This content is machine translated Blood-based analytics: clinical application “Liquid biopsy” in malignant melanoma As a biomarker for monitoring the progression of tumor diseases, the detection of tumor cell DNA in blood using next-generation sequencing (“liquid biopsy”) is becoming increasingly important. This also applies…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Von Willebrand syndrome What is the importance of genetic testing? As the most common hereditary clotting disorder, Von Willebrand syndrome affects about one in a thousand people. With new diagnostic possibilities and findings in the field of molecular genetics, the question…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas Rare neuroendocrine tumors – individualized patient management is essential If a catecholamine-secreting tumor is suspected, determination of metanephrines in free plasma is a sensitive diagnostic method. Paroxysmal hypertension is a common symptom. Depending on the laboratory findings, an imaging…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer Molecular diagnostics under the microscope To date, molecular testing in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been reserved primarily for stage IV patients. However, with the introduction of targeted therapies also in earlier tumor stages,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Biomarker-based stratification Prediction of the therapy response of atopic patients In the context of new targeted therapies and the goal of precision medicine, stratification of patients based on their endotype is becoming increasingly important. Using the method of “deep phenotyping,”…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated TRK Inhibitors Entity-independent cancer therapy: a glimpse of the future? Since 2020, two TRK inhibitors have been approved in Switzerland for tumor diagnosis, i.e. independent of tumor entity. They are designed to treat any solid tumor with NTRK gene fusions,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Spinal muscular atrophy Single-agent gene therapy shows transformative therapeutic benefit New trial data demonstrate age-appropriate development and achievement of motor milestones in presymptomatic children with SMA using single-agent gene therapy, without any respiratory or nutritional support or serious treatment-related adverse…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis The role of the key cytokine IL-13 The Th2 response of atopic dermatitis is strongly controlled by IL-13, which activates the type II receptor by binding to the IL-13Rα chain. IL-13 is expressed at higher levels than… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Aesthetic medicine Too much/too little hair – non-drug treatments Originally, humans were hairy all over their bodies until a few 100,000 years ago, when a pseudogene essential for keratin formation slowly lost its functionality for hair follicles in certain… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL) Sézary syndrome and mycosis fungoides: STAT5 as a therapeutic target? As the disease progresses, the tumor cells in leukemic variants of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas spread not only in the skin but also in the blood and lymph nodes. Although an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Granulomatous diseases - an update News and interesting facts about pathomechanisms and treatment Both infectious and noninfectious granulomatous dermatoses are very heterogeneous clinical pictures. Treatment is based on pathogenesis and is primarily anti-inflammatory, with corticosteroids still playing an important role. A new therapeutic…
