This content is machine translated Polycythaemia vera Effective therapy management with regard to the risk of thrombosis Hyperproliferation of the three cell series in the bone marrow causes erythrocytosis, thrombocytosis, and leukocytosis in polycythaemia vera. The result is, among other things, a significant increase in hematocrit levels…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: Pregnancy and birth Von Willebrand syndrome with impressive bleeding history A patient who had already suffered four miscarriages related to bleeding complications presents for thrombophilia screening at the 6th week of gestation. During the diagnostic process, Von Willebrand syndrome is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hematologic malignancies Lymphocytic lymphomas and leukemias: focus on current therapies Malignant hematologic diseases such as leukemias or lymphomas represent the fourth most common cancer and affect approximately 20/100,000 population per year in Europe. A number of effective substances are now…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy Keeping an eye on iron status during tumor therapy Iron deficiency is not only common in malignancies, but also a risk factor for impaired efficacy of antitumor treatment. Accordingly, transferrin saturation should be kept in view and iron supplementation…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Case report: Pregnancy Von Willebrand syndrome and anti-phospholipid syndrome A patient with anti-phospholipid syndrome undergoes fertility treatment because she had already suffered two miscarriages. During a laboratory examination at the beginning of pregnancy, Von Willebrand syndrome is also diagnosed.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy Wider use for CAR-T cell treatment possible in the future? CAR-T cells have solved a central problem in cancer therapy – they make tumors visible again to the immune system. The initial successes in B-cell lymphomas are now attracting a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hematologic neoplasms Highlights and current data from the world of hematology ASH attendees immersed themselves in the world of hematology at the end of 2019. They learned about current trial data and findings around multiple myeloma, CAR-T cell therapy in LBCL,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma Overview of current therapeutic approaches Hodgkin’s disease belongs to the group of malignant lymphomas and is manifested by painless swelling of the lymph nodes, which are very often initially found on the neck or behind…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia In the long term: first-line therapy with TKI convinces with efficacy Chronic myeloid leukemia is a malignant disease of the bone marrow in which too many white blood cells are produced. In most patients, a genetic alteration of the Philadelphia chromosome…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Swiss Oncology in Motion: Video-based online training courses Educational films in various modules for medical oncologists, hematologists and oncology specialists. Oncology is on the move – research is advancing rapidly and new insights into biology and therapy are…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Online training Swiss Oncology in Motion CME Module Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Basics, Genetics and Guidelines Prof. em. Dr. Richard Herrmann in conversation with PD Dr. med. Jeroen S. Goede, Head of Hematology, Head of the Center for Lymphomas and Leukemias, Kantonsspital Winterthur Video Part 1/3:… CME-Test
