01 / How it works
Checkpoint proteins help regulate immune activity. Some cancers use these signals to avoid an immune attack. Checkpoint inhibitors block selected signals so immune cells can respond more effectively. Other immune medicines act through different mechanisms.
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02 / When it is considered
Selection depends on the cancer, stage, previous treatment, and sometimes tumour biomarkers. Your team also needs to know about autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, and previous reactions to immune treatments.
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03 / Your treatment session
04 / Care at Verita Life
Our medical team will look into your diagnosis, treatment history, general health, and overall care plan before deciding whether immune based treatment will be suitable for your needs. We don’t apply a single protocol to our patients, instead we combine different therapies to create a personalised programme built around each individual patient. We will review your circumstances and determine which treatments are best suited to you and your needs.
05 / Evidence
06 / Questions
Immunotherapy is not typically a single treatment, so while individual treatments such as Natural Killer Cell Therapy can ‘boost’ your immune system by adding more cancer-fighting cells to your body, other approaches help with the bodies natural antigen detection.
No. Our team will look into your diagnosis, medical history, and current treatments before we determine whether or not immunotherapy is suitable for you.
07 / Sources
Medically reviewed by Dr Abdulla El-Hossami, Group Chief Medical Officer. Last reviewed 2026-09-30.
