This content is machine translated Oncology Study updates from the ESMO Congress The variety of topics presented at the congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) last October underlined the breadth of the field and the close interlinking of disciplines....…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in...… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma Successful treatment with immunotherapy Chemotherapy (ChT) has always been the standard of care for the treatment of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (mMCC), but response rates are often not sustained [1, 2]. Bavencio® (avelumab) is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) One year of first-line therapy for CLL for the prospect of more than 5 years of treatment freedom¹ The BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has been approved in Switzerland as a first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) since November 16, 2023 [2]. This is based on the results of…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma Subgroup analyses of the JAVELIN Bladder 100 study – In the context of clinical practice. First-line chemotherapy followed by avelumab (BAVENCIO®)-maintenance therapy is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have not progressed on platinum-based chemotherapy, according to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Diagnostic innovations Will a 10-second analysis procedure soon revolutionize tumor surgery? The right measure is usually one of the greatest challenges of oncological surgeons; the tumor should be removed, taking as little as possible of the surrounding healthy tissue with it.…
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View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Oral tumor therapy Preliminary results of a pilot project to improve patient communication. The pilot project “Patient communication in oral tumor therapy to promote adherence” will evaluate whether targeted communication training for nurses and physicians adds value for patients and the healthcare professionals…
