Preventive Oncology and Diagnostic Cancer

Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of cancer treatment. This session will delve into the science of harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, covering:

• Checkpoint Inhibitors: Understanding how drugs that block PD-1/PD-L1 or CTLA-4 pathways enable immune cells to attack tumors.
• CAR-T Cell Therapy: Modifying a patient’s own T cells to better recognize and destroy cancer cells.
• Vaccine Development in Cancer: Investigating therapeutic vaccines that boost immune responses against cancer cells, including neoantigen-based approaches.