Statistical adaptation to oncology drug development evolution

Cancer treatment started with surgery at least three thousand years ago. Radiation therapy was added in 1896 with chemotherapy started 50  years later. These “cut, burn, and poison” techniques try to kill cancer cells directly and have been the main approaches in treating cancer until recently. In the past few years, immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment. Instead of treating the disease, immunotherapies treat the patient with the disease; more precisely, correct the patient's immune system so that it can fight cancer in a long term, which makes the cure of metastatic cancers a real possibility.
Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research