This content is machine translated Listeria monocytogenes Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. To date, treatment options for two liver cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), have been inadequate, while new…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma New therapeutic option for heavily pretreated refractory multiple myeloma A first and so far only BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate has been approved in Switzerland since June 2022 for the treatment of multiple myeloma in heavily pretreated adult patients who experienced…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – cervical lymphoma Cervical lymphadenopathies are painful or painless swellings of the cervical lymph nodes and may be due to leukemias, lymphomas, and tumors of the head, neck, and mouth, in addition to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Unusual lung tumors in clinical practice. The diagnosis and treatment of lung carcinomas is part of everyday pneumology. During the poster presentations at the 62nd Congress of the German Society of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine e.V.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer New options in advanced breast cancer While new lecture formats had to be established due to the Corona pandemic, substantial progress in research around cancer therapies remained constant, as evidenced by study results presented at EHA.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Local therapy in HCC Interdisciplinary combination therapies on the rise Small changes made in the 2022 BCLC update may be of great impact in the local therapy of stage 0 to C HCC patients. Combination therapies and other interdisciplinary measures…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Intraepidermal neoplasms Actinic keratosis – a common precancerous condition Actinic keratosis is an intraepidermal neoplasia that can potentially develop into an invasive growing spinocellular carcinoma (SCC). The current study situation does not allow reliable risk stratification. With this in…
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 3 min This content is machine translated Colon Cancer New therapeutic perspectives raise hope for improved overall survival This year’s ASCO brought exciting study results to light. Especially in tumors of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, there were developments, some of which had practice-changing potential. In metastatic colon cancer,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Personalized medicine in the focus of treatment management The German Society for Senology (DGS) has been advocating for women’s breast health for a good four decades. The special feature of the professional society is its interdisciplinarity. To ensure…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chemo in hospice? Systems therapies for metastatic NSCLC in poor general health Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the cancer with the highest mortality worldwide, with two-thirds of cases detected only at locally advanced or metastatic stages. Unfortunately, recommendations for patients with… CME-Test
