Review article

Side-effects of systemic antitumor therapy

Mladen Radić ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Ingrid Belac-Lovasić ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Arnela Redžović ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Sanja Pavlović ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka
Renata Dobrila-Dintinjana ; Klinika za radioterapiju i onkologiju, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka

Abstract

Systemic antitumor therapy (chemotherapy, hormon therapy and immunotherapy) is a form of treatment which consists of continuous use of drugs that destroy or control growth of malignant cells. It can be administered as a single drug or combination of drugs. The drugs used in chemotherapy protocols often cause side effects which are very variable depending of individual patient. Systemic antitumor therapy strong effects on cells that divide rapidly and destroy tumor cells as normal cells. In recent years, we treat our patients with targeted therapies which selectively act on cancer cells, and minimally harm normal cells, although they have some other types of side effects.

Keywords

chemotherapy; side effects; targeted therapy

Hrčak ID:

144018

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/144018

Publication date:

1.9.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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