This content is machine translated Malignancies Therapy of esophageal carcinoma – an overview Esophageal carcinomas are comparatively rare tumors and account for approximately 1% of all malignancies worldwide. Based on their location, a distinction is made between cervical and intrathoracic tumors. Histologically, they… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated New oral therapy for ulcerative colitis First selective S1P receptor modulator in gastroenterology Ozanimod offers a new treatment option for adult patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) who have had an inadequate or no response to conventional therapy or a… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cirrhosis of the liver New algorithm identifies risk of complications Liver cirrhosis is a common consequence of prolonged stress on the liver, for example due to alcohol abuse or because of hepatitis. In close collaboration, scientists from Thomas Reiberger’s research…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Therapy of chronic hepatitis D virus infections Study shows significant antiviral activity of the active ingredient Bulevirtide Worldwide, 10 to 20 million people are infected with the hepatitis D virus (HDV). HDV infection is always associated with hepatitis B virus infection. For this most severe form of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Consider phytotherapeutics as a therapeutic option Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a heterogeneous disorder in terms of both pathophysiology and symptomatology. Accordingly, there is hardly any intervention that is effective for all patients. In the context of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Immune system becomes a data logger Bacteria with uptake function capture intestinal health Researchers at ETH Zurich, Inselspital and the University of Bern are equipping intestinal bacteria with a data logger function to monitor which genes are active in the bacteria. The microorganisms…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Listeria monocytogenes Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. To date, treatment options for two liver cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), have been inadequate, while new…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Stomach inflammations How a bacterial infection changes the tissue Infection of the gastric mucosa with the Helicobacter bacterium leads to gastric inflammation and also increases the risk of stomach cancer. A research team from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Local therapy in HCC Interdisciplinary combination therapies on the rise Small changes made in the 2022 BCLC update may be of great impact in the local therapy of stage 0 to C HCC patients. Combination therapies and other interdisciplinary measures…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome High “Burden of Disease” – better quality of life as a therapeutic goal In particular, IBS patients with predominant diarrhea suffer from a high burden of disease. This is shown, among other things, by a large international survey study conducted by a Swedish…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Colon Cancer New therapeutic perspectives raise hope for improved overall survival This year’s ASCO brought exciting study results to light. Especially in tumors of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, there were developments, some of which had practice-changing potential. In metastatic colon cancer,…
