This content is machine translated News from the ASH Congress on Nivolumab High response rates even in pretreated Hodgkin’s lymphomas Preclinical studies show that Sternberg-Reed cells, characteristic of classical Hodgkin lymphoma, use the PD-1 pathway to evade immunodetection. Therefore, immune checkpoint inhibitors such as nivolumab, which binds to the PD-1…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Immunosuppression in prostate cancer New therapeutic targets are being explored What is certain: The survival prognosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) has improved – on average from just over one (before 2000) to almost three years [1]. Nevertheless, current…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Bladder Cancer Promising immunotherapy A new phase I trial with a compound targeting the immunosuppressive protein PDL1 shows promising results with a good toxicity profile. This provides a potentially new class of drugs for…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy for lung cancer Staging, operability, and prognostic factors determine the indication The choice of therapeutic modalities for lung cancer depends on several factors. Accurate staging, assessment of operability, and knowledge of prognostic factors such as the number of affected lymph node…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Oral cavity carcinoma Histopathological parameters are important prognostic factors Important risk factors for oral cavity carcinomas in our latitudes are tobacco and alcohol use, chronic infection with high-risk HPV, immunosuppression, and previous tumors in the head and neck region.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Reconstructive neck and face surgery Plastic reconstructions after tumor resections in the head and neck region For tumors in the head and neck region, the functional and esthetic deficits must be weighed against the prognostic advantage when planning therapy. A variety of restorative options are available…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated National Concept Rare Diseases Breathing life into a concept The “National Concept for Rare Diseases” from the FOPH has been available since September 2014. This is a milestone in view of the great challenges and everyday situations of those…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma Avoiding unnecessary chemotherapy cycles and radiation with PET? At the annual meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO), various questions regarding the care of patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma were controversially discussed.What…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastric Cancer HER2 inhibition may also prolong survival in gastric cancer A new molecular genetic classification of gastric cancer into four subtypes was recently proposed as part of the Cancer Genome Atlas project, which identifies all gene defects in all known…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 1st Baden Breast Symposium 2014 Developments in the field of plastic reconstructive breast surgery At 7. and November 8, 2014, the 1st Baden Breast Symposium took place at the Women’s Clinic of the Cantonal Hospital Baden. The focus of the conference, which was organized…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EMUC Congress 2014 Active surveillance and androgen deprivation in prostate cancer. At the EMUC Congress in Lisbon, two sessions highlighted diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer. One was the benefits and effects of Active Surveillance, and the other was a…
