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Theranostics are one of the practical aspects of personalized medicine.This concept was designed to describe a material combining diagnosis,treatment and follow up of a disease.It evolved and included molecular targeting and nanotechnologies that incorporate both diagnosis and therapeutics.In this editorial,we are presenting briefly the concept and evolution of theranostics,highlighting many applications of theranostics in daily practice and discussing future perspectives and aspects of this model in gastrointestincal cancers.
Theranostics are one of the practical aspects of personalized medicine.This concept was designed to describe a material combining diagnosis, treatment and follow up of a disease. It evolved and included molecular targeting and nanotechnologies that incorporate both diagnosis and therapeutics. In this editorial, we are present briefly the concept and evolution of the ranostics, highlighting many applications of theranostics in daily practice and discussing future perspectives and aspects of this model in gastrointestincal cancers.