This content is machine translated Neither under nor over treatment Principles of lymphoma therapy in elderly patients The elderly often cannot be treated as aggressively as younger people for cancer. But at the same time, you don’t want to deprive someone of an effective medication “just” because…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 57th ASH Meeting in Orlando New field of application for rituximab The ASH Congress was held last year in Orlando. This time, one of the topics was the efficacy of rituximab in adult patients with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Up…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Oncology Annual Congress in Basel Risk- and age-adapted approach to multiple myeloma In October, the annual congress of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Hematology and Medical Oncology was held in Basel. A scientific symposium focused on risk- and age-adapted management…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Evidence base and practical considerations Anticoagulation in patients with renal insufficiency and atrial fibrillation. The risk of ischemic stroke is greatly increased in patients with renal insufficiency and atrial fibrillation. In stages II and III renal failure, DOAKs are a good alternative to vitamin…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 30th Interactive GP afternoon When the nose no longer stops bleeding This time, ORL emergencies were among the topics discussed at the GP afternoon at the USZ. What are the modern diagnostics and treatment of epistaxis? What decisions should be made…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Current therapy concepts Acute leukemias in children and adolescents Childhood leukemias are treated in a risk-adapted manner and are curable in the majority of cases. In acute lymphoblastic leukemia, one of the most important prognostic factors – in addition…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated From RAPID to RATHL Current treatment options for Hodgkin’s lymphoma The option of sequential PET computed tomography (PET) scans opens up new possibilities in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma. Current standard therapy in low-risk patients consists of two cycles of…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Acute leukemia in elderly patients Ethical Aspects of Therapy Decisions and Advance Care Planning Ethical conflicts in determining treatment may arise when there are differing views about achievable and reasonable goals of therapy. The first step of an ethically well-founded treatment is to realistically…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Guest article by the Foundation for People with Rare Diseases The increasing importance of genetics in medicine In medicine, one must think of the possibility of a genetic effect. Familiarity may be indicative, but genetic diseases also occur sporadically. With state-of-the-art high-throughput sequencing, diagnoses can now be…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Low-grade follicular lymphoma Discrepancy between guidelines and clinical practice. How are patients with low-grade early follicular lymphoma treated nowadays and what developments have there been in this regard in recent years? A U.S. retrospective cohort study shows that radiotherapy…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Vienna Myelodysplastic syndromes – data from clinical practice. At the 20th EHA Congress in Vienna, experts discussed the therapeutic situation in myelodysplastic syndromes. How does the frequently prescribed active ingredient azacitidine perform in practice? Data from a Dutch…