2024
From standard therapies to monoclonal antibodies and immune checkpoint inhibitors – an update for reconstructive surgeons on common oncological cases
Knoedler L, Huelsboemer L, Hollmann K, Alfertshofer M, Herfeld K, Hosseini H, Boroumand S, Stoegner V, Safi A, Perl M, Knoedler S, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. From standard therapies to monoclonal antibodies and immune checkpoint inhibitors – an update for reconstructive surgeons on common oncological cases. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1276306. PMID: 38715609, PMCID: PMC11074450, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1276306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHead and neck cancerBreast cancerMonoclonal antibodiesCheckpoint inhibitorsSkin cancerReconstructive surgeryNon-surgical treatment strategiesProlonged progression-free survivalSuboptimal treatment plansProgression-free survivalNon-surgical therapySurgical tumor resectionImpaired patient outcomeStandardized treatment algorithmSurgical therapy planningAnti-cancer strategyUnresectable tumorsConventional chemotherapyRemission rateTumor resectionCurative therapyTargeted therapyNeck cancerOncology cases
2018
The Collagenase of the Bacterium Clostridium histolyticum in the Treatment of Irradiation-Induced Capsular Contracture
Diehm Y, Hirche C, Berger M, Heil J, Golatta M, Kotsougiani D, Pomahac B, Kneser U, Fischer S. The Collagenase of the Bacterium Clostridium histolyticum in the Treatment of Irradiation-Induced Capsular Contracture. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2018, 43: 836-844. PMID: 30456640, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-018-1267-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterium Clostridium histolyticumCapsular fibrosisHematoma formationTreatment optionsImplant pocketClostridium histolyticumSilicone implantsMiniature silicone implantsNovel treatment optionsPotential treatment optionInjection of collagenaseVessel wall architectureMethodsThirty-six ratsVessel wall thicknessCollagenase injectionSignificant complicationsBreast reconstructionCapsular contractureClinical safetyBreast cancerDay 1Application of collagenaseDay 120Implant sitesThin capsule