This book explains the progress in biomedicine from the beginning of immunology attributed to the work of E. Jenner who devised a vaccine against smallpox, to the recent new developed disease therapies based on molecular biology of the cell and immunology. This book furthermore explains the progress in the recent therapies (near-infrared photoimmunotherapy, checkpoint blockade immunotherapy and CAR T cell therapy) against cancer which is the most common fatal disease in industrialized countries, developed intending to solve the problems of removing cancer drug’s side effects and bringing a cure for cancer to completion for which cancer patients expect with enthusiasm.
Table of Contents (excerpt)
1. Human Cells
2. Cell Cycle
3. Immune System
4. Vaccination
5. Treatment for Cancer
6. NIR Photoimmunotherapy
7. Checkpoint Blockade
8. CAR-T Cell Therapy
Bibliography
Index
About the Author