IBD around the world
IBD is still mainly a phenomenon of the Western world, but the incidence is increasing steeply in newly industrialised countries where the population is undergoing rapid urbanisation…
IBD is still mainly a phenomenon of the Western world, but the incidence is increasing steeply in newly industrialised countries where the population is undergoing rapid urbanisation…
Metabolic interactions between the gut microbiome and its human host are thought to play a key role in the development of IBD and may hold the key to… read more.
The first-ever head-to-head comparative trial of two biological therapies in IBD indicates that UC patients treated with vedolizumab are significantly more likely to achieve remission than with adalimumab…. read more.
The sessions at ECCO 2019 were packed full of interesting data highlights and hot topics relevant to the treatment of IBD. In the video above, Professor Stefan Schreiber… read more.
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid malignancies that often fails to respond to standard of care treatment,1-3 and the need for new therapies is… read more.
As survival with frontline chemotherapy has steadily improved for patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma several studies have looked at how far short- and long-term toxicity can be reduced… read more.
Professor Stefan Schreiber (Germany) discusses the future of therapies in IBD.
Dr Filip Baert (Belgium) discusses the debate at UEGW on treating to target and tight monitoring in IBD.
Dr Johan Burisch (Denmark) reviews data he presented on the cost saving effect of biological therapy in patients with IBD.
Professor Paul Richardson (Boston, USA) presented the results of the OPTIMISMM study which compared the efficacy of pomalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (PVd) with bortezombib and dexamethasone alone (Vd)… read more.
The pathophysiology of MM is characterised by a state of profound immunosuppression through multiple mechanisms which provides a strong rationale for immunotherapeutic approaches including antibodies, immunomodulators, vaccines and… read more.
When treating patients with MM frail patients are less able to tolerate aggressive treatment and therefore have poorer OS. In the era of novel agents there is a… read more.