adaptive therapy

Adaptive therapy is a personalized approach to treating diseases like cancer, where treatment is adjusted based on how the patient responds. Instead of aiming to eradicate all disease cells aggressively, it aims to control and manage them, often by balancing treatment and remaining disease. This strategy helps prevent resistance—where disease cells evolve to evade treatment—by maintaining a population of sensitive cells that keep resistant ones in check. Essentially, adaptive therapy involves careful monitoring and flexible adjustments to treatment plans to improve long-term outcomes and quality of life.