العلاج الموجه، والذي أصبح متاحا لأول مرة في أواخر 1990s، له تأثير كبير في علاج بعض أنواع السرطان، ويعتبر حاليا موضوع بحث به نشاط كبير.
===Targeted therapies===Targeted therapy, which first became available in the late 1990s, has had a significant impact in the treatment of some types of cancer, and is currently a very active research area.