Function of Bacille Calmette Guerin as a form of cancer immunotherapy.

Immunotherapy, also known as biotherapy is a well known treatment modality in the field of oncology now a days. It is also a hopeful therapy across multiple solid tumors and hematological tumors. Immune based therapy is a fore front form of cancer treatment which acts by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response. In recent year this therapy has been shown to be a progressive and leading uniformity among the traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.  It includes multiple agents for the treatment of various cancers which has been approved by the US Food and drug administration.

Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) is a germ. In humans it does not cause serious disease, but it causes infection in human tissues and helps in activating the immune system. Due to this, it makes BCG helpful as a type of cancer immune-oncology. BCG was one of the earliest immune based therapy used against cancer and is still being used in the present day. 

Some other drugs boost the immune system in a non-specific way, as alike to cytokines. But in contrast to cytokines, these drugs are not of course found in the body naturally like BCG. BCG is FDA-approved for early stage bladder cancer. It is a liquid put into the bladder with the help of a catheter. Attraction takes place in between the body’s immune system cells and bladder and further activated by BCG. This in turn affects the bladder cancer cells. Treatment with same can cause symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue and flu. There is also an occurrence of burning feeling in the bladder. It can also be used to treat some melanoma skin cancers by injecting it directly into the tumors.

 

Global Allied Pharmaceuticals (GAP) is accompanying an expert and proficient team of oncologists for immune based therapy and their associated services. Our team members are working effectively to meet the unmet need for medications. Immunotherapy has been a better treatment option and the research is still going on to expand a deeper understanding with a safe approach.

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