Nacimiento de la quimioterapia

Autores/as

  • Luis H. Camacho Center for Oncology and Blood Disorders. Houston

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56050/01205498.1562

Palabras clave:

Quimioterapia, agentes oncológicos, drogas citotóxicas, cáncer, historia

Resumen

El uso de agentes químicos para tratar enfermedades se remonta a los primeros asentamientos humanos. Sin embargo, el desarrollo de terapias químicas como tal, se le atribuye al médico Paul Ehrlich con el desarrollo de su “bala de plata” para tratar la sífilis con arsenicales. La quimioterapia en cáncer surgió a partir del uso de armas biológicas en la Primera Guerra Mundial y el desarrollo del gas mostaza en 1917. Sus propiedades mielotóxicas y vesicantes fueron reconocidas en 1946 por Goodman y colaboradores y posteriormente utilizadas en pacientes con leucemia y linfomas. Después de 30 años de investigación, desarrollo de nuevos agentes e identificación de mecanismos diversos, se creó la oncología médica como subespecialidad de Medicina Interna en EEUU a fines de 1973. Los mayores avances oncológicos ocurrieron en estas tres últimas décadas como resultado de grandes descubrimientos tecnológicos en el área de biología molecular y genómica, que a su vez generaron un enorme avance en la investigación en cáncer. El acelerado desarrollo terapéutico oncológico ha impactado: a) el número anual de agentes aprobados por la FDA, b) la agilidad de los procesos de aprobación, c) el diseño de estudios clínicos y d) renovado el optimismo con el que pacientes y profesionales de la salud enfrentan el cáncer. Además, nuevas disciplinas nacieron (p.e., inmuno-oncología, cardio-oncología), y aquellas ya establecidas se sofisticaron aún más (radioterapia, medicina paliativa, etc). Este artículo revisa aspectos históricos relacionados con el desarrollo de la quimioterapia, los principios básicos para su aplicación y la combinación con otros agentes citotóxicos, terapias diana, e inmuno-oncología.

Biografía del autor/a

Luis H. Camacho, Center for Oncology and Blood Disorders. Houston

MD, MPH. Center for Oncology and Blood Disorders. Houston, United States of America

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Camacho, L.H. 2021. Nacimiento de la quimioterapia. Medicina. 42, 4 (feb. 2021), 597–614. DOI:https://doi.org/10.56050/01205498.1562.

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