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![[-- immunotherapy --]](Images/Terms/immunoth.gif)
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| defined: |
The concept of using the immune system to treat disease, for example, developing a vaccine against cancer. Immunotherapy may also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system, allergies for example.
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| explained: |
Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Michael Blaese, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines immunotherapy. |
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