This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma Antibody-drug conjugate now reimbursable in heavily pretreated refractory multiple myeloma A first-in-class BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of multiple myeloma in heavily pretreated adult patients who experienced disease progression during their last therapy has been approved in Switzerland since…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Restless legs syndrome: guideline update Substitute iron deficiency and always use dopaminergics judiciously The diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS) were revised and agreed upon in a consensus conference. The previous division into primary and secondary forms of RLS has been replaced…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Tips and tricks – an overview Heart failure is a growing problem in Switzerland, as in the rest of the industrialized world, because the incidence of heart failure increases with age and there are more and… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Iron status Patients with heart failure: supplement iron deficiency The current ESC guidelines bring into focus the importance of iron status in patients with heart failure. Iron deficiency is associated with decreased physical performance and quality of life regardless…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Blood cancer and co. Translational research and innovative treatment approaches At the transnational annual meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies for Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO), the latest data from basic, applied and translational research as well as…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Multidisciplinary cancer research Prevention, early detection and effective therapy in the focus of oncology The ESMO Congress is the largest European cross-indication cancer congress and this year again presented the latest advances in the therapy of malignant diseases. The central mission is to improve…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency Ferritin standard values vary according to patient population In certain underlying diseases such as heart failure or chronic kidney disease, transferrin saturation and soluble transferrin receptor should be determined in addition to serum ferritin levels. Inflammation is accompanied…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia The treatment of R/R CLL: guidelines, studies and case reports. The development of new, targeted substances can replace classic chemotherapies with more tolerable approaches 1 . In this webcast, Marc Heizmann, MD, Senior Physician Hematology and Transfusion Medicine at the Cantonal…
View Post 9 min Cardiovascular disease prevention New ESC CVD Prevention Guidelines for Stepwise and Individualized Intervention Dyslipidemia remains among the main causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to more than 21,000 deaths per year in Switzerland. Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a cornerstone of… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hematologic neoplasms New findings change the standards of diagnostics and therapy There is a lot happening in the landscape of hematologic neoplasms. This year, several potentially standard-changing studies could be presented to Congress at . Fitting to the claim of the annual…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Transfusion Technology Blood grouping to the point Transfusion diagnostics are critical to survival. Without assured compatibility and tolerance, no blood donation would save lives. But trend forecasts fear increasing consumption with a simultaneous reduction in potential blood…
