This content is machine translated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Bortezomib in previously untreated multiple myeloma. A subanalysis of the VISTA trial was presented at the ASH Congress in New Orleans, showing that a higher cumulative dose of bortezomib resulted in a better outcome in patients…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tumor patients A significantly increased risk of severe pulmonary embolism At the 24th Physicians’ Continuing Education Course in Clinical Oncology in St. Gallen was about the risk for venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with malignant tumors. Not only…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pain as a symptom Principles of symptom control in palliative care. Pain management is one of the great challenges in palliative care, but often one with measurable therapeutic success. In advanced stages, all pain management options should be exhausted to improve…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated CLL11 study Combination of chlorambucil and CD20 antibody the new standard as early as 2014? In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Michael Gregor, MD, of Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, talks about the CLL11 trial. It addresses the study population, the most relevant results, and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Palliative care and pain therapy The need for qualified care will grow Palliative care (PC) has taken off since the late 1960s, especially in Anglo-Saxon countries, after Dame Cicley Saunders was able to open the first hospice in London. In Switzerland, too,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Frontal meningioma Good prognosis after surgical extirpation Case report: A 31-year-old, previously internally healthy woman was admitted for psychiatric treatment due to increasing disorientation and neglect. She described a lack of drive and limitation of memory that…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Palliation Giving more life to the days The essential foundations of palliative care can be well established in all specialties through continuing education, but knowledge of the four dimensions of palliative care detailed in this article is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastric Cancer Targeted therapies in HER2-positive tumors. To what extent does the biological understanding of the disease help define the therapy? This question was discussed at the ASCO-GI in San Francisco with regard to potential treatment options…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas What the family doctor needs to know At the SGIM Great Update in Interlaken, the most common problems and challenges that a family physician encounters when dealing with patients suffering from lymphoma were discussed. The only difficulty…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lung, kidney cancer and chronic myeloid leukemia What does modern clinical practice look like? At the DGHO Congress in Vienna, various aspects in clinical practice in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cell cancer (RCC) and chronic myeloid leukemia were addressed. In particular, the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stage 2 analysis of the CLL11 study Is the chlorambucil combination with GA101 superior to that with rituximab? At the ASH Congress in New Orleans, one of the topics was the CLL11 Phase 3 trial. After showing in the last issue of InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY that the…
