• They act on specific targets associated with cancer, whereas most traditional chemotherapies act on all rapidly dividing normal and cancerous cells.
• They are often cytostatic agents which block the proliferation of cancer cells by interfering with specific protein required for tumor development and growth. Whereas traditional chemotherapeutic agents are cytotoxic that kill tumor cells.
• In addition to prolonging survival in patient that incompatible with traditional …show more content…
• Targeted therapy also considers cost effectiveness therapy. Due to most small molecule inhibitors are used orally which eliminates some treatment costs, including those associated with intravenous infusions in traditional