Using our immune relationship with bacteria
Of the many things that the immune system does, protecting us from pathologic bacterial infection is something that the immune system does the best. Our relationship with bacteria is complex, given that the average human has 10 trillion cells, yet is colonized by about 10 billion bacteria; most of which are helpful and necessary to good health. Because most of the time humans mount a very strong immune response to harmful bacteria, Advaxis has turned toward this effective response as a way to use the immune system to attack cancers. What we have found is a novel way to use the immune system with a higher level of therapeutic activity than is possible using other immune stimulatory approaches.
