This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer PSMA in diagnostics and therapy: Where is the journey leading? The prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) plays an increasingly important role not only in the diagnosis of prostate carcinoma. The radioligand 117Lutetium-PSMA-617also provides a new therapeutic option in advanced castration-resistant…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Preventing brain metastases of melanoma A common and serious complication of malignant melanoma is the development of brain metastases. Systemic therapies can prolong survival but do not reach tumor cells in the brain. A potential…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic spontaneous urticaria When antihistamines are not enough – ligelizumab soon available in addition to omalizumab? The biologic omalizumab has empirically well-documented efficacy and safety and is considered the treatment of choice in international guidelines for cases of chronic spontaneous urticaria with inadequate response to antihistamines.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 in hematologic patients. Lessons learned from the pandemic The SARS-CoV-2 virus poses a particular challenge for hematologic patients. hazard. On the one hand, their immune system is often weakened by the disease and, on the other hand, numerous therapies…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-melanocytic skin cancer Topical treatment of actinic keratoses – what’s new? If actinic keratoses form on sun-damaged skin, treatment is recommended to reduce the risk of progression to carcinoma. The spectrum of topical treatment options has recently expanded. First, the novel…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Mastering challenges in everyday practice The therapeutic landscape for multiple sclerosis is now broad. Nevertheless, the goal of neuroprotective and remyelinating therapy has not yet been achieved. The aim of the 37th Congress of the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Targeted therapy in the metabolic patient Nearly 4200 attendees registered at the DDG Fall Meeting 2021which was held under the motto “Diabetes and obesity – together through thick and thin” – was a complete success. The…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer and precancerous lesions Non-invasive laser-based methods in routine diagnostics With optical coherence tomography and confocal laser scanning microscopy, state-of-the-art high-tech methods are available for the non-invasive diagnosis of non-melanocytic skin cancer and melanoma. Both methods are painless for patients…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Ovarian tumors Therapy Update For both germ cell and epithelial ovarian tumors, the first line of therapy is surgery and chemotherapy. However, there has been a lot of progress over the last few years,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Escaping the grip of pain – effective therapy makes it possible Migraine is based on a complex pathophysiology, which could only be detected gradually. According to current knowledge, a genetic predisposition, certain triggers, stress or overwork can trigger the recurring headache…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hidradenitis suppurativa Deciphering inflammatory pathways as the basis for new therapeutic approaches Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has a multifactorial etiopathogenesis and is associated with high impairment of quality of life. Empirical findings of increased expression of inflammatory cytokines suggest an immunologic genesis of…
