This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma No more transplants for relapsed or refractory HL in the future? The standard treatment approach for relapsed or refractory (RR) classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) after failure of first-line treatment is second-line therapy with the aim of achieving complete remission (CR), followed...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Transplantation Living kidney donation – what to consider? Post-mortem donor organs are scarce. Experts are therefore increasingly turning to living donations – with advantages but also risks.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Organ donation and transplantation Legal regulation and organization in Switzerland A lot has happened since the first tissue transplant. Not only that complete organs are now being transplanted. The transplantation was also put on legal footing.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Plasma cell myeloma Preferences in myeloma treatment in Switzerland 2018 With the approval of several new drugs, the treatment spectrum for second-line therapy of plasma cell myeloma has been expanded. In parallel, established treatment concepts, predominantly in first-line treatment, were…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Articular cartilage damage Conservative and surgical treatment of articular cartilage damage of the knee joint The treatment options for cartilage damage usually allow significant relief of discomfort and restoration of professional and recreational sporting ability. Early treatment is indicated to avoid irreversible changes in joint…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated In case of cancer or after organ transplantation Mental disorders in patients with chronic diseases In chronic somatic diseases, for example cancer, or after organ transplantation, there is a twofold increased prevalence of mental illness (up to 50%) compared to the average population. Comorbid mental…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Brain death What is the basis for brain death diagnostics in Switzerland? According to Article 9 of the Transplantation Law, a person is dead when the function of the brain, including the brain stem, has irreversibly failed. In principle, brain death can…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Transplantation How can you prevent rejection? When people lose their hand in an accident and subsequently undergo transplantation, they have to accept that they will be dependent on immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives. These…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ASH Congress in New Orleans What were the highlights? At the end of 2013, the 55th annual congress of the “American Society of Hematology” took place. Over 22,000 participants came to New Orleans, or “The Big Easy” as the…
