Observations made by Scottish surgeon George Thomas Beatson in the late 19th century and by German physician Paul Ehrlich in the early 20th century were critical to establishing a foundation for targeted therapy. In particular, Beatson linked hormones to cancer growth, fueling later developments in targeted hormone therapy, and Ehrlich proposed a “magic bullet”—the idea that a drug could target a disease-causing agent without harming healthy tissue.
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