Browsing by Author "Kitsou, E."
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Angiogenesis in cancer of unknown primary: Clinicopathological study of CD34, VEGF and TSP-1
Karavasilis, V.; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Tsanou, E.; Kitsou, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Fountzilas, George; Fotsis, T.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)Background: Cancer of unknown primary remains a mallignancy of elusive biology and grim prognosis that lacks effective therapeutic options. We investigated angiogenesis in cancer of unknown primary to expand our knowledge ...
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Clinicopathologic study of vascular endothelial growth factor, thrombospondin-1, and microvessel density assessed by CD34 in patients with stage III ovarian carcinoma
Karavasilis, V.; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Tsanou, E.; Kitsou, E.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)The aim of the study was to investigate angiogenesis in patients with advanced-stage ovarian carcinoma. We used paraffin-embedded tumor tissues from 33 patients diagnosed with FIGO III ovarian cancer who had optimal surgery ...
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Global profiling of EGFR gene mutation, amplification, regulation and tissue protein expression in unknown primary carcinomas: To target or not to target?
Dova, L.; Pentheroudakis, George; Georgiou, I.; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Vartholomatos, G.; Fountzilas, George; Kolaitis, N.; Kitsou, E.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)Introduction: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signalling contributes to malignant transformation and survival. We studied molecular predictors of benefit from EGFR-modulating therapies in patients with cancer of ...
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Matrix metalloproteinases in carcinoma of unknown primary
Karavasilis, V.; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Tsanou, E.; Kitsou, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Fountzilas, George; Fotsis, T.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)BACKGROUND. The purpose was to study proteolysis-related molecules, matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1), in carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP). METHODS. ...