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Nearly 20 Years with Bevacizumab Has Brought Hope for Patients and Deeper Understanding of Solid Tumors
19. 8. 2022 Source: Oncological TreatmentBevacizumab is among the first targeted therapies used in oncology. For many indications where chemotherapy options had been exhausted and few other treatment modalities were available, it changed the treatment approach and brought patients prolonged progression-free survival or even overall survival. It has become a standard of care for many advanced cancers. What do we know today about this monoclonal antibody, first introduced in routine practice in 2005?
Lurasidone in Antipsychotic Therapy – A Case Study of a Virtual Patient from the Laurie Project
MUDr. Elis Bartečků, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychiatry at MU LF and FN Brno presented the current possibilities of telemedical education at the XIV congress of the Psychiatric Society of the…18. 8. 2022 Source: Modern Treatment of Schizophrenia
Complex Impacts of Obesity on the Brains of People with Psychiatric Disorders
Obesity in individuals with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia is closely linked not only to higher mortality but also to worse progression of the psychiatric illness, lower response to psychiatric…18. 8. 2022 Source: Modern Treatment of Schizophrenia
Time is Blood! Impact of Diagnostic Delays on Prognosis of Patients with Acquired Hemophilia A
The famous slogan of neurologists in connection with strokes – 'Time is brain!' – can be modified to 'Time is blood!' for the issue of acquired hemophilia A (AHA). The factor of time plays a crucial…16. 8. 2022 Source: Hemophilia
Urgent Administration of Romiplostim in Life-Threatening Bleeding Associated with ITP
Recommendations for the care of acute, especially major bleeding in individuals with severe immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are not entirely clear. Various methods (steroid boluses, intravenous…10. 8. 2022 Source: Immune Thrombocytopenia
Consensus on the Administration of TPO-RA as Second-Line Therapy in ITP
What is the role of thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RA) in the second line treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)? Italian authors conducted a survey using the Delphi method…10. 8. 2022 Source: Immune Thrombocytopenia
Brentuximab vedotin in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab in R/R DLBCL – results from the open part of the ECHELON-3 study
The aim of the open run-in phase of the randomized placebo-controlled phase III ECHELON-3 study, the results of which were presented at the ASCO and EHA 2022 congresses, was to evaluate the efficacy…10. 8. 2022 Source: Hematologic Malignancies
6-year data from the ECHELON-1 study: How does combining brentuximab vedotin with chemotherapy affect overall survival of previously untreated cHL patients?
At this year's annual congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), results from the analysis of 6-year data from the international randomized open-label phase III ECHELON-1 study on overall…10. 8. 2022 Source: Hematologic Malignancies
How to Save a Leg from Amputation?
Feared complications in diabetics include defects in typical locations on the lower limbs. Their presence and frequent recurrences increase the risk of possible amputation of varying degrees, mainly…10. 8. 2022 Source: Wound Healing
Prophylaxis EHL products FVIII bring improvements in clinical and pharmacokinetic results
A freshly published real-world clinical practice study from Spain highlights the experience of switching patients with hemophilia A in a prophylaxis setting from standard half-life products to newer…8. 8. 2022 Source: Hemophilia
Benefit of Adding Empagliflozin to Standard Therapy in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
The use of empagliflozin led to a reduction in the risk of hospitalization for heart failure or death from cardiovascular (CV) causes in the EMPEROR-Reduced study in patients with adequately treated…5. 8. 2022 Source: Heart Failure
Sequential administration of immunochemotherapy and venetoclax after failure of BCR inhibitor treatment – interactive video case study
The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is evolving. What was impossible years ago is now becoming a reality. From chemotherapy, through immunochemotherapy, to the use of molecules…5. 8. 2022 Source: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hydroresponsive Dressings for Acute and Hard-to-Heal Wounds
A recently published review of clinical evidence from nearly three dozen studies demonstrates successful debridement and cleansing of various hard-to-heal wounds using HydroClean hydroresponsive…4. 8. 2022 Source: Wound Healing
Prediabetes through the lens of current data and findings − and why hurry with intervention
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is one of the most common causes of premature morbidity and mortality worldwide. The most serious impact on the health of the organism is mainly due to the…27. 7. 2022 Source: Diabetes
Discontinuation of Methotrexate After Initiation of Tofacitinib in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
New real-world data show that in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who started treatment with tofacitinib combined with oral methotrexate (MTX), it is possible to discontinue MTX and achieve…27. 7. 2022 Source: Arthritis
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