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Immunotherapy

Source: Vaginal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: April 5, 2023 · Captured 2026-09-09.

Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.

Context: Treatment Option Overview / New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses the patient’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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Imiquimod is an immune response modifier that is being studied to treat vaginal lesions and is applied to the skin in a cream.

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