This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis Prediction and early intervention – current research initiatives Psoriasis often affects the joints during the course of the disease – around a third of those affected develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA) over time. Improving early detection and developing preventive…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis 5-year long-term data on apremilast are convincing Many patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) suffer from chronic symptoms and need permanent relief from their symptoms. Two pooled analyses based on data from the PALACE trial program show that…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis Effective and efficient against pain The anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody ixekizumab has already been approved since 2016 for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In 2020, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) was added… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) Cardiovascular risk assessment in PsoA – a current “top priority”. Patients with psoriatic arthritis are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular disease. During the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Congress organized by IFPA in Stockholm, various approaches to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) From an interdisciplinary perspective, what are the current “Unmet needs”? Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests clinically as a heterogeneous disease with phenotypically highly variable expression. Most of those affected already suffer from skin psoriasis. Predicting which psoriasis patients are at increased risk…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Prognostic marker early incontinence The treatment of choice for prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy. It is usually followed by incontinence. Attainment of early continence could serve as a reliable prognostic marker.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Risk stratification Cave. Cardiometabolic comorbidities in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. According to recent epidemiological data, there is evidence of increased cardiovascular risk in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In order to perform adequate primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Incompatibility reactions Sperm allergy Sperm allergies are IgE-mediated reactions against components of seminal fluid. The main allergen is prostate specific antigen (PSA). Therapeutic measures include exposure prophylaxis by condoms or hyposensitization by exposures to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Annual Congress of the American Urological Association (AUA), San Francisco Risk assessment in prostate cancer: what do biomarkers do? Since the implementation of PSA testing, the number of PCa diagnoses has multiplied. Biomarkers are increasingly used to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment. New approaches, but also limitations, of microbiological testing…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Screening Thoughts on optimizing prostate cancer screening. PSA screening reduces prostate cancer-specific mortality. However, measures to optimize screening programs are indicated. The buzzword is “smarter screening.”
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 7th Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium in St. Gallen Active surveillance in prostate cancer – when is this possible? Early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) was revolutionized with the introduction of PSA (prostate-specific antigen). Since its introduction, however, it has been noticed that a large number of men with…
