How do oncological patients perceive the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic ? Experience from CHU Liege in Belgium

Poster (2020)

Comment je traite... les cancers localises de l'oesophage. Etat actuel des donnees et strategie therapeutique. 2eme partie : l'interet des approches multimodales avec ou sans chirurgie.

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2017), 72(4), 168-174

In recent years, the treatment of esophagus cancer has been completely changed, thus competing the dogma of surgery as the cornerstone treatment. Multimodality treatments as radio-chemotherapy directly ... [more ▼]

In recent years, the treatment of esophagus cancer has been completely changed, thus competing the dogma of surgery as the cornerstone treatment. Multimodality treatments as radio-chemotherapy directly followed by surgery, or delayed surgery, significantly improve patient survival compared to surgery alone. Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy is associated with a higher complete pathologic response rate and improved survival compared to chemotherapy alone. Immediate surgery after radio-chemotherapy is challenged for patients who present a complete clinical response, especially in case of squamous cell carcinoma. Indeed, systematic resection is associated with a significant postoperative mortality rate and has not proven any survival advantage in complete clinical responders as opposed to delayed resection in case of locally persistent or recurrent disease. In squamous cell carcinoma, this could lead to organ preservation, thus avoiding the mortality and durable functional impairment of esophagectomy. This review will discuss the positioning of the multimodality treatment strategy with neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and chemotherapy and also the strategy of organ preservation. [less ▲]

COMMENT JE TRAITE ... Point de vue critique sur l'approche actuelle du cancer du pancreas localisé

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2015), 70(11), 540-5

Surgical resection followed by chemotherapy is the actual standard of care for localized, deemed resectable, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Despite a better selection of surgical candidates and the ... [more ▼]

Surgical resection followed by chemotherapy is the actual standard of care for localized, deemed resectable, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Despite a better selection of surgical candidates and the actual performance of expert teams, the proportion of patients with a prolonged survival has not been ameliorated during the last three decades. The morphological determinants of resectability are the subject of limitations. In the future, only a better understanding of the biological process, an earlier diagnosis of purely localized disease and more efficient systemic therapies may lead to a better prognosis. Meanwhile, taking into account the prognostic factors associated with a lower chance of cure is currently a matter of debate. The optimal therapeutic sequence, being a surgery-first or a neoadjuvant approach is controversial. The theoretical advantages of preoperative chemotherapy eventually associated with chemo-radiation are demonstrated in other tumours and applicable to pancreatic cancer without any excess of operative mortality, early progression rates and, on the contrary with positive survival data. The completion rates of multi-modal therapy are in favour of the preoperative approach, which also gives the opportunity to select the best candidates for surgical resection. [less ▲]

Predictors of severe Crohn's disease

in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology (2008), 43(8), 948-54

Traitement chimiothérapique actuel du cancer de l'ovaire

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2007), 62(9), 539-47

Epithelial ovarian cancer is frequently diagnosed at advanced-stage disease and chemotherapy is nearly always required. Optimally debulked patients may need adjuvant chemotherapy while, most of the time ... [more ▼]

Epithelial ovarian cancer is frequently diagnosed at advanced-stage disease and chemotherapy is nearly always required. Optimally debulked patients may need adjuvant chemotherapy while, most of the time this chemotherapy will be given to those with advanced-stage disease. Also relapses will be treated differently whether they occur early or late in the course of the disease. This paper reviews medical treatment modalities according to stage based on published data. Maintenance and consolidation treatments are also discussed. Finally a brief insight into new therapeutic tools is also given. [less ▲]