Browsing by Author "Constantinidou, Anastasia"
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The fate of new fosfamides in phase III studies in advanced soft tissue sarcoma
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Graaf, W. T. A. van der (2017)For decades, doxorubicin alone or in combination with ifosfamide has been used in advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS). In 2014, a comparison of doxorubicin alone versus the combination with ifosfamide (in the randomised ...
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Gastric collision tumors: An insight into their origin and clinical significance
Michalinos, Adamantios; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Kontos, Michael (2015)Collision tumors are rare neoplasms displaying two distinct cell populations developing in juxtaposition to one another without areas of intermingling. They are rare entities with only 63 cases described in English literature. ...
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Gemcitabine Re-challenge in Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Therapeutic Option for Selected Patients
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Sebio, Ana; Benson, Charlotte; Antoniou, Georgios; Messiou, Christina; Miah, Aisha; Zaidi, Shane; Petruckevitch, Ann; Al-Muderis, Omar; Thway, Khin; VAN DER Graaf, Winette T.; Jones, Robin L. (2019)BACKGROUND/AIM: Treatment options for patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcomas are limited. Re-challenge with a previously successful gemcitabine-based regimen is common. There are no published data to support this ...
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Imaging in oncology-over a century of advances
Sharma, Bhupinder; Martin, Axel; Stanway, S.; Johnston, Stephen R. D.; Constantinidou, Anastasia (2012)Over the past 120 years, the discipline of oncology has evolved so that a multitude of anatomical and increasingly complex functional imaging techniques are now applicable in both clinical and research platforms. This ...
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Immunohistochemical Study of the Ras Oncogene Expression in Human Bladder Endoscopy Specimens
Agnantis, Niki J.; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Poulios, C.; Pintzas, A.; Kakkanas, A.; Spandidos, D. A. (1990)
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Incidence, severity and factors associated with diarrhoea in phase I oncology studies: experience of 1002 consecutive cases.
Diamantis, Nikolaos; Harris, Samuel John; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Michalarea, Vasiliki; Fontes, Mariane Sousa; Luken, Maria Jose de Miguel; Avaiya, Tejaskumar Laxmanbhai; Petruckevitch, Ann; Flohr, Donald; Hanwell, Janet; Papadatos-Pastos, Dionysios; Lopez, Juanita; Yap, Timothy Anthony; Bono, Johann S. de; Banerji, Udai (2016)
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Informational needs of patients with melanoma and their views on the utility of investigative tests
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Afuwape, S. A.; Linsell, L.; Hung, T.; Acland, Katharine M.; Healy, Ciaran; Ramirez, A. J.; Harries, Mark (2009)Background: The aim of the study was to identify the informational needs of patients with melanoma on disease status and prognosis, and to ascertain their views on the utility of positron emission tomography (PET) and ...
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Is there a case for anti-HER2 therapy without chemotherapy in early breast cancer?
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Smith, I. E. (2011)Summary: Trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy is now standard of care for patients with early HER2-positive cancers larger than 1 cm. Some patients however may not need or simply may not want chemotherapy with its ...
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Management and outcome of metastatic clear cell sarcoma
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Pollack, S. M.; Jones, Robin Lewis (2014)
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MDM2 inhibition in liposarcoma: A step in the right direction
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Pollack, S. M.; Jones, Robin Lewis (2012)
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Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer
Jones, Robin Lewis; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Reis-Filho, J. S. (2012)This article reviews the conceptual and practical implications of the intrinsic subtype classification of breast cancers and the limitations of this approach. It presents the most extensively validated gene expression ...
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Molecular subtypes and emerging therapeutic opportunities
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Jones, Robin Lewis; Reis-Filho, J. S. (Future Medicine Ltd., 2011)Triple-negative breast cancers comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors with varying prognosis, but the majority are of high histological grade and have a poor prognosis. Although there is considerable overlap between ...
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Molecular subtypes and emerging therapeutic opportunities
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Jones, Robin Lewis; Reis-Filho, J. S. (Future Medicine, 2011)
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Molecular subtypes of gastrointestinal stromal tumors and their prognostic and therapeutic implications
Szucs, Z.; Thway, K.; Fisher, Cyril; Bulusu, Ramesh; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Benson, Charlotte; Graaf, W. T. A. van der; Jones, Robin Lewis (2017)Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are composed of various molecular subtypes, with differing prognostic and predictive relevance. Previously, tumors lacking mutations in the KIT and PDGFRA genes have been designated ...
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Monograph for the BMJ: Guidelines for the management of tumour lysis syndrome
Larkin, J. M.; Constantinidou, Anastasia (2009)
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New drugs and clinical trial design in advanced sarcoma: Have we made any progress?
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Miah, Aisha; Pollack, S. M.; Jones, Robin Lewis (2013)
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Paraneoplastic Arthritides: Insights to Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Approach, and Treatment
Parperis, Konstantinos; Constantinidou, Anastasia; Panos, George (2019)Paraneoplastic arthritides are a group of inflammatory rheumatic syndromes induced by an occult and manifest malignancy, characterized by a wide range of musculoskeletal signs and symptoms that masquerade other rheumatic ...
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Patients with melanoma want to know their prognosis and value the use of investigative procedures
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Afuwape, S. A.; Hung, T.; Acland, Katharine M.; Healy, Ciaran; Ramirez, A. J.; Harries, Mark (2008)
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Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, an effective, well-tolerated treatment for refractory aggressive fibromatosis
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Jones, Robin Lewis; Scurr, Michelle R.; Al-Muderis, Omar; Judson, Ian Robert (2009)Background: Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) or desmoid tumour is a monoclonal proliferation which is locally invasive but does not metastasize. If local treatment fails to control the disease, systemic treatment with ...
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Perioperative chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing liver resection
Constantinidou, Anastasia; Cunningham, David; Shurmahi, F.; Asghar, Uzma; Barbachano, Yolanda; Khan, Aamir; Mudan, Satvinder; Rao, Sudha Ramachandra; Chau, Ian (2013)Background: Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and liver metastases benefit from perioperative chemotherapy and liver resection. The potential benefit of adding bevacizumab is yet to be defined. The impact of bevacizumab ...