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References:

#1: 2018 SEER Manual, 149

#2: NAACCR Item #3270. RX Summ-Palliative Proc

Question:

Immunotherapy: Is immunotherapy ever palliative treatment according to any oncologists or SEER?

Discussion:

Answer:

Any treatment that destroys or modifies cancer tissue should be recorded as the appropriate type of treatment -- chemo, immuno, etc. Even if immunotherapy is given for symptoms/palliative treatment, it is likely to kill off tumor cells.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

Immunotherapy

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2018