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This updated 2026 exam preparation document offers a detailed Q&A guide on cancer immunotherapy, including foundational concepts, immune system activation strategies, and major drug therapies like Opdivo (nivolumab) and Herceptin (trastuzumab). It covers treatment goals, types of immunotherapy (monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, cancer vaccines, oncolytic viruses), and compares immunotherapy with traditional chemotherapy. Includes case studies, FDA approvals, mechanisms of action, and potential cancer targets such as breast, lung, bladder, and more. Ideal for students preparing for oncology or pharmacology exams. Keywords: monoclonal antibodies immune checkpoint inhibitors Opdivo nivolumab PD-1 receptor Herceptin trastuzumab HER2+ breast cancer NeuVax cancer vaccines oncolytic virus therapy immunotherapy side effects immune evasion mechanisms interleukins immune system stimulation

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Cancer Immunotherapy 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update



What is immunotherapy? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Using your body's own immune

system to help fight cancer




Can be done by stimulating the immune system to work harder or smarter

to attack the cancer cells or by giving the patient immune system

components




Goals:

, Stop or slow the growth of cancer cells

Stop cancer from spreading to other parts of the body

Help the immune system work better at destroying cancer cells




Most promising new cancer treatment approach since the development of

the first chemotherapies in the 1940s


types of immunotherapy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Monoclonal antibodies


Deliver drugs or radiation directly to the cancer cell without affecting

healthy cells by targeting specific antigens

Can also be used for diagnosis




Immune checkpoint inhibitors

Take the brakes off the immune system that the cancer cells use to evade

immune surveillance (CTLA4, Programmed cell death 1)

Allow T-cells to recognize and attack cancer cells better




Cancer vaccines

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