Browsing by Author "Razi, E. D."
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Adjuvant Cytotoxic and Endocrine Therapy in Pre- and Postmenopausal Patients with Breast Cancer and One to Nine Infiltrated Nodes: Five-Year Results of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Randomized HE 10/92 Study
Fountzilas, George; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Kouvatseas, G.; Polychronis, A.; Klouvas, G. D.; Samantas, E.; Zamboglou, N.; Kyriakou, K.; Adamou, A.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Economopoulos, T.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Georgoulias, V.; Razi, E. D.; Koukouras, D.; Zombolas, V.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2004)The present randomized phase III trial was designed to detect a 15% benefit in relapse-free survival (RFS) or overall survival (OS) from the incorporation of adjuvant tamoxifen to the combination of CNF [cyclophosphamide, ...
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Biomarkers of benefit from cetuximab-based therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: Interaction of EGFR ligand expression with RAS/RAF, PIK3CA genotypes
Pentheroudakis, George; Kotoula, V.; Roock, W. De; Kouvatseas, G.; Papakostas, P.; Makatsoris, T.; Papamichael, D.; Xanthakis, I.; Sgouros, J.; Televantou, D.; Kafiri, G.; Tsamandas, A. C.; Razi, E. D.; Galani, E.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Efstratiou, I.; Bompolaki, I.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Tejpar, S.; Fountzilas, George (2013)Background: More than half of patients with KRAS-wild type advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) fail anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies. We studied EGFR-axis messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and RAS, RAF, PIK3CA mutations in order ...
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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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Gemcitabine and vinorelbine as second-line treatment in patients with metastatic breast cancer progressing after first-line taxane-based chemotherapy: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Nikolaides, C.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Samantas, E.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Kalofonos, H. P.; Fountzilas, George; Razi, E. D.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2000)Background: Gemcitabine and vinorelbine have shown activity in breast cancer. A phase II trial was initiated in order to evaluate the response rate (RR) and time to progression (TTP) of the combination of the two drugs in ...
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Gemcitabine plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer resistant/refractory to platinum and/or taxanes. A HeCOG phase II study
Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Fountzilas, George; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Razi, E. D.; Economopoulos, T.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Gogas, H.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Klouvas, G. D.; Kyratzis, G.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos (2005)Background: A phase II study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of the combination of gemcitabine (GEM) and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in patients with platinum- and/or taxane-resistant/refractory ...
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Improved outcome of high-risk early HER2 positive breast cancer with high CXCL13-CXCR5 messenger RNA expression
Razi, E. D.; Kalogeras, K. T.; Kotoula, V.; Eleftheraki, A. G.; Nikitas, N.; Kronenwett, R.; Timotheadou, E.; Christodoulou, C.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Gogas, H.; Wirtz, R. M.; Makatsoris, T.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Televantou, D.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fountzilas, George (2012)Background: Chemokines are important in cell migration and are thought to play a key role in metastasis. We explored the prognostic significance of C-X-C ligand-motif (CXCL) 12, CXCL13, and receptor (CXCR) 5 on disease-free ...
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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-carboplatin combination chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer: Accumulating evidence for synergy, efficacy, and safety
Pentheroudakis, George; Razi, E. D.; Athanasiades, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fountzilas, George (2006)Patients with metastatic breast cancer receive multiple lines of cytotoxic chemotherapy, with taxane and anthracycline-based regimens being the most active. Anthracyclines carry the risk of significant cardiotoxicity at ...
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Prognostic significance of the deleted in colorectal cancer gene protein expression in high-risk resected gastric carcinoma
Bamias, A. T.; Bai, M. C.; Agnantis, Niki J.; Michael, M. C.; Alamanos, Y. P.; Stefanaki, S. V.; Razi, E. D.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Kappas, A. M.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2003)The deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) gene is a candidate tumor suppressor gene that may be associated with differentiation and proliferation of normal cells. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of 18q, where the gene is located, ...
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Prognostic variables in Greek patients with stage II breast cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
Fountzilas, George; Vasilaros, S.; Koukouras, D.; Malamos, N.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Adamou, A.; Nenopoulou, E.; Kiriakou, K.; Zouvani, I.; Katsohis, C.; Kappas, A. M.; Skopa, C.; Semoglou, C.; Fahantidis, E.; Konstantaras, C.; Vasilaki, E.; Economopoulos, T.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Razi, E. D.; Polichrnis, A.; Androulakis, G.; Papaioannou, T.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A. (1997)The independent effects of several patient, tumor and treatment-related prognostic factors on relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed by Cox multivariate regression analysis in 988 Greek patients ...
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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 ...