Vol 73, No 2 (2023)
Review paper
Published online: 2023-03-20
Radiotherapy and targeted therapy – a review of the literature
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2023;73(2):91-94.
Abstract
Radiotherapy (RT) is an important treatment modality for cancer treatment patients. Approximately 50% of all cancer patients receive RT during the course of their illness. A great potential to improve treatment results involves combination RT with other methods. The combination of RT and cytotoxic chemotherapy is a clinically well-established and documented method to improve survival. Integration of targeted therapy with RT may provide therapeutic benefit by exploiting biologic and genetic differences between cancer and normal tissues while minimizing additional toxicity. The aim of this paper is to present a literature review of the effectiveness of combination radiotherapy and molecular targeted therapy.
Keywords: radiotherapytargeted therapymonoclonal antibodiessmall-particle drugs
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