{"id":5378,"date":"2026-01-23T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/?p=5378"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:50:40","slug":"targeted-therapy-vs-chemo-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/targeted-therapy-vs-chemo-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is targeted therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\n<head>\n<style>\n    \/* \ud83c\udfa8 \u0646\u0641\u0633 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0647\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629 *\/\n    :root {\n        --primary-color: #008ba3; \/* \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0632\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u0648\u0631 *\/\n        --secondary-color: #e0f7fa; \/* \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0626\u0629 *\/\n        --accent-color: #ff6f00; 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These proteins are what give the tumor the instructions to grow and spread.<\/p>\n            <p style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">When we use targeted therapy, we cut off these communication lines, so the tumor stops growing or dies, while your body&#039;s healthy cells (such as hair, stomach, and immune system) remain safe.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: var(--primary-color); margin-bottom: 20px;\">The decisive difference: the bomb vs. the sniper<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"comparison-cards\">\n            <div class=\"compare-card chemo\">\n                <span class=\"compare-icon\">\ud83d\udca3<\/span>\n                <span class=\"compare-title\">(Traditional) Chemotherapy<\/span>\n                <p>It works like <strong>\u201c&quot;The bomb&quot;\u201d<\/strong>. It kills any rapidly dividing cell in the body, whether it is cancer, a hair follicle, or the lining of the stomach.<\/p>\n                <ul style=\"text-align: right; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9rem;\">\n                    <li>\u274c Strong side effects (hair loss, nausea).<\/li>\n                    <li>\u274c It weakens the immune system in general.<\/li>\n                    <li>\u274c It attacks the entire body.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"compare-card targeted\">\n                <span class=\"compare-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/span>\n                <span class=\"compare-title\">Targeted (modern) therapy<\/span>\n                <p>It works like <strong>\u201c&quot;The Sniper&quot;\u201d<\/strong>. It looks for a specific marker (mutation) on the cancer cell and attacks only that one.<\/p>\n                <ul style=\"text-align: right; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9rem;\">\n                    <li>\u2705 Significantly fewer side effects.<\/li>\n                    <li>\u2705 It preserves healthy cells.<\/li>\n                    <li>\u2705 It is often an oral pill (without sedation).<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"concept-section\">\n            <h3>But... there&#039;s one condition for its success! \ud83e\uddec<\/h3>\n            <p>In order for the \u201csniper\u201d to work, we must give him a \u201cpicture of the target\u201d.<\/p>\n            <p>Targeted therapy doesn&#039;t work for all patients; it only works if your tumor contains [specific characteristics\/conditions]. <strong>specific gene mutation<\/strong> The drug can bind to it.<\/p>\n            <p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">For this reason, no doctor can prescribe treatment for you before the procedure. <a href=\"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/ngs-genetic-testing-jordan\/\" class=\"internal-link\">Genetic fingerprinting (NGS) testing<\/a> First, to identify the mutation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-box\" style=\"border-right-color: var(--accent-color);\">\n            <h2>Real-life examples of successful targeted therapy<\/h2>\n            <ul>\n                <li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Lung cancer:<\/strong> Patients with a mutation <em>EGFR<\/em> They take a pill a day instead of chemotherapy, and live a semi-normal life.<\/li>\n                <li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>breast cancer:<\/strong> The drug \u201cHerceptin\u201d targets a protein <em>HER2<\/em> It protects the heart and the rest of the body.<\/li>\n                <li><strong>Leukemia:<\/strong> The drug \u201cimatinib\u201d has transformed chronic leukemia from a fatal disease into a chronic disease that can be lived with.<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"cta-box\">\n            <h2>Does my condition allow for targeted therapy?<\/h2>\n            <p>The answer lies in your genes. Contact me so we can analyze your medical reports and see if you are a candidate for this advanced treatment.<\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/962770777277\" class=\"cta-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consult \u201cAbu Aoun\u201d now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2192 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u062f\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0637\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062c\u0647: &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0643\u064a&#8221; \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u0642\u062a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0637\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0625\u064a\u0630\u0627\u0621 \u062c\u0633\u062f\u0643 \u0648\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0639\u0647\u062f &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0626\u064a&#8221;. \u062a\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0645\u064a\u0632 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0628\u064a\u062b\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0629. \u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062c\u0647 (Targeted Therapy)\u061f \u0628\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637\u0629\u060c \u0647\u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0637\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0645 \u0623\u062f\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0635\u0645\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0640 &#8220;\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0641&#8221; \u062c\u064a\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0623\u0648 \u0628\u0631\u0648\u062a\u064a\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0645\u062d\u062f\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f\u0629 \u0641\u0642\u0637 \u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[506],"tags":[438,560,712,439,928,929,502,926,501,559],"class_list":["post-5378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-506","tag-438","tag-560","tag-712","tag-439","tag--ngs","tag-929","tag-502","tag-926","tag-501","tag-559"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}