main webpage
W Topic
Adaptive Immune System
Personalizing chronotherapy of immune checkpoint blockade
2025
Emerging evidence highlights the critical role of time-of-day (ToD) in immunotherapy, with large-scale retrospective studies showing that administering immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) earlier in the day is associated with significantly improved efficacy a…
Article

Adaptive Immune System

Subsystem of the immune system

The adaptive immune system , also known as the acquired immune system , or specific immune system is a subsystem of the immune system that is composed of specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate pathogens or prevent their growth. The acquired immune system is one of the two main immunity strategies found in vertebrates (the other being the innate immune system).

Like the innate system, the adaptive immune system includes both humoral immunity components and cell-mediated immunity components and destroys invading pathogens. Unlike the innate immune system, which is pre-programmed to react to common broad categories of pathogen, the adaptive immune system is highly specific to each particular pathogen the body has encountered.

Exploring foci of:
Personalizing chronotherapy of immune checkpoint blockade
2025
Emerging evidence highlights the critical role of time-of-day (ToD) in immunotherapy, with large-scale retrospective studies showing that administering immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) earlier in the day is associated with significantly improved efficacy across all cancer types. This observation aligns with our growing understanding of the circadian system, our internal biological clock, which governs a range of physiological processes, including immune regulation, over a 24-hour scale. Each individual possesse…
Click Adaptive Immune System Vs:
Innate Immune System
Immune System