interferon and interleukin (IL-2).
Biological therapies are mostly used to try to shrink or control advanced kidney cancer and help people to live longer. But some trials are using interferon or interleukin (IL-2) to try to stop kidney cancer from coming back after surgery. Doctors call this adjuvant treatment.
Interferon and interleukin 2 (IL-2) are also being tested in combination with chemotherapy for advanced kidney cancer.
So you may have biological therapy for kidney cancer that
- Has already spread
- Is at high risk of coming back after it has been removed surgically
Biological therapies can work well at controlling the cancer for some people with advanced kidney cancer. There is a great deal of research going on to try to find out why certain patients do so well.
The next page in this section looks at the different biological therapy drugs for kidney cancer.
Our kidney cancer research page has information about these treatments, as well as details of clinical trials of biological therapies for kidney cancer.
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