This content is machine translated Current overview of sarcoma treatment Therapy options for sarcomas Sarcomas are rare malignant connective tissue tumors. Therapy is multidisciplinary and should be performed at sarcoma centers. In Switzerland, all sarcoma disciplines have organized themselves on a national level (www.sarcoma.ch).…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Advanced melanoma Pembrolizumab is superior to ipilimumab There is news on the KEYNOTE-006 study evaluating pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) for the treatment of advanced melanoma. The study was terminated early after the defined endpoints consisting of progression-free and overall…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychological problems with cancer The impact on patient and family is enormous Cancer diseases repeatedly bring patients and their relatives to their psychological limits. To prevent individuals from harming themselves or their children from developing behavioral problems, it is essential to identify…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2015 Advanced colorectal cancer – first and second line news. Two studies presented at the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco were dedicated to first- and second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. One was to determine whether the more…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Prostate cancer risk Bald or not, varied sex life is crucial Epidemiological studies on the association between androgenetic alopecia and risk of prostate cancer are conflicting. Now it has been shown again: Male hair loss is unsuitable as a risk marker.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The more drugs, the higher the risk Drug interactions in oncology In bright sunny early spring weather, it was hard to stay in the lightless lecture halls at the 25th Physicians’ Continuing Education Course in Clinical Oncology in St. Gallen, but…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Molecular markers are becoming increasingly important Treatment options for higher grade gliomas Histology (tumor resection or biopsy) is essential for diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis and therapy in higher grade gliomas. Molecular markers serve as an adjunct to WHO classification regarding expected…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Active surveillance as a treatment option Status quo and challenges using the example of prostate carcinoma Studies suggest that Active Surveillance is a treatment option for tumors with low risk of progression (low-risk tumors). The treatment team should work with the patient to determine treatment strategies…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma When is liver transplantation a reasonable treatment option? When patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) meet certain criteria for tumor size, tumor number, and metastasis, liver transplantation may be a reasonable treatment option. The allocation of available organs is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Onco-Training St. Gallen News on metastatic colorectal cancer Metastatic colorectal cancer was the focus of an afternoon symposium in St. Gallen. Significant progress has been made in the field of colorectal cancer therapy in recent years, but this…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Patient Competency “There is an increased need for micronutrients under chemotherapy”. In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Prof. Gerd Nagel, MD, internal oncologist and founder of the Patient Competence Foundation Switzerland, spoke about the meaning of the word “patient…
