Future Perspectives for Cancer Therapy Using the CRISPR Genome Editing Technology

Abstract

Over the last two decades, substantial progress has been made in cancer diagnosis and treatment, resulting in a steady improvement in cancer survival. While cancers can be treated using several different protocols, matching a protocol to a patient depends on the type and stage of cancer, in addition to age, sex, race, and the overall health of the patient, as well as considerations relevant to the potential side effects. The most common types of cancer treatment include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, and often, combinations of two or more types of the above therapies. However, the rapidly changing field of genome engineering and gene therapy promises a number of new and novel potential strategies for treatment of cancer.