memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology

Head and neck cancer (HNC) are aggressive cancers and represents the sixth leading cancer by incidence worldwide. This kind of cancer constitutes about 3% of all newly diagnosed malignant tumors in humans, and this percentage is likely to increase …

This article gives a summary of several studies presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 2018. In specific, the biomarker analysis of the ‘IMpassion130’ trial, the effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors on T-cells and tumor immunogenicity …

Most autoimmune diseases like RA (rheumatoid arthritis) are usually associated with lifelong treatment. The etiology of RA remains unclear, but it depends on a high-risk genetic background and an environmental trigger, which leads to autoimmune …

Immunosuppression (IS) is administered to kidney transplant recipients to prevent rejection episodes and loss of the renal allograft. Most centers rely on a triple IS after induction with either interleukin‑2 receptor antibodies or antithymocyte …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are common entities, often with a benign course. Tumour biology, however, is different in immunosuppressed individuals, such as organ transplant recipients (OTR). As …