This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Three-dimensional tumor models as a prognostic tool Using so-called spheroid models of breast tumors, German researchers have been able to predict the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with great accuracy. This method is based on the “replication” of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Radiotherapy for prostate cancer Precision radiotherapy in primary treatment and oligometastasis. With rapid technological advances in radiation oncology, new treatment options are now available to patients with prostate cancer, both in the primary therapy and in the metastatic setting. In particular,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Localized prostate cancer Possibilities of curative therapy Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Not all prostate cancers are the same (keyword risk stratification). Not every prostate carcinoma needs to be treated (keyword overtherapy). Various…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Young cancer patients Intensive treatment until death A cross-sectional study from California shows: Young patients with cancer receive very intensive medical care (chemotherapy, hospitalizations, emergency room or intensive care unit admissions) in the last months and even…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated European Lung Cancer Conference Mutation analysis is crucial for the choice of therapy Three interesting studies were presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva. Two were dedicated to the group of NSCLC patients with an EGFR-activating mutation. Can erlotinib neoadjuvant achieve…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated T-cell therapy Pilot study shows promising activity With the so-called adoptive T-cell therapy, a new therapy method is in development that could also be used in the future for epithelial chemotherapy-refractory tumors. This is shown by the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Neurological complications under cancer therapy are common Prospective cohort data show: Nearly half of all women undergoing therapy for breast cancer experience neurological complications. Cognitive impairment is also common in this population. If one wants to reduce…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New insights into the development of tumor pain Activation of VEGFR-1 leads to hypersensitization of neurons Many different types of cancer are associated with pain, which severely limits the quality of life of those affected. Still, the underlying mechanisms of this tumor pain are insufficiently understood.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Follow-up of the NeoSphere study Compelling data on the neoadjuvant use of pertuzumab NeoSphere is a phase II trial in which 417 women with newly diagnosed HER2-positive, operable, locally advanced or inflammatory early breast cancer were randomized to four different neoadjuvant therapy arms.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Follow-up after renal cell carcinoma surgery How long is long enough? Patients with operable renal cell carcinoma must continue to be followed after nephrectomy. According to a study from the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the necessary duration of follow-up after…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview on breast self-check via app The digital world has become indispensable for us doctors Info ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE spoke with Stephanie von Orelli, MD, current head of the gynecology clinic at Stadtspital Triemli, and Brida von Castelberg, MD, former head of the gynecology clinic…
