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Targeted drug therapy, the future of cancer treatment

April 18, 2014
Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine Medical Center

IN THE NEWS: The future of cancer treatment is targeting specific disease cells with drugs, says Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine Medical Center.

Van Etten, who came to the cancer center in October, 2014, plans to push for more early phase clinical trials of drugs that could benefit Orange County cancer patients.

“We’re taking diseases that used to be fatal and turning them into treatable conditions,” Van Etten told the Orange County Register. “More cancer drugs were approved last year than in the (previous) three years combined. It’s an extraordinary and exciting time to be doing cancer research and taking care of patients.” 

Read the full interview with Dr. Van Etten about the future of cancer care ›