Browsing by Author "Ch, F. Tolis"
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Carcinoma of unknown primary: Natural history and treatment. Analysis of 30 cases and review of the literature
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Sourla, A.; Ch, F. Tolis; Theoharis, N. M.; Nikolaou, N. (1990)In this study, the natural history and therapeutic management of 30 patients with carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP syndrome) is presented. Despite detailed laboratory investigations, the primary occult tumor was not ...
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Dose-ranging study of metronomic oral vinorelbine in patients with advanced refractory cancer
Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pappas, P.; Puozzo, C.; Ch, F. Tolis; Fountzilas, George; Dafni, U.; Marselos, M.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)Aim: To determine the safe dose range and pharmacokinetics of metronomic oral vinorelbine and obtain preliminary data on biomarkers and efficacy in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: Successive cohorts ofpatients ...
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ESMO minimum clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancers of unknown primary site (CUP)
Briassoulis, E. Ch; Ch, F. Tolis; Bergh, Jonas; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)
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ESMO minimum clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancers of unknown primary site (CUP)
Briassoulis, E. Ch; Ch, F. Tolis; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2001)
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G-CSF induces elevation of circulating CA 15-3 in breast carcinoma patients treated in an adjuvant setting
Briassoulis, E. Ch; Andreopoulou, E.; Ch, F. Tolis; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Katsaraki, A.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Fountzilas, George; Seferiadis, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2001)BACKGROUND. Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3), a circulating marker that determines secreted products of the polymorphic MUC1 gene, has been established as a convenient tool for monitoring breast carcinoma patients. METHODS. ...
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Inflammatory prostate cancer: An underestimated paraneoplastic clinical manifestation
Mauri, D.; Pentheroudakis, George; Ch, F. Tolis; Chojnacka, M.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)Purpose: To identify the incidence of prostate cancer associated-systemic inflammatory syndrome (SIS), and to characterize further this entity, we searched our database as well as the medical literature. Methods: We ...
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Is androgen substitution necessary in hypogonadal patients when they are treated with chemotherapy for malignant diseases?
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nikolaou, N.; Ch, F. Tolis; Orfanos, S.; Tolis, G. (1989)A patient with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism owing to endogenous gonadotropin releasing hormone deficiency, who developed Hodgkin's disease is described. Chemotherapy administration caused prolonged and life‐threatening ...
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Neglected cases of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma. Occurrence of subcutaneous scalp metastases
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Sourla, A.; Nikolaou, N.; Ch, F. Tolis; Mitsi, V. D. (1990)Three cases, two of follicular and one of papillary thyroid carcinoma are reported. All three patients presented with subcutaneous cystic scalp metastases; they had a long-standing history of thyroid cancer, although two ...
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No response or survival improvement in small cell lung cancer after sequential chemotherapy with three non-cross resistant drug regimens - a pilot study
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Ch, F. Tolis; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Sourla, A.; Klouvas, G. D. (1991)In a pilot phase II study we have treated 25 patients with small cell lung cancer by utilizing 3 non-cross resistant drug regimens given in a sequential fashion in combination with radiotherapy to the primary tumor. VAC ...
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Paclitaxel, cisplatin, leucovorin, and continuous infusion fluorouracil followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A hellenic cooperative oncology group phase II study
Fountzilas, George; Ch, F. Tolis; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Misailidou, D.; Tsekeris, P.; Karina, M.; Nikolaou, A.; Samantas, E.; Makatsoris, T.; Athanassiou, E.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Bamias, A. T.; Zamboglou, N.; Economopoulos, T.; Karanastassi, S.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Daniilidis, J. (2005)The primary objective of this phase II study was to access the complete response (CR) rate to a new innovative induction regimen in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-HNC). From October 2000 until ...
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Primary lymphoma of the pericardium: Report on a 'cured' case and review of the literature
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Elisaf, Moses S.; Bai, M. C.; Ch, F. Tolis; Papadimitriou, C. (1994)This report describes a 62-year-old man with a primary diffuse, immunohistochemically proven B-cell lymphoma of large noncleaved cell (centroblastic) type of the pericardium. The patient responded completely to systemic ...
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SESy-Europe: A multi-language database dedicated to cancer screening monitoring
Mauri, D.; Pazarlis, P.; Mauri, J.; Altinoz, H.; Flores, F. J. Rivas; Karentzou, I.; Proiskos, A.; Lakiotis, V.; Maragkaki, A.; Terzoudi, E.; Dambrosio, M.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Varsami, A.; Alexandropoulou, P.; Ch, F. Tolis; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Vittoraki, A. (2004)Cancer is the second cause of death in developed countries. Many efforts to educate the public to more tumor free life-style and screening practice have been therefore adopted. Considering the high costs of diagnostic ...
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Successful treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-related castleman's disease: A case report and literature review
Liberopoulos, E. N.; Ch, F. Tolis; Bai, M. C.; Efremidis, S.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Elisaf, Moses S. (2003)Multicentric Castleman's disease is increasingly recognized as an aggressive illness with a rapidly fatal outcome in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. In the absence of optimal therapy, various therapeutic ...