Browsing by Subject "Drug activity"

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Docetaxel (Taxotere™), a novel taxoid, in the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma: An EORTC Early Clinical Trials Group Study

Sternberg, Cora N.; Huinink, W. W. Ten Bokkel; Smyth, J. F.; Bruntsch, V.; Dirix, L. Y.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Franklin, H. R.; Wanders, S.; Bail, N. Le; Kaye, Stanley B. (1994)

Docetaxel (Taxotere), a new semisynthetic taxoid, is a potentially important chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. Forty patients with bidimensionally measurable advanced adenocarcinoma of the colon were ...

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Effect of letrozole on the lipid profile in postmenopausal women with breast cancer

Elisaf, Moses S.; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Nikolaides, C.; Kakaidi, B.; Tzallas, C. S.; Katsaraki, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2001)

Hormonal therapy plays a central role in the overall treatment of breast cancer. Aromatase inhibitors can inhibit the aromatase enzyme system resulting in a reduction of oestrogens. Letrozole is a non-steroidal aromatase ...

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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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Glufosfamide administered using a 1-hour infusion given as first-line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. A phase II trial of the EORTC-new drug development group

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Terret, C.; Bauer, J.; Fiedler, W.; Schöffski, P.; Raoul, J. L.; Hess, D.; Selvais, R.; Lacombe, D.; Bachmann, P.; Fumoleau, P. (2003)

The activity of glufosfamide (β-D-glucopyranosyl-N,N′ -di-(2-chloroethyl)-phosphoric acid diamide) against pancreatic cancer was investigated in a multicentre, phase II clinical study. Chemotherapy-naïve patients with ...

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Immunomodulation in colorectal cancer: Disappointment or promise?

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2003)

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Megestrol activity in recurrent adult type granulosa cell tumour of the ovary [2]

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1997)

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Multicenter phase-II trial of irinotecan plus oxaliplatin [IROX regimen] in patients with poor-prognosis cancer of unknown primary: A hellenic cooperative oncology group study

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Fountzilas, George; Bamias, A. T.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Xiros, N.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Samantas, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Makatsoris, T.; Mylonakis, N.; Papakostas, P.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Varthalitis, I.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2008)

Background: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) lacks established therapy although it affects 3% of cancer patients. We evaluated the irinotecan- oxaliplatin combination (IROX regimen) in previously untreated patients with ...

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Re: The influence of tamoxifen on serum triglycerides

Elisaf, Moses S.; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2000)