Researchers have found that some cancer cells can go undetected by your immune system. This can allow the cancer to grow and spread. Cancer immunotherapy can help to reactivate the immune system so that it can recognize cancer in the body. It is also important to know that each person can respond differently to such treatment. You should have a discussion with your doctor if you are considering immunotherapy treatment.
ALK is a gene that makes a protein called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), which may be involved in cell growth.
An antibody is a protein made by the immune system during an immune response that attaches to specific cells and can affect the immune system's ability to target and kill cells.
EGFR is the protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells to divide. It is found at abnormally high levels on the surface of many types of cancer cells, so these cells may divide excessively in the presence of epidermal growth factor.
The immune system is a collection of organs, special cells, and substances that help protect you from infections and other diseases.
An infusion is a method of putting fluids, including drugs, into the bloodstream. Also called intravenous infusion.
An infusion reaction is any sign or symptom you might experience during or soon after the infusion of fluids, including drugs, into the bloodstream.
Median is a statistics term. The middle value, or number, in a set of measurements, which have been put in order from lowest to highest.
Metastatic is a stage in cancer where it has spread from the place where it started to other distant parts of the body.
NSCLC is a cancer that grows from inside your lungs or the lining of the airways.
Non-squamous lung cancer is a type of lung cancer that does not start in early versions of squamous cells, which are flat cells that line the inside of the airways in the lungs.
PD-L1 is a protein found on the surface of many cells, including cancer cells, that can affect the immune system's ability to target and attack cells.
A molecule that is the building block of the cells in the body. Proteins are needed for the body to function properly.
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