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Immunotherapy
Source: Liver Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 8, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Types of treatment
Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses the person's immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by the body or made in a laboratory are used to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against cancer.
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy. Immune checkpoint inhibitors that may be used to treat liver cancer include:
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atezolizumab with the targeted therapy drug bevacizumab or cabozantinib
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durvalumab with tremelimumab
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nivolumab with ipilimumab
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pembrolizumab
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Learn more about immunotherapy and its side effects at Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer and Immunotherapy Side Effects.
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