Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
targeted therapy
Definitions related to targeted therapy:
  • A type of cancer treatment that uses testing and medication to more precisely identify and treat cancer. These treatments target and disable genes or proteins necessary to the proliferation of cancer cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances, such as monoclonal antibodies, to identify and attack specific cancer cells. Targeted therapy may have fewer side effects than other types of cancer treatments.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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