Agenus: the original immuno-oncology innovator.
Did you know your body’s immune system doesn’t just fight germs? It fights cancer as well—often without the awful side-effects of chemotherapy, radiation and even surgery. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that harnesses the power of the patient’s immune system to attack cancer.
Cancer puts up defenses to hide and escape from the body’s immune system; immunotherapy unmasks the cancer for immune recognition
Immunotherapy recruits an army of immune cells that work together to attack the cancer, and trains immune cells with lasting memory to prevent the cancer from coming back
Immunotherapy eliminates cancer cells by enhancing immune cell activation and function
Traditional cancer therapies vs. immunotherapies
Chemotherapy or radiation kill healthy cells as well as cancer cells
Immunotherapy harnesses the immune system to specifically kill cancer cells
Precisely targets cancer cells and spares healthy cells, resulting in potentially fewer side effects
Can benefit patients whose cancer has resisted traditional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation
Responses can be durable, with the potential to last much longer than the treatment itself