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Posted by MSc. Nguyen Van Phong and MSc. Le Thi Huyen - Cell Therapy Division, Vinmec High-Tech Center.
Autologous immune boosting therapy being implemented at Vinmec Hospital is a treatment method that uses immune cells (natural killer cells and toxic T cells) isolated from foreign blood. microbiota of the patient and cultured with proliferative activation to enhance the ability to kill cancer cells. These immune cells are then transferred back to the patient.
1. What types of cancer are autologous immune boosting therapy applied to?
Can be applied to patients with solid cancers such as lung, colon, duodenum, rectum, stomach, liver, bile, pancreas, esophagus, ovary, cervix, prostate, bladder optical, breast, brain...
2. At what stage is the cancer suitable for treatment with autologous immune-boosting therapy?
Cancer patients at all different stages can apply the therapy.
3. Is there an age limit for autologous immune boosting therapy?
Patients aged 18 to 75 years can perform autologous immunosuppressive therapy.
For patients not in the above age group, it is necessary to see a doctor to assess the ability to perform therapy.
4.Can autologous immune boosting therapy be used alone?
Autologous immunosuppressive therapy can be used as a stand-alone therapy.
5.Can autologous immunotherapy be used in combination with other cancer treatments?
To increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment, autologous immune boosting therapy is combined with other cancer treatment methods (surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, heat therapy...).
6. When registering to use autologous immunotherapy services, can customers do it right away?
Customers can receive autologous immunotherapy right after registration. However, in case chemicals are not available for therapy, customers have to wait 30-40 days from the time of registration (this is the time when chemicals are ordered and shipped from Japan to Vinmec Hospital). Times City).
7. How long is the treatment time for 1 time? Is there pain during the treatment? What do patients need to prepare before treatment?
The total time from blood collection to the time of transfusion of immune cells back to the patient is about 3 weeks. The patient had 2 visits to the hospital for blood collection and immune cell transfusion, each time lasting about 2-3 hours.
Therapy does not cause pain to the patient during the treatment.
Before treatment, the patient should limit going to public places, crowded to avoid infectious diseases, bacterial infections.
8. Can autologous immunotherapy be used in healthy people?
Autologous immune boosting therapy can be used for healthy people to improve the immune system to prevent cancer, viral diseases such as flu, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Epstein Barr virus ( EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)...
This therapy is not indicated for patients with autoimmune diseases, lymphoma (NK, T and B) patients. are using immunosuppressive therapies, patients with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV...
9. In Vietnam, besides Vinmec Hospital, which is implementing autologous immune-boosting therapy, is there any other facility that performs this therapy?
Currently, in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health has only licensed Vinmec Hospital to use immune-boosting therapies in support of cancer treatment. Vinmec Hospital is also the first facility in Vietnam to receive technology transfer from the Biotherapy Institute of Japan.
10. Can customers who are being treated at other medical facilities perform autologous immune-boosting therapy at Vinmec Hospital?
Customers who are being treated at other Hospitals can perform autologous immune-boosting therapy at Vinmec Hospital after being examined and consulted by specialist doctors.
11. To register for auto-immune-boosting therapy services, what do customers need to do?
Customers can contact via hotline or directly to 1 of 2 Hospitals, namely Vinmec Times City International Hospital and Vinmec Central Park International Hospital, with specific information as follows:
Patient Vinmec Times City International General Hospital
Address: 458 Minh Khai, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Tel: 024 3974 3556
Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital
Address: 720A Dien Bien Phu, Ward 33, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Tel:028 3622 1166
12. Can patients who have just undergone surgery perform autologous immune-boosting therapy?
Customers can perform autologous immune boosting therapy at least 14 days after surgery.
13. Does Vinmec Hospital have a home blood collection service for customers performing autologous immune boosting therapy?
For customers performing autologous immune-boosting therapy, Vinmec currently does not provide home blood collection service.
14. Does the client using autologous immunosuppressive therapy have any effect on quality of life?
According to scientific studies and statistics at Vinmec, customers after performing autologous immune-boosting therapy have improved their quality of life such as eating better, sleeping better, and reducing fatigue. tired, less cold...
15. Can a client with a fever perform autologous immune-boosting therapy?
In case the client has a fever, auto-immune boosting therapy cannot be performed. Therefore, patients must wait until their fever is gone and be examined by a specialist to assess their health before they can perform therapy.
16. How many times can a client perform autologous immune booster therapy in 1 year? How many treatments to get the best effect?
Customers wishing to use autologous immune-boosting therapy will be examined by a specialist first. After the examination, the specialist doctor will base on the level and stage of cancer progression to come up with a route to perform the most appropriate therapy for the patient.
17. Is autologous immunotherapy better than other cancer treatments?
Cancer treatment is a process that requires a combination of different methods to get the best results and each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Currently, autologous immune boosting therapy is being widely applied thanks to its high efficiency in killing cancer cells, rarely having side effects and increasing cancer treatment efficiency when combined with other methods. other law.
18. How effective has autologous immune-boosting therapy been in supporting cancer treatment?
Improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment by 25-35% when combined with traditional treatment methods such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Improve the immune system for patients. As a result, patients have significantly reduced symptoms of chronic fatigue.
Help patients reduce the risk of opportunistic infections such as flu, pneumonia, sore throat...
19. Does using self-help immune-boosting therapy make the client immune to cancer?
Customers use autologous immune-boosting therapy to help the immune system fight cancer agents, viral infectious diseases... contribute to preventing cancer and improving health. However, therapy cannot make the client completely immune to cancer.
20. What is the registration process for autologous immunotherapy services?
Customers register to perform autologous immune boosting therapy services according to the following process:
Please dial HOTLINE for more information or register for an appointment HERE. Download MyVinmec app to make appointments faster and to manage your bookings easily.
