Browsing by Author "Mauri, D."
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Colorectal cancer screening awareness in European primary care
Mauri, D.; Pentheroudakis, George; Milousis, A.; Xilomenos, A.; Panagoulopoulou, E.; Bristianou, M.; Zacharias, G.; Christidis, D.; Mustou, E. A.; Gkinosati, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)Background: Adjustment for stage at diagnosis markedly reduces USA versus European colorectal cancer survival differences and a screening bias was therefore suspected. Moreover, little is known about colorectal cancer ...
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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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«Juvenile» oncology - A missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre
Pentheroudakis, George; Mauri, D.; Kostadima, Lida; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Alexiou, G.; Karakatsanis, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)Introduction: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...
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Multiple-treatments meta-analysis of chemotherapy and targeted therapies in advanced breast cancer
Mauri, D.; Polyzos, N. P.; Salanti, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2008)Background: Many systemic nonhormonal regimens have been evaluated across several hundreds of randomized trials in advanced breast cancer. We aimed to quantify the relative merits of these regimens in prolonging survival. ...
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Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant systemic treatment in breast cancer: A meta-analysis
Mauri, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2005)Background: Interest in the use of preoperative systemic treatment in the management of breast cancer has increased because such neoadjuvant therapy appears to reduce the extent of local surgery required. We compared the ...
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Non-small cell lung cancer in the young: A retrospective analysis of diagnosis, management and outcome data
Mauri, D.; Pentheroudakis, George; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Samantas, E.; Efstathiou, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Syrigos, K.; Klouvas, G. D.; Papakostas, P.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in young patients is uncommon and is thought to constitute a distinct oncological entity with characteristic clinicopathological patterns. Since the reported data are scant ...
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Old habits die hard: Chest radiography for screening purposes in primary care
Mauri, D.; Kamposioras, K.; Proiskos, A.; Xilomenos, A.; Peponi, C.; Dambrosio, M.; Zacharias, G.; Koukourakis, G.; Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)Objective: To assess whether the use of chest radiography for screening changes over time. Design: Systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, ISI, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and handsearching of selected ...
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Phase I trial of intravenous cisplatin-topotecan chemotherapy for three consecutive days in patients with advanced solid tumors: Parallel topotecan escalation in two fixed platinum dosing schemes
Pentheroudakis, George; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Mauri, D.; Tzamakou, E.; Rammou, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)Purpose: We performed a phase I study of two fixed dosing schemes of cisplatin, a DNA cross-linker, with intravenous escalating topotecan, a DNA-topoisomerase I inhibitor. Experimental Design: 40 patients with advanced ...
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Re: Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant systemic treatment in breast cancer: A meta-analysis (multiple letters) [2]
Popat, S.; Smith, I. E.; Mauri, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2005)
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Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Mauri, D.; Polyzos, N. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)
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Screening practice and misplaced priorities
Mauri, D.; Valachis, A.; Polyzos, N. P.; Cortinovis, I.; Karampoiki, V.; Loukidou, E.; Alevizaki, P.; Kamposioras, K.; Kouris, G.; Alexandropoulou, P.; Tsali, L.; Panou, C.; Stamatelopoulos, A.; Lakiotis, V.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Terzoudi, A.; Ioakimidou, A.; Karathanasi, I.; Bristianou, M.; Casazza, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)Purpose: To estimate cancer screening coverage among a large sample of Greek individuals. Methods: 7012 adults from 30 Hellenic areas were surveyed. Tests included: faecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, chest X-ray, ...
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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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Survival with aromatase inhibitors and inactivators versus standard hormonal therapy in advanced breast cancer: Meta-analysis
Mauri, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Polyzos, N. P.; Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2006)Background: Aromatase inhibitors and inactivators have been extensively tested in patients with advanced breast cancer, but it is unclear whether they offer any survival benefits compared with standard hormonal treatment ...