This content is machine translated Annual Meeting DGHO, OeGHO, SGMO and SGH+SSH in Stuttgart, Germany Update hepatocellular carcinoma – news from the system therapy In hepatocellular carcinoma, an increase in incidence has been observed in industrialized countries. HCC patients have at least two diseases, namely carcinoma as well as severe liver disease. The interaction…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ESMO 2017 in Madrid Blocking the “escape route” for the tumor Upsets in first-line therapy of non-small cell EGFR-mutated lung cancer are imminent. With the FLAURA trial, osimertinib is confidently presenting itself for the first time as a treatment option for…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of lymphedema The vascularized lymph node transplantation Reconstructive procedures strive to restore functional lymphatic drainage. Lymphatic surgery is indicated in patients in whom conservative therapy does not result in adequate control of the disease. Principles of autologous…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy for initial diagnosis of multiple myeloma Treatment protocols in the age of modern substances We are in the era of new efficient compounds against multiple myeloma. Nevertheless, high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation remains an essential part of the first-line treatment of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma Pathogenesis, clinic, diagnostics In multiple myeloma, the clinic leading to the diagnosis is derived from the end-organ damage. The diagnostic criteria were last updated in 2014. With well-established and widely available diagnostics, the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Special features of care for older people with cancer More than ever, interdisciplinary teamwork is required Cancer is primarily a disease of the elderly and very old. Special characteristics of this age group such as multimorbidity and polypharmacy place high demands on the treatment team. Close…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Radiation-associated angiosarcoma of the breast What can we learn from case reports? Radiation-associated angiosarcoma is more common than intuitively expected. The initial diagnosis should be made as early as possible. Paradoxically, even in this radiation-induced tumor, re-irradiation is a good therapeutic option.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EHA Congress in Madrid Earlier response does not translate into higher overall survival in CML Overall survival of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia cannot be altered by optimizations of imatinib therapy. This is despite the fact that earlier evaluations were able to demonstrate an influence…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Breast cancer/lung cancer/leukemia Targeted Therapy At the beginning of August, a press roundtable on the specialist field of oncology was held in Zurich. Insight was provided into “targeted therapy” in breast carcinoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Laryngeal cancer Who is suitable for laryngeal retention? Few patients with locally advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer are spared surgical laryngectomy. This is because in such squamous cell carcinomas there is some uncertainty as to what effect non-surgical…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Randomized trial of alopecia during chemotherapy. Cooler head, more hair To this day, the cancer patient is often iconically portrayed in popular culture as a weakened, balding person. Certainly, considerable progress has been made in oncology in recent years, and…
