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…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8. iron academy Iron deficiency in oncological and renal insufficiency patients. The 8th Iron Academy was not just about iron per se, but put iron deficiency in a larger practical context. Topics included early detection and management of oncology patients and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Anemia as a common problem in tumor disease Causes, diagnosis and therapy of anemia in cancer patients Anemia is a common but underestimated and consequently inadequately treated problem in tumor patients. Anemia has a major impact on patients’ quality of life, treatment, and prognosis. Unfortunately, anemia is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Vienna Multiple Myeloma News From June 11 to 14, 2015, the congress of the “European Hematology Association” took place in Vienna. Among many other news, there were of course also updates on multiple myeloma.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) Are gas station attendants at increased risk for MDS? The biennial International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) was held in Washington, USA, in early May. Risk factors for MDS were among the topics discussed. Several studies were presented in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia Diagnostics and therapy of CML – current state of knowledge A lot has happened in the field of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in recent years. Response and survival rates have risen sharply, and some patients are even said to be…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Rare, but well treatable – therefore remember it in practice! Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) reduces the life expectancy of affected patients and often drastically limits their quality of life. Early diagnosis is extremely important, because today a targeted therapy is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Red blood cell concentrates and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents Blood transfusions in oncology – when and for whom? In tumor patients, treatable causes of anemia should also be deliberately sought before transfusion. No transfusion due to falling below a “transfusion trigger”: The indication for a transfusion should always…
