Cancer Immunotherapy
Biological therapy of cancer based on dendritic cells obtained from the patient’s blood is one of the most efficient means to beat cancer. Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Jäger at Heidelberg University Hospital summarized about the limited and almost primitive approaches of chemotherapy, which involves an injection of the so-called ...
Opdivo. New Treatment of the Lung Cancer
No operations or chemotherapy needed? Is that possible? The new drug Opdivo will soon make treatment of the advanced stage melanoma available for the patients all over the world! Unfortunately, European countries face this kind of disease more frequently. Statistics leave much to be desired: lung cancer brings great fear...
Cellular therapy is a fast-growing field in Medicine
Cell therapy – is one of the fastest growing fields for the treatment of diseases. It’s based on the use of artificially collected cells or products by their cultivation. Until recently cell therapy was not commonly used. The reason was the high cost of the cell therapy and expensive equipment. Nowadays we find quite a large number ...
University Hospital Erlangen Challenges Melanoma
Malignant melanoma is highly aggressive form of skin cancer. For many patients with malign melanoma in an advanced stage, there was little hope until recently. In recent studies, there have been new and hopeful developments in the medical world. Making breakthroughs for melanoma patients are two newly licensed drugs that show...
Victory over cancer! Germany gives hope!
Cancer is one of most common causes of human morbidity in the modern world. According to statistics, malignant formations is the second most common factor contributing to death after cardiovascular diseases. Taking into account deteriorating ecology and increasing amount of carcinogens in the food, incidence of...