immunotherapy
n. uncountable C1 Advanced US //ˌɪmjunoʊˈθɛɹəpi// im·munother·a·py
n. a type of medical treatment that uses your own immune system to fight diseases like cancer. It helps your body recognize and destroy harmful cells.
n. a branch of medical treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight disease, particularly cancer. It involves the use of substances that stimulate or suppress immune responses.
The patient is undergoing immunotherapy to treat her cancer.
Recent advances in immunotherapy have allowed doctors to treat certain cancers that were previously considered untreatable.
While traditional chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, modern immunotherapy specifically activates T-cells to identify and destroy malignant tissue with greater precision.
From immuno- + therapy.