Browsing by Author "Basdanis, G."
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Fluorouracil and leucovorin with or without interferon alfa-2a as adjuvant treatment, in patients with high-risk colon cancer. A randomized phase III study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Zisiadis, A.; Dafni, U.; Konstantaras, C.; Hatzitheoharis, G.; Papavramidis, S.; Bousoulegas, A.; Basdanis, G.; Giannoulis, E.; Dokmetzioglou, J.; Katsohis, C.; Nenopoulou, E.; Karvounis, N.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2000)Background: It has been shown in randomized studies that adjuvant treatment with the combination of fluorouracil (FU) and levamisole reduced the risk of recurrence and deaths of patients with stage III colon cancer. ...
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A phase III study of 5-fluorouracil versus 5-fluorouracil plus interferon alpha 2b versus 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
Kalofonos, H. P.; Nikolaides, C.; Samantas, E.; Mylonakis, N.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Gennatas, Constantinos; Kouvatseas, G.; Giannoulis, E.; Dervenis, C.; Basdanis, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Androulakis, G.; Fountzilas, George (2002)We conducted a phase III study in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma (ACC). The total number of patients randomized from October 1993 until July 1998 was 192, whereas therapy was started on 179 and 158 (82.3%) ...
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Postoperative radiation and concomitant bolus fluorouracil with or without additional chemotherapy with fluorouracil and high-dose leucovorin in patients with high-risk rectal cancer: A randomized phase III study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
Fountzilas, George; Zisiadis, A.; Dafni, U.; Konstantaras, C.; Hatzitheoharis, G.; Liaros, A.; Athanassiou, E.; Dombros, N.; Dervenis, C.; Basdanis, G.; Gamvros, O.; Souparis, A.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Samantas, E.; Kappas, A. M.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1999)Background: Randomized studies have shown that postoperative chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy (RT) improved local control and survival of patients with stages II or III rectal cancer. However, the optimal ...
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Prognostic factors in patients with colorectal cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: A pooled analysis of two randomized studies
Bamias, A. T.; Basdanis, G.; Xanthakis, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fountzilas, George (2005)Background. Although the TNM system is useful in predicting survival in resected colorectal cancer, heterogeneity within the same stages regarding prognosis exists. We are presenting a pooled analysis of prognostic factors ...
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A study of gene expression markers for predictive significance for bevacizumab benefit in patients with metastatic colon cancer: A translational research study of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)
Pentheroudakis, George; Kotoula, V.; Fountzilas, E.; Kouvatseas, G.; Basdanis, G.; Xanthakis, I.; Makatsoris, T.; Charalambous, E.; Papamichael, D.; Samantas, E.; Papakostas, P.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Razi, E. D.; Christodoulou, C.; Varthalitis, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fountzilas, George (2014)Background: Bevacizumab, an antibody neutralizing Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), is licensed for the management of patients with advanced colon cancer. However, tumor biomarkers identifying the molecular tumor ...