Medical Oncology

People facing cancer want access to the best doctors and most advanced treatments. Our experienced oncologists employ the latest advances in chemotherapy and immunotherapy as well as revolutionary cancer-fighting drugs. Reach out to our team today.

A medical oncologist administers chemotherapy or immunotherapy to kill cancer cells. The medical oncologists at ChristianaCare employ the latest advances in cancer-fighting drugs, including the Interleukin 2 (IL-2) therapy for melanoma and kidney cancer, which is available at only a handful of cancer treatment centers around the country.

Immunotherapy, also known as biological therapy, is a relatively new addition to the family of cancer treatments. Immunotherapy works with your immune system. It can help your body to fight cancer cells, or it can help to control the side effects from other treatments, such as chemotherapy.

Examples of immunotherapy at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute include IL-2 therapy, which involves the injection of a man-made version of a protein that your body uses to fight off infection, and bone-marrow and stem-cell transplants.

CAR T-cell therapy is another type of immunotherapy that uses your own immune cells to fight cancer. Doctors collect your T cells (a type of white blood cell), then reprogram them in a lab to recognize and attack cancer cells. These modified cells are multiplied and returned to your body to target the cancer. This treatment is used when other standard therapies haven’t worked and offers a promising new option for certain patients.