Update on Gene Therapy as an Antineoplastic Alternative

Abstract

The 21 st century has revolutionized medicine and with it the emergence of new treatment trends and the improvement of others not so new where gene therapy is found; an alternative that is gaining space in the profiles of cancer therapy. With the aim of describing the main characteristics of gene modification techniques and their use in cancer treatment or as an adjuvant in traditional treatments, 35 bibliographic references were reviewed where it was pointed out that: even though cancer is a monogenic disease, it is one of the main targets for this practice. The main techniques are aimed at strengthening our body and promoting neoplastic self-destruction in different ways. Gene therapy is an antineoplastic alternative that, although it is not a cure, promises to obtain very good results in the future.