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17 Mar 2015

Alloimmune Thrombocytopaenic Disorders: A Review

Alloimmune thrombocytopaenia (AIT) is caused by alloantibodies against specific platelet glycoproteins. Alloimmune thrombocytopaenic disorders include…
17 Mar 2015

Multiple Myeloma and Renal Failure

Renal failure (RF) occurs in approximately 20-30% of multiple myeloma (MM) patients at diagnosis and in more than 50% of patients with advanced disease.
17 Mar 2015

Checkpoint Blockade in Cancer Immunotherapy: Squaring the Circle

Manipulating the complex interaction between the immune system and tumour cells has been the focus of cancer research for many years, but it is only in…
17 Mar 2015

How I Treat: Prognostication in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: A Gaze into the Future

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is due to the relentless accumulation of monoclonal B lymphocytes with a distinct immunophenotype…
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20 Feb 2015

Education of Medical Students in the Robotic Surgery Operating Room

Starting from the first year of medical school, our medical students have the opportunity to observe robotic urological procedures in the operating room…
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6 Jan 2015

Oncology is Multidisciplinary. By Definition

Cancer is a multidimensional and multifactorial reality. Starting at its very biological roots, the cancer cell needs the conjunction of different…
17 Nov 2014

Sequential Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor in Prostate Cancer: Piling-Up The Benefits or a Case for Cross-Resistance?

In the last 10 years, there has been accumulating evidence that, even in a low serum testosterone environment, the androgen receptor (AR) remains the…
17 Nov 2014

Unmet Medical Needs in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treatment: How to Design Pre-Emptive Combination Therapies

The rapidly expanding catalogue of human oncogenic mutations, coupled with difficulties in identifying the cellular targets of active compounds in…