This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis Secukinumab ready-to-use 300 mg injection convinces The EMA-approved new route of administration for the IL-17A inhibitor allows the recommended dosage to be administered in a single injection. Data analyses of the pivotal phase IIIb MATURE study…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Lung tumors What’s new? Among the approximately 200 abstracts on thoracic oncology at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting , exciting news was found especially on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). With immunotherapeutic options in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-resectable BRAF-mutated melanoma 5-year data from COLUMBUS study support continued long-term benefits After five years of follow-up in the COLUMBUS study, it is clear that patients with non-resectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAFV600 mutation benefit long-term from encorafenib in combination with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Seborrheic dermatitis Miconazole nitrate and ketaconazole as equivalent topical therapy options. The episodic scaling dermatosis leads to a high degree of suffering. Dermatological shampoos containing antifungal substances have been shown to alleviate symptoms in the capillitium area. In a multicenter study,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated "Mild Cognitive Impairment" (MCI). Ginkgo biloba for the improvement of neurocognitive symptoms Patients with mild cognitive function impairment – mostly affecting those over 60 years of age – may benefit from symptomatic therapy based on a standardized extract of ginkgo. This is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dementia Still forgetful or already demented? Effective treatment from the beginning The first signs of dementia are often not recognized, because the changes in the brain occur gradually. Often, a depressive episode also masks the actual symptoms. However, in order to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy Modern treatment management focuses on monotherapy The range of therapies for generalized and especially focal epilepsies is constantly expanding, so that the treatment regime can now be individually adapted to the needs of those affected. However,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypercholesterolemia Bempedoic acid closes “gap” in lipid-lowering field Treatment with statins is part of the standard therapy for high cholesterol levels. However, a substantial proportion of patients on statin therapy alone do not achieve the LDL-C levels specified…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Adjuvant melanoma treatment Interim analysis of “real world” data from the DACH region For the majority of melanoma patients, much more effective therapies are available today than a few years ago. This also applies to adjuvant melanoma treatment. Many new therapeutic approaches have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Corona research in focus “Breakthrough” infections, long-covid, and other recent analyses at a glance. Recently, there has been a Corona hotspot in the U.S., with many affected individuals being vaccinated. How is this to be classified? The long-term effects of COVID-19 will probably continue…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart attack and Co. Young infarct patients and atrial fibrillation – new insights The annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology again had a number of exciting and goal-oriented findings in store. In addition to groundbreaking study results in diastolic heart failure,…
