What is targeted therapy for lung cancer? Is it a treatment method

Targeted treatment of lung cancer means placing a targeted missile in the patient's body, which will explode along the target and kill the lung cancer cells. However, not all lung cancers are suitable for targeted treatment, and the cost of targeted treatment is relatively high, and it is easy to develop drug resistance.

There are many treatments for lung cancer, such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc., which are all effective treatments. However, some lung cancer patients are treated with targeted therapy, and the effect is very good. However, many people do not understand this treatment method, so what does targeted therapy for lung cancer mean?
Targeted therapy can be said to leave a targeted missile in the body of lung cancer patients. This missile will explode with the target. There are some specific proteins on the surface of the tumor, but normal cells do not have such factors. Targeted drugs can use these drugs to identify tumor cells and then kill them at a fixed point. However, normal cells will not be harmed.
However, not all lung cancer patients are suitable for this method to treat and improve lung cancer. If you want to choose targeted therapy to improve this problem, you should pay attention to gene screening and test whether it is the EGFR gene. Among all lung cancer patients, only 1/3 of them are suitable for treatment with this method.
Targeted therapy is still not covered by medical insurance in most areas of our country, and the price is relatively expensive. More importantly, tumors are inherently complex. Even if conditions permit and targeted therapy can be carried out, we must pay attention to whether it is effective and fully consider the safety of the drug and the family's affordability.
Since the variability of cancer cells is very complex, targeted drugs are prone to develop a certain degree of drug resistance. Generally, if there is a rebound in indicators and the product is taken off the shelves, it means that there is drug resistance. After this drug resistance appears, the drug may still have a good effect in the early stage, but will no longer be effective in the later stage and will not be able to better control the disease.
The above are some explanations on what targeted treatment for lung cancer means. After discovering the problem, we should pay attention to solving it in a timely manner. Lung cancer is a relatively serious disease and has a relatively large impact on patients, so we must receive treatment in a timely manner in the early stages of the disease.