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The Department of Oncology, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich provides the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with malignant solid tumors, and benign and malignant blood pathologies. Of particular interest is the treatment of patients with acute leukemia, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, sarcomas, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and rare malignant tumors. The department is part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich, thanks to which doctors from related specialties are involved in the therapeutic process. All modern diagnostic methods and therapeutic procedures are available here, including bone marrow transplantation, which is often the most effective treatment method for blood cancer. The health of patients is in the safe hands of a highly qualified medical team, consisting of 65 doctors and 130 nurses. The department treats about 2,800 inpatients and more than 10,000 outpatients every year. The department's specialists pay due attention to the psychological state of their patients diagnosed with cancer, so a program of psycho-oncological care is being successfully implemented here. The Head Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael von Bergwelt.
Healthcare professionals in the field of oncology admit patients with various types of cancer. The department's team of doctors pays special attention to treating colon, stomach, esophageal, pancreatic, liver, bile duct, lung, and breast cancers, as well as bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Doctors are particularly skilled at treating rare malignant solid tumors, such as neuroendocrine tumors and cancers of unknown primary. Upon admission to the department, a patient undergoes diagnostic tests, based on the results of which oncologists, together with surgeons, radiation therapists, radiologists, and other specialists, develop the most effective treatment regimen. As a rule, it is practically impossible to do without surgery. Depending on the particular clinical case, a treatment regimen may also include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, antibody therapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, or immunotherapy. The department's oncologists successfully use hyperthermia combined with chemotherapy to treat bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Hyperthermia improves the effectiveness of chemotherapy by increasing blood flow to the tumor, allowing chemotherapy agents to penetrate deeper into the neoplasm tissues. Psychological care is also an integral part of the therapeutic process, since it is very important to maintain a patient's positive attitude towards a successful treatment outcome in the fight against cancer.
The key focus of the hematology team is the treatment of patients with leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. The specialists also treat benign blood diseases, such as anemia and hemoglobinuria. Chemotherapy is an indispensable method in the fight against blood cancer. The department's therapeutic options are, however, not limited to this type of treatment. The department is one of the few in Europe that offers an innovative form of immunotherapy called CAR T-cell therapy. The essence of the method is to harvest the patient's leukocytes and genetically program them to destroy cancer cells. Leukocytes are harvested with the use of special high-tech equipment, after which the resulting biological material is genetically modified. As a result of genetic manipulations, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) appear on the surface of leukocytes. After the processing and multiplication of cells in the laboratory, they are administered into the patient's body by infusion. CAR T-cell therapy is highly effective and can cure even the most complex cases of blood cancer.
The department's spectrum of therapeutic services is complemented by a bone marrow transplant, which is often indicated for patients with advanced leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. The department's specialists have been performing bone marrow transplantation procedures since 1979. The Section for Bone Marrow Transplantation has 24 beds, and thus this is the largest medical facility of this kind in Germany. Every year, more than 100 allogeneic bone marrow transplant procedures (transplantation of donor stem cells) are performed here. The department's transplantation success rate is one of the highest in Europe. This is not surprising, as the department employs professional doctors and has advanced technical resources.
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According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is regularly ranked among the best medical institutions in Germany!
The hospital is the largest multidisciplinary medical facility, as well as a leading research and training center in Germany and Europe. The hospital is proud of its bicentenary history and tirelessly confirms its primacy at the national and international levels. The outstanding quality of medical care is complemented by highly productive research activities, thanks to which many effective diagnostic and therapeutic methods, saving people’s lives, have been presented in medical practice.
The medical facility includes two main buildings, Grosshadern and Innenstadt. The hospital has 29 specialized departments, 53 interdisciplinary centers, 11 institutes, and many sections. More than 500,000 patients are treated here every year, which indicates the hospital's excellent reputation. A large and highly professional medical team, consisting of 1,800 doctors and 3,300 nursing staff, works for the benefit of patients. The hospital has 2,000 beds to accommodate patients.
The hospital's infrastructure deserves special attention: advanced diagnostic equipment that allows doctors to detect the slightest pathological changes in the human body, the latest operating rooms with highly efficient monitoring systems, robot-assisted surgical systems that facilitate sparing operations, and proper postoperative care.
Excellent technical resources and highly professional medical staff are undoubtedly the hospital's pride, but the medical facility also pays attention to the patient's comfort and to a humane attitude toward their life situation. When providing the necessary medical care, doctors and nursing staff always show a friendly attitude, inform patients in detail about the upcoming diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, gladly answer all questions of interest to patients, and provide moral support during the therapeutic process.
The hospital has many prestigious quality certificates, including a DIN EN ISO 9001 certificate, an IQM certificate, an endoCert certificate, certificates from the German Cancer Society (DKG) for treating various types of cancer, the German Cardiac Society (DGK), the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU), etc. Thus, patients can count on the best possible treatment outcome due to the use of the most effective and, at the same time, sparing therapeutic techniques.
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The patients of the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich live in comfortable, spacious, single and double patient rooms with a modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a shower and toilet. The furnishing of a standard patient room includes a comfortable bed, the position of which can be adjusted using the remote control, a locker for storing personal belongings, a TV, and a telephone. Also, if desired, you can connect to the Internet. In addition, patients can opt for enhanced-comfort rooms, with a safe, a fridge, and upholstered furniture.
The hospital has an excellent infrastructure. The medical facility’s area houses a bank, ATMs, a hairdresser, shops with a wide range of food, drinks, newspapers, magazines, and personal hygiene items, play areas for children, and a beautiful garden for walking, etc.
The patient and his accompanying person are offered a daily choice of three menus, including a vegetarian one. If you are on a specific diet for any reason, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Standard rooms include:
Religious services are available upon request.
Your accompanying person may stay with you in your room or at a hotel of your choice during the fixed program.
You may stay at a hotel of your choice during an outpatient program. Our managers will help you to choose the best option.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET/CT, angiography, myelography, biopsies, and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, and stereotaxic interventions are carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
Patients with benign and malignant neoplasms of various localizations, pathologies of arteries and veins, herniated discs, osteoporosis, congenital and acquired pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, benign and malignant pathologies of the mammary gland, and other pathologies.
Over 1,700 highly qualified doctors work at the hospital.
