Browsing by Subject "Data analysis"

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ESMO clinical recommendations: Using the easier and faster approach to oncology guidelines

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hansen, H.; Stahel, R. A. (2009)

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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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The GNB3 C825T polymorphism and essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of 34 studies including 14 094 cases and 17 760 controls

Bagos, Pantelis G.; Elefsinioti, Antigoni L.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Hamodrakas, Stavros J. (2007)

OBJECTIVES: The C825T single nucleotide polymorphism of the G-protein β3 (GNB3) has been implicated in susceptibility to essential hypertension, through the expression of an alternatively spliced truncated variant. In an ...

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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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Interaction pharmacokinetis of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx) on coadministration with paclitaxel or docetaxel

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Tzamakou, E.; Rammou, D.; Soulti, K.; Piperidou, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2004)

Purpose: To investigate the pharmacokinetics of polyethylene glycol-coated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD, Caelyx) when given as a single agent and in combination with the taxanes paclitaxel or docetaxel in humans. Methods: ...

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Migration and HIV epidemic in Greece

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Arvanitis, Michail; Masgala, Aikaterini; Paraskeva, D. (2005)

Background: Over the last decade, Greece has experienced a massive influx of migrants from countries in South Eastern/Central Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This study aimed to estimate the percentage and the ...

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Randomised trials comparing chemotherapy regimens for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Biases and evolution over time

Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Polycarpou, A.; Ntais, C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2003)

We systematically evaluated the evidence from randomised trials comparing various chemotherapy regimens for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Across 254 eligible trials (42 661 patients), no regimens were compared in ...