Oncology

Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia is a frequent, severe, adverse haematological complication of myelosuppressive and immunosuppressive cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment.

Ovarian cancer is the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer among females and the most lethal gynaecologic malignancy globally because of its vague presentation, insidious nature, recurrence, and drug resistance.

Non-bacterial endocarditis (also known as marantic endocarditis), a term coined by Gross and Fiedberg in 1936, encompasses the non-infectious (sterile) vegetations on structurally normal or superficially damaged cardiac valves in the absence of blood stream infection. Studies have postulated that local physical damage or cytokine mediated damage leads to platelet consumption, activation of clotting factors, and interlacing of fibrin strands that could be contributing to the vegetation formation.

Myopericytoma (previously defined haemangiopericytoma) is a rare vascular tumour originating from extracapillary cells called pericytes and rarely occurs in paranasal sinuses. Surgical wide resection is the treatment of choice. Post-operative radiotherapy is usually used in the case of incomplete resection.

Exploring the mechanisms of action of Tumour Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy, this infographic highlights how TTFields selectively target and disrupt the progression of cancer cells.

Infographic: MIUC Treatment Landscape. The publication of this infographic was funded by Bristol Myers Squibb

Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR), the first of four members of the ErbB family, play essential roles in both normal physiological and cancerous conditions.

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a cancer of the bile duct with poor prognosis and increasing incidence. Filippo de Braud gave an overview of CCA and its classification and highlighted key unmet needs in both diagnosis and treatment. Juan Valle explained that intrahepatic CCA (iCCA) accounts for 11% of the entire cancer of unknown primary (CUP) population, as well as 33% of patients with liver-inclusive disease.