This content is machine translated Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Bispecific antibody in heavily pretreated patients. Blinatumomab forms a bridge between T cells and cancer cells. The bispecific antibody is proving its worth in a new phase III trial. It has been approved in Switzerland for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) Is the survival prognosis actually worse for GIST of the small bowel? GIST is most commonly found in the stomach and small intestine. A new comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database shows that, contrary to popular…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma Approval of daratumumab in Switzerland At the beginning of this year, the first active immunotherapy directed against CD38 in refractory multiple myeloma was approved in Switzerland. The data from the two studies MMY2002 (SIRIUS) and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen Metastatic colorectal cancer “beyond surgery”. At the advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen, there was also a symposium on colorectal carcinoma, among other topics. In an overview, Prof. Dr. med. Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference Endocrine therapy helps prevent breast cancer Breast cancer can be prevented in healthy women with medication. Studies prove the effectiveness. In some countries, endocrine therapy is approved for this indication. However, acceptance of chemoprevention is generally…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Prostate cancer in old age If “man” gets old enough, prostate cancer is almost inevitable Prostate cancers are very common in older men. The clinical presentation varies widely. In principle, older men can also benefit from treatments.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer News Diagnostics and therapy of today – what is possible, what is new? Patient counseling is becoming increasingly important in prostate cancer. Diagnosis and therapy should be based on medical appropriateness and not primarily on medical options. In the case of carcinoma, up…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer screening Experience of the last years The “skin cancer epidemic” motivates large national prevention campaigns. Recent epidemiologic data support the effectiveness of primary prophylaxis and screening programs.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated White skin cancer Which tumors to cut, which to treat locally, which to irradiate? The standard of care for epithelial tumors is excision with a safety margin and surgical closure of the defect. In addition, there are local, radiotherapeutic and systemic approaches, depending on…
This content is machine translated Online training Swiss Oncology in Motion CME Module Ovarian Cancer: Care Situation in Switzerland Prof. em. Dr. Richard Herrmann in conversation with Prof. Dr. Andreas Günthert, Head of gyn-zentrum Luzern Video part 2/3: Care situation and treatment in Switzerland The ovarian cancer module was… CME-Test
This content is machine translated Online training Swiss Oncology in Motion CME module Ovarian cancer: options in maintenance therapy. Prof. em. Dr. Richard Herrmann in conversation with PD Dr. med. Marcus Vetter, Head of Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Baselland Part 3/3: Options in maintenance therapy The ovarian cancer module was… CME-Test
