Immunotheraphy and Covid19

Whitey61
Whitey61 Member Posts: 26
edited March 2020 in General Cancer
Interested to hear from those in Immunotheraphy treatment, what you may have been told about Covid infection while being in this treatment?, My belief is we are neither suppressed or compromised, but perhaps another layer of being protected by having a ramped up immune system?, Again no data to confirm.

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  • SuckItCancer
    SuckItCancer Member Posts: 24
    edited March 2020
    I'm no scientist, but I follow your line of thinking and it makes sense to me.
  • GregP_WN
    GregP_WN Member Posts: 742
    edited March 2020
    I have not heard anything about that or haven't come across any articles about it, but I agree, it makes sense to me too.
  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 329
    edited March 2020
    I truly wonder if covid-19 can live in our toxic bloodstream environment...
  • carm
    carm Member Posts: 18
    edited March 2020
    Hello, I am an oncology nurse and wouldn't that be great if they were effective in combating a virus. All though they are Immunorherapies, they still specifically target cancer cells with either PD-L1 or checkpoint inhibitors. Viruses like these are retrovirals and medications used to treat HIV would probably be more effective. That being said, the biotherapy Avastin is currently being trialed for the treatment of Covid-19. I hope this satisfies your question.
  • GregP_WN
    GregP_WN Member Posts: 742
    edited March 2020
    Thanks Carm, that's interesting!

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