The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators of blood coagulation
- tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, CA125)
- CT planning of radiation therapy
- full course of conventional radiation therapy or brachytherapy
- chemotherapy (6 cycles), the cost of medicines is included
- symptomatic treatment
- cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- control examinations
- consultations of related specialists
How program is carried out
During the first visit, the doctor will conduct a clinical examination and go through the results of previous laboratory tests and instrumental examinations. After that, you will undergo an additional examination, including complete blood count, laboratory assessment of liver and kidney function. Based on the received results, the physician will elaborate the chemotherapy regimen, conduct radiotherapy planning with the help of CT or MRI, make the permanent tattoo marks on the skin and conduct CT simulation in order to assess the accuracy of the rays and the radiation dose. If necessary, related medical specialists will be involved in the elaboration of a treatment regimen (tumor board).
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are carried out as the day hospital procedure, without mandatory admission to the hospital. At each visit, the physician will assess your general condition and the marks on the skin. After that, you will be placed in a shielded radiation therapy room, on a special table.
Each radiation therapy session lasts less than half an hour (including preparation). All this time, doctors and nurses are monitoring your condition, you can communicate with them through a loudspeaker. The procedure is completely painless. Depending on the planned course of treatment, you will visit the hospital from 1 to 3-5 times a week.
During the chemotherapy session, after the placement of a venous catheter, you will stay in a comfortable ward. An infusion system will be connected to the catheter, through which the required drug or a drug combination will be administered. All drugs are administered by intravenous drip, slowly, so the total duration of the infusion can be up to several hours. All this time, doctors and nurses will monitor your health condition closely.
After the completion of the chemotherapy and radiation therapy course, you will undergo control examinations aimed at assessing your condition and efficacy of treatment. After that you will receive the medical report with detailed recommendations regarding further follow-up and treatment. In the future, you will be able to have a distant consultation with your attending physician and schedule the next course of treatment, if necessary.
Required documents
- Medical records
- MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
- Biopsy results (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Immunoncology at the University Hospital Bonn offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment of solid tumors, benign and malignant diseases of blood and bone marrow, rheumatic pathologies. The priority purpose of each employee in the department is to provide patients with an optimal medical care, based on the use of the very latest treatment methods. The department's specialists are distinguished by their high professionalism and colossal experience in the treatment of extremely complex clinical cases. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Peter Brossart.
The therapeutic options of the department include not only classical therapies, for example, chemotherapy, but also the therapy with the use of targeted drugs, such as antibodies, tyrosine kinase and mTOR inhibitors, immunotherapy, etc. The basic therapeutic techniques are complemented by supportive therapy, for example, pain therapy, diet therapy, physiotherapy, psychological support. All the treatment procedures are carried out in accordance with the GCP (Good Clinical Practice) standard. Great attention is paid to the interdisciplinary approach, which is provided within the Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne-Bonn.
The service range of the department includes:
- Oncology
- Diagnostics and treatment of bronchial carcinoma
- Diagnostics and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors
- Special counseling in pancreatic tumors
- Diagnostics and treatment of head and neck tumors (in collaboration with the Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiation Therapy)
- Diagnostics and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, bone and soft tissue sarcomas
- Diagnostics and treatment of cancer of unknown primary
- Diagnostics and treatment of renal cell carcinoma
- Diagnostics and treatment of progressive and recurrent testicular tumors and germ cells
- Supportive therapy for patients with cancer
- Diagnostics and treatment of thyroid cancer
- Hematology
- Diagnostics and treatment of multiple myeloma
- Diagnostics and treatment of leukemia (for example, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, etc.)
- Diagnostics and treatment of lymphomas
- Diagnostics and treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome
- Diagnostics and treatment of myeloproliferative disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of aplastic anemia
- Diagnostics and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia / immune thrombopenia / thrombocytopenic purpura
- Diagnostics and treatment of highly malignant non-Hodgkin lymphomas
- Rheumatology
- Diagnostics and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- Diagnostics and treatment of psoriatic arthritis
- Diagnostics and treatment of spondyloarthropathy
- Diagnostics and treatment of gout
- Diagnostics and treatment of collagenoses and vasculitides
- Diagnostics and treatment of rare rheumatic diseases
- Immunoncology
- Diagnostics and treatment of solid tumors (especially metastatic malignant neoplasms of the head and neck, lungs and kidneys)
- Diagnostics and treatment of neoplasms of the hematopoietic (leukemia) or lymphatic system (lymphoma)
- Diagnostics and treatment of other diseases
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Experience
- 10/1984 - 5/1991 Study of Medicine at the University of Tuebingen.
- 6/1991 Doctoral thesis defense, University of Tuebingen, overall assessment: excellent.
- 6/1991 - 8/1992 Intern in the Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg.
- 09/1992 - 01/1995 Research Fellow at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology.
- 02/1995 - 01/1997 Research stay funded by the German Cancer Aid at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (Prof. M. J. Bevan).
- Since 1/1997 Research Fellow at the University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology and Rheumatology.
- Since 12/1999 Board certification in Internal Medicine, additional qualification in Hematology and Internal Oncology.
- 02/2001 Habilitation in Internal Medicine.
- 02/2001 - 12/2007 Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital Tuebingen.
- Since 2002 Founding Member and Member of the Advisory Board of the Association "Cancer Immunotherapy" (KIMT).
- Since 2003 Member, "Molecular targeted therapy of cancer" (MTTC).
- Since 2004 Guest Professorship at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Genoa, Italy.
- 05/2004 Second place in the appointment procedure for a C3 Professorship in Clinical and Molecular Tumor Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin.
- 06/2006 Third place in the appointment procedure for a W3 Professorship in Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Erlangen.
- 09/2006 Third place in the appointment procedure for the W3 Professorship in Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Magdeburg, rejected.
- 06/2007 Invitation to the Chair (W3) of Hematology and Oncology, University of Bonn.
- Since 01/2008 Director of the Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Immunoncology at the University Hospital Bonn.
Prizes and Awards
- 10/1998 Arthur Pappenheim Prize for Hematology and Hematological Oncology by the German Society of Hematology and Oncology.
- 07/2006 Clinical Science Award 2005 by the German Society for Immunotherapy.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO).
- American Society of Hematology (ASH).
- Section Editor of the Journal "Leukemia".
Review Activities
- German Research Foundation.
- German Cancer Aid.
- Cancer Society of the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden and the UK.
Review Activities in the International Journals
- Nature.
- Nature Medicine.
- Immunity.
- J Clinical Investigation.
- PNAS.
- Blood.
- Cancer Research.
- J Immunology.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Bonn
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany!
The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combines all the highest standards of modern university medicine of the international level. A highly competent team of experienced physicians, which consists of more than 8,000 employees from various fields, takes care of the patients’ health.
The hospital has 32 specialized departments and 23 institutes, which implement the highest standards of treatment in Germany. On their basis, in addition to the successful clinical activities, the productive research and training of young specialists are carried out. Also, the hospital has 10 intensive care units and more than 30 cutting-edge operating rooms. They are equipped with the advanced surgical, navigation and monitoring systems, which provide sparing and the most effective surgical treatment. The total number of places for hospitalization is 1,250 beds.
The hospital presents all fields of medicine, while many of them are awarded by prestigious German and international certificates. For example, in 2007, the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the hospital became one of the four winners at the nationwide competition among Cancer Centers of Excellence. The research focuses primarily on the clinical genetics and genetic epidemiology, neurology, immunology and infectiology, hepatology and gastroenterology, and diseases of the cardiovascular system. The research findings contribute to the development of new therapeutic methods and overall improvement of treatment in Germany.
The main value for all employees of the hospital in Germany is human health, his individual needs and wishes, therefore, despite the high-tech infrastructure, the focus remains on the human attitude and respect for each patient.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Bonn live in cozy single, double and triple rooms, designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes a comfortable bed with a remote control, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs, as well as a TV and a telephone. Each patient room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with toilet and shower. The hospital also provides enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered tasty and balanced three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every day each meal features three different menus, including a vegetarian one. If you for some reason do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Christian priests are available for the patients at any time. Representatives of other religions may be requested at any time.
Accompanying person
Your companion may stay with you in your room or at a hotel of your choice during the fixed program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel during the outpatient program. Our employees will support you for selecting 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, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Surgical treatment of the brain tumors, tumors of spinal cord and spine
- Replacement of all joints, resection arthroplasty
- Deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation in patients with epilepsy
- Multimodal complex treatment of Parkinson disease
- Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
These are benign and malignant breast pathologies, malignant tumors of various localizations, neuromuscular diseases, stroke, retinal pathologies and various visual impairments, infertility, autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, leukemia and other pathologies.
- Ophthalmology
- Epileptology
- Reproductive medicine
- Hematology and oncology
- Neurosurgery
Over 8,000 highly qualified doctors and other employees work at the hospital.