Cancer and AI — Selected Events — beauhilton

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1907

Synthesis of arsphenamine (Salvarsan)

The first drug called a chemotherapy: chemicals that specifically target disease-causing organisms.
Salvarsan was the standard of care for treating syphilis until penicillin was invented.

Salvarsan treatment kit, c.1909–1912 — Wellcome Collection — CC BY 4.0

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