Browsing by Author "Athanasiades, A."
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Combination regimen with carboplatin, epirubicin and etoposide in metastatic carcinomas of unknown primary site: A Hellenic Co-operative Oncology Group phase II study
Briassoulis, E. Ch; Tsavaris, N.; Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Samantas, E.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1998)The encouraging results that have been reported for cisplatin combination chemotherapy in a minority of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) together with the previously shown equal activity of carboplatin in this ...
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First-line chemotherapy with paclitaxel by three-hour infusion and carboplatin in advanced breast cancer (final report): A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Papadimitriou, C.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Athanasiades, A.; Nikolaides, C.; Keramopoulos, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1998)Purpose: To evaluate the activity and toxicity of the combination of paclitaxel given by three-hour infusion, and carboplatin as first- line chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC). Background: Paclitaxel ...
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Intensified carboplatin regimen with GM-CSF support in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A Hellenic Co-operative Oncology Group study (HeCOG)
Nikolaides, C.; Klouvas, G. D.; Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Samantas, E.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Mylonakis, N.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1997)This is a continuation of a HeCOG previous trial utilizing carboplatin and vindesine in conventional doses as a non-toxic regimen provided easily on an outpatient basis in NSCLC. In the present study we investigated whether ...
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Intensive chemotherapy with high-dose epirubicin every 2 weeks and prophylactic administration of filgrastim in advanced breast cancer
Fountzilas, George; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Giannakakis, T.; Athanasiades, A.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Bamia, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A. (1994)50 women with advanced breast cancer were treated with an intensified regimen which consisted of high-dose epirubicin (110 mg/m2) every 2 weeks and filgrastim (5 μg/kg) subcutaneously for 13 days, starting 24 h after ...
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Paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) plus carboplatin versus paclitaxel (225 mg/m2) plus carboplatin in non-small cell lung cancer: A randomized study
Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Mylonakis, N.; Fountzilas, George; Samantas, E.; Athanasiades, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)A recent phase II study by our group documented a response rate of 27% with the combination paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) 175 mg/m2 plus carboplatin dosed to a target area under the ...
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Paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) plus carboplatin versus paclitaxel (225 mg/m2) plus carboplatin in non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized study.
Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Mylonakis, N.; Fountzilas, George; Samantas, E.; Athanasiades, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)A recent phase II study by our group documented a response rate of 27% with the combination paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) 175 mg/m2 plus carboplatin dosed to a target area under the ...
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Paclitaxel and carboplatin in inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer: A phase II study
Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Mylonakis, N.; Fountzilas, George; Samantas, E.; Athanasiades, A.; Andreopoulou, E.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)Background: Based on the high activity of single-agent paclitaxel and the superior one-year survival rates of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with carboplatin, a phase II trial was initiated using ...
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Paclitaxel by 3-h infusion and carboplatin in anthracycline-resistant advanced breast cancer. A phase II study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Dombros, N.; Loannidis, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)37 patients with advanced breast cancer resistant to anthracyclines were treated with paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 by 3-h infusion and carboplatin at an area under the curve of 7 mg · min/ml every 4 weeks with G-CSF support. There ...
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Paclitaxel by three-hour infusion and carboplatin in advanced carcinoma of nasopharynx and other sites of the head and neck: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Athanasiades, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Samantas, E.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Nicolaou, A.; Dombros, N.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Dinopoulou, M.; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Daniilidis, J. (1997)Background: Paclitaxel has been demonstrated to have significant activity in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC). In addition, the combination of paclitaxel and cisplatin is active in untreated patients with ...
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Paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin or gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced head and neck cancer
Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Samantas, E.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)We performed a phase II study to evaluate the activity and toxicity of the combination of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) and carboplatin as first-line treatment in patients with recurrent ...
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Paclitaxel with carboplatin versus paclitaxel with carboplatin alternating with cisplatin as first-line chemotherapy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Preliminary results of a Hellenic Cooperative Ontology Group study
Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Athanasiades, A.; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Karpathios, S.; Papakostas, P.; Bamia, C.; Fountzilas, George (1997)Ninety previously untreated patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages IIC, III, and IV) were randomized, after initial cytoreductive surgery, to receive ...
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Paclitaxel-carboplatin combination chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer: Accumulating evidence for synergy, efficacy, and safety
Pentheroudakis, George; Razi, E. D.; Athanasiades, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fountzilas, George (2006)Patients with metastatic breast cancer receive multiple lines of cytotoxic chemotherapy, with taxane and anthracycline-based regimens being the most active. Anthracyclines carry the risk of significant cardiotoxicity at ...
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Phase II Study of 5-Fluorouracil and Interferon-Gamma in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nikolaides, C.; Athanasiades, A.; Beriatou, K.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Giannakakis, T.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Karvounis, N.; Fountzilas, George (1996)Preclinical data have shown a synergism between 5-fluorouracil and interferon-γ against human colon carcinoma cell lines. We conducted a phase II trial of this combination in 34 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. ...
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A randomized open-label parallel-group study comparing ondansetron with ondansetron plus dexamethasone in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving high-dose epirubicin. A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
Janinis, J.; Giannakakis, T.; Athanasiades, A.; Fountzilas, George; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Nikolaides, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (2000)Aims and background: The purpose of this multicenter randomized, open- label, parallel-group study was to assess whether the addition of low-dose dexamethasone to ondansetron results in improved control of chemotherapy- ...
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A randomized study of epirubicin monotherapy every four or every two weeks in advanced breast cancer. A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Giannakakis, T.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Onienaoum, A.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Andreopoulou, E.; Bamia, C.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)Purpose: To evaluate the impact on the response rate in patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC) of the doubling of the dose intensity (DI) of epirubicin monotherapy. Patients and methods: From January 1991 until April ...
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Soluble interleukin-2 receptors in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nikolaides, C.; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Athanasiades, A.; Seferiadis, C.; Fountzilas, George (1996)The levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) were measured in the serum of 52 patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma and compared to CEA and CA 19-9 levels. Twenty-five normal, age and sex-matched individuals ...
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Tropisetron in the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting in patients treated with high dose epirubicin
Nikolaides, C.; Giannakakis, T.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Athanasiades, A.; Fountzilas, George; Damigos, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1998)Tropisetron is a novel selective antagonist of the type-3 serotonin (5- HT3) receptor, with proven efficacy in the control of emesis related to cancer treatment. Epirubicin in doses of >100 mg/m2 has a high emetogenic ...