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Nearly 20 Years with Bevacizumab Has Brought Hope for Patients and Deeper Understanding of Solid Tumors
Bevacizumab 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…
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…
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…
Treatment of Depression with Persistent Severe Insomnia − Interactive Case Study
A 39-year-old patient comes to the psychiatric office due to depressive symptoms with anxiety and…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
How to Save a Leg from Amputation?
Feared complications in diabetics include defects in typical locations on the lower limbs. Their…