Browsing by Author "Papadimitriou, C."
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Dose-dense sequential adjuvant chemotherapy followed, as indicated, by trastuzumab for one year in patients with early breast cancer: First report at 5-year median follow-up of a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group randomized phase III trial
Fountzilas, George; Dafni, U.; Papadimitriou, C.; Timotheadou, E.; Gogas, H.; Eleftheraki, A. G.; Xanthakis, I.; Christodoulou, C.; Koutras, A. K.; Papandreou, C. N.; Papakostas, P.; Miliaras, S.; Markopoulos, C.; Dimitrakakis, C.; Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis; Karanikiotis, C.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Samantas, E.; Varthalitis, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2014)Background: Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy including anthracyclines and taxanes has been established in the adjuvant setting of high-risk operable breast cancer. However, the preferable taxane and optimal schedule of ...
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Dose-dense sequential adjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin, paclitaxel and CMF in high-risk breast cancer
Fountzilas, George; Papadimitriou, C.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Nikolaides, C.; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kalofonos, H. P.; Economopoulos, T.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2001)Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy appears to be a promising approach in the management of patients with operable breast cancer. We evaluated the tolerability of such a novel chemotherapeutic regimen in high-risk patients. ...
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Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin and paclitaxel in advanced breast cancer
Razi, E. D.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Papadimitriou, C.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Kalofonos, H. P.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Samantas, E.; Keramopoulos, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Fountzilas, George (2001)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity and toxicity profile of dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin (EPI) and paclitaxel in advanced breast cancer (ABC). From January to September 1997, 41 ...
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Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin and paclitaxel versus the combination, as first-line chemotherapy, in advanced breast cancer: A randomized study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
Fountzilas, George; Papadimitriou, C.; Dafni, U.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Moulopoulos, L. A.; Razi, E. D.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Papakostas, P.; Abela, K.; Gogas, H.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2001)Purpose: To compare the efficacy of two different schedules of epirubicin and paclitaxel, as first-line chemotherapy, in patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC). Patients and Methods: From October 1997 until May 1999, ...
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Evaluation of the prognostic role of centromere 17 gain and HER2/topoisomerase II alpha gene status and protein expression in patients with breast cancer treated with anthracycline-containing adjuvant chemotherapy: Pooled analysis of two Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) phase III trials
Fountzilas, George; Dafni, U.; Bobos, M.; Kotoula, V.; Batistatou, Anna; Xanthakis, I.; Papadimitriou, C.; Kostopoulos, I.; Koletsa, T.; Tsolaki, E.; Televantou, D.; Timotheadou, E.; Koutras, A. K.; Klouvas, G. D.; Samantas, E.; Pisanidis, N.; Karanikiotis, C.; Sfakianaki, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Gogas, H.; Linardou, H.; Kalogeras, K. T.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2013)Background: The HER2 gene has been established as a valid biological marker for the treatment of breast cancer patients with trastuzumab and probably other agents, such as paclitaxel and anthracyclines. The TOP2A gene has ...
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Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma. Presentation of two cases and review of the literature
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Klouvas, G. D.; Kyparissiadis, P.; Sourla, A.; Papadimitriou, C. (1991)We present here two cases extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma, the first in a 50-year-old female and the second in a 25-year-old male. We discuss the clinical picture, histopathology and therapeutic management. The literature ...
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Favorable outcome of ovarian germ cell malignancies treated with cisplatin or carboplatin-based chemotherapy: A hellenic cooperative oncology group study
Dimopoulos, M. A.; Papadopoulou, M.; Andreopoulou, E.; Papadimitriou, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Aspropotamitis, A.; Anagnostopoulos, A.; Fountzilas, George; Michalas, S.; Pectasides, Dimitrios (1998)Purpose. To evaluate the outcome and the prognosis of patients with ovarian germ cell malignancies who were treated with platinum-based chemotherapy immediately after initial surgery. Methods. We conducted a retrospective ...
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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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High incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma in neighbouring villages of Northwestern Greece
Constantopoulos, S. H.; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Goudevenos, J. A.; Papathanasiou, M. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Papadimitriou, C. (1987)Between 1981 and 1985 seven patients from three villages of the Metsovo area in Northwestern Greece (population 5000) developed malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The diagnosis was made with pleural biopsy and pleural ...
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Ifosfamide plus oral etoposide salvage chemotherapy for platinum- resistant paclitaxel-pretreated ovarian cancer
Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Papadimitriou, C.; Kiamouris, Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Sikiotis, K.; Papakostas, P.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (2000)Background: The prognosis of platinum resistant ovarian cancer is very poor and the treatment of choice has not been clearly defined. Patients and methods: We conducted a phase II study with the combination of ifosfamide ...
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Interdigitating reticulum cell sarcoma positive immunohistochemistry for HLA-DR and two other activation antigens, CD30(ki-1) and CD25(IL2r)
Papadimitriou, C.; Bai, M. C.; Stephanou, D. G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Athanasiadou, S. E. (1991)This communication reports a case of the rare interdigitating reticulum cell (IDRC) sarcoma of lymph nodes in a 46-year-old man. Extensive immunophenotypic analysis on paraffin and frozen sections revealed positivity on ...
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Lymphoma in Sjogren's syndrome
Pavlidis, Nicholas; Drosos, Alexandros A.; Papadimitriou, C.; Talal, N.; Moutsopoulos, H. M. (1992)Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease with a known predisposition for lymphoma development. Eight of 120 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome followed at the University of loannina over the past 7 years developed ...
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Paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) plus carboplatin (6 AUC) versus paclitaxel (225 mg/m2) plus carboplatin (6 AUC) in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A multicenter randomized trial
Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Mylonakis, N.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Samantas, E.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Papadimitriou, C.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nikolaides, C.; Papaconstantinou, C.; Fountzilas, George (2000)Purpose: The combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin has become a widely used regimen in NSCLC due to phase II reports of moderate toxicity, reasonable activity and easy outpatient administration. Purpose of our present ...
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Paclitaxel and carboplatin as first-line chemotherapy combined with gefitinib (IRESSA) in patients with advanced breast cancer: A phase I/II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Papadimitriou, C.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Lambropoulos, S.; Papadopoulos, S.; Kourea, H.; Markopoulos, C.; Linardou, H.; Mavroudis, D.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Razi, E. D.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Gogas, H. (2005)Paclitaxel (TaxolR) and carboplatin are an effective combination regimen for treating advanced breast cancer. Gefitinib (IRESSA) is the first epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor to be approved for ...
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Paclitaxel and gemcitabine in advanced non-nasopharyngeal head and neck cancer: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Nikolaides, C.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Kalofonos, H. P.; Nikolaou, A.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Samantas, E.; Papadimitriou, C.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Daniilidis, J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1999)Background: Paclitaxel as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs has demonstrated significant activity in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region (SCCHN). Preclinical studies have shown ...
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Paclitaxel plus carboplatin versus paclitaxel plus alternating carboplatin and cisplatin for initial treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: Long-term efficacy results: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Fountzilas, George; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Papadimitriou, C.; Karpathios, S.; Georgoulias, V.; Papakostas, P.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Grimani, E.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (2005)Background: We compared the combination plus Carboplatin plus paclitaxel, which is considered the treatment of choice for initial chemotherapy of advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) with a regimen combining alternating carboplatin ...
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Phase II study of docetaxel-vinorelbine in platinum-resistant, paclitaxel-pretreated ovarian cancer
Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Fountzilas, George; Christodoulou, C.; Papadimitriou, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kalofonos, H. P.; Gogas, H.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Dimopoulos, M. A. (2003)Background: This multicenter, prospective phase II study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the combination of docetaxel and vinorelbine in patients with platinum-resistant, paclitaxel-pretreated recurrent ovarian cancer. ...
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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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Triple-negative phenotype is of adverse prognostic value in patients treated with dose-dense sequential adjuvant chemotherapy: A translational research analysis in the context of a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) randomized phase III trial
Skarlos, P.; Christodoulou, C.; Kalogeras, K. T.; Eleftheraki, A. G.; Bobos, M.; Batistatou, Anna; Valavanis, C.; Tzaida, O.; Timotheadou, E.; Kronenwett, R.; Wirtz, R. M.; Kostopoulos, I.; Televantou, D.; Koutselini, E.; Papaspirou, I.; Papadimitriou, C.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Gogas, H.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Arapantoni, P.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Fountzilas, George (2012)Purpose: It is well recognized that breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease. The purpose of the current study was to classify patients according to the immunohistochemical phenotype of their tumors in an effort to evaluate ...