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Evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment
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Abstract
Tailored to clinical and molecular characteristics of a patient’s management is the most promising direction in the evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment. Recent observations show, that significant progress may be also related to the use of methods addressing the immune system of patients. The use of multidisciplinary management is important since, that represents combined administration of various pharmacological treatments as well as the use of loco-regional and systemic methods. The aim of this paper is to discuss the most important ways in the evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment.
Abstract
Tailored to clinical and molecular characteristics of a patient’s management is the most promising direction in the evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment. Recent observations show, that significant progress may be also related to the use of methods addressing the immune system of patients. The use of multidisciplinary management is important since, that represents combined administration of various pharmacological treatments as well as the use of loco-regional and systemic methods. The aim of this paper is to discuss the most important ways in the evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment.
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Evolution of systemic anti-cancer treatment
Journal
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
Issue
Article type
Invited editorial
Pages
1-6
Published online
2015-03-06
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DOI
10.5603/NJO.2015.0001
Bibliographic record
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2015;65(1):1-6.
Authors
Maciej Krzakowski