TARGETED THERAPIES
How are targeted therapies included in a treatment plan?
- Treatments
- Surgical Intervention
- Radiation Therapy
- Chemotherapy
- How does chemotherapy work?
- How chemotherapy differs from targeted therapy and immunotherapy
- How is chemotherapy administered?
- Goals of lung cancer chemotherapy
- When is chemotherapy administered for lung cancer?
- Chemotherapy as an option based on the stage of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Chemotherapy as an option based on the stage of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
- The reason behind chemotherapy drugs side effects
- Common side effects of chemotherapy for lung cancer
- Targeted Therapy
- Immunotherapy
Targeted therapy might be the only treatment or used in combination with others, depending on when the driver mutation was found and the patient’s response. Other treatments could involve additional targeted therapies, chemotherapy, chemotherapy-immunotherapy, angiogenesis inhibitors, or radiation therapy. Doctors also consider individual factors before deciding on a specific treatment, especially when multiple approved therapies are available for a particular mutation.
Here you will find the section’s topics
- Treatments
- Surgical Intervention
- Radiation Therapy
- Chemotherapy
- How does chemotherapy work?
- How chemotherapy differs from targeted therapy and immunotherapy
- How is chemotherapy administered?
- Goals of lung cancer chemotherapy
- When is chemotherapy administered for lung cancer?
- Chemotherapy as an option based on the stage of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Chemotherapy as an option based on the stage of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
- The reason behind chemotherapy drugs side effects
- Common side effects of chemotherapy for lung cancer
- Targeted Therapy
- Immunotherapy