What is targeted therapy for lung cancer

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Since the 1950s, cancer has become the number one threat to human life and health. Moreover, the incidence rate and mortality rate of cancer are increasing in recent years. Especially lung cancer, its incidence rate is very high. The traditional treatment of lung cancer is chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, although it can play a therapeutic role to a certain extent, but the cure rate is very low. So medical experts have never given up exploration, and found a new treatment called targeted drugs.

What is targeted therapy for lung cancer

First of all: this treatment method was first discovered by some foreign experts, so the early biological targeted drugs are mainly imported Troika and IRESSA. Iressa is the first one to enter China and be used in clinic. It is found that this drug is particularly sensitive to our Asians.

But: because this drug is imported, so the cost is particularly expensive, and in recent years, China has accumulated a lot of clinical experience. Chinese medical personnel have developed domestic targeted drugs, including Endostar and thalidomide.

Although: targeted drugs have emerged, chemotherapy is the first choice for the treatment of lung cancer. Or chemotherapy combined with targeted therapy can improve the effect of treatment. If chemotherapy fails, targeted drugs will be used.

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Targeted therapy is a trend in the treatment of cancer in the future, which is very promising. Now the medical community has spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to study targeted therapy, so it is believed that cancer will be conquered in the near future.