Dermatooncological infusion outpatient clinic
In the dermatooncological infusion outpatient clinic of the Skin Tumor Center, skin cancer patients are treated with the latest therapy methods. Therapy regimens are available within the framework of current national and international clinical studies.
The following types of oncological treatments are carried out in the clinic:
- Chemotherapies, for patients with advanced stage melanoma, advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (mycosis fungoides, Sézary syndrome) or other rare tumors
- Immunotherapies with e.g. ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, avelumab and interferon alpha for patients with melanoma in various stages or Merkel cell carcinoma,
- Phototherapy for cutaneous lymphomas
- Information on therapy studies can be found here
Daily routine
The daily routine begins after the patients arrive at around 08:30. The physician first gets an impression of the patient's current condition and discusses details of the therapy. If blood values are required and the blood values have not been brought along or need to be updated, blood will be taken.
For patients receiving chemotherapy or intravenous immunotherapy (high-dose interferon therapy, checkpoint inhibitors such as ipilimumab or PD-1 blockers), venous accesses (brown needles) are inserted and the infusions are connected. The required medication is dispensed.
A physician and nursing staff are present throughout the day to monitor the proper course of the various treatments. You can contact these members of staff at any time if you have any problems. When the therapy is over, usually around 2 p.m., the patients are discharged after the physician has gained an impression of how they are feeling.
Oncological care advice
Advice and information for patients and their relatives before, during and after therapy is provided by a specialist in Oncological Nursing/Palliative Care.
Further information here: Oncological care consultation at the Skin Tumor Center.