Cancer treatments: Past, present, and future

Cancer Genet. 2024 Aug:286-287:18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2024.06.002. Epub 2024 Jun 17.

Abstract

There is a rich history of cancer treatments which provides a number of important lessons for present and future cancer therapies. We outline this history by looking in the past, reviewing the current landscape of cancer treatments, and by glancing at the potential future cancer therapies.

Keywords: ADC; BiTE; CART; Cancer; Cancer genetics; Cancer therapy; Cancer treatment; Cancer treatments history; Chemotherapy; Immunology; Oncology; Radiation therapy; Targeted therapy.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms* / therapy