Browsing by Subject "Liver neoplasms"

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Antiviral drugs in the prophylaxis of HBV infection

Masgala, Aikaterini; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Bonovas, Stefanos; Sitaras, N. M. (2012)

Reactivation of hepatitis B infection (HBV) is known to occur in liver graft recipients and in chronic carriers of the surface antigen of HBV who receive immunosuppressive therapy. The use of hepatitis B immune globulin ...

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Chemotherapy-induced noncardiogenic pulmonary edema related to gemcitabine plus docetaxel combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Froudarakis, M. E.; Milionis, Haralampos J.; Peponis, I. A.; Constantopoulos, S. H.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2000)

Several cancer therapeutic agents have been associated with pulmonary toxicity. Herein, we describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with breast cancer metastatic to the liver, who developed noncardiogenic pulmonary edema ...

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Evaluation of six tumor markers in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Saferiadis, K.; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Maravegias, A.; Theoharis, D.; Fountzilas, George (1994)

We have retrospectively evaluated six serum tumor markers in 85 patients with carcinoma of unknown primary. The serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 19‐9, CA 15‐3, CA 125, β‐chorionic gonadotropin (β‐HCG) and ...

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Feasibility study and pharmacokinetics of low-dose paclitaxel in cancer patients with severe hepatic dysfunction

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Tzamakou, E.; Piperidou, C.; Soulti, K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and determine the pharmacokinetics of low-dose paclitaxel in cancer patients with severe hepatic dysfunction. This was a prospective study. Patients with liver ...

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Liver metastases from cancer of unknown primary (CUPL): A retrospective analysis of presentation, management and prognosis in 49 patients and systematic review of the literature

Lazaridis, G.; Pentheroudakis, George; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2008)

Aim: Patients with liver metastases from cancer of unknown primary (CUPL) have a dismal prognosis. We retrospectively analysed their management and outcome and performed a systematic review of CUPL series published in the ...

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Metastatic breast cancer with liver metastases: A registry analysis of clinicopathologic, management and outcome characteristics of 500 women

Pentheroudakis, George; Fountzilas, George; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Koutsoukou, V.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Samantas, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Gogas, H.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Introduction. Breast cancer patients developing liver metastases have traditionally been considered to make up a poor prognosis group with median survival rates of less than 6 months. We retrospectively analysed clinicopathologic ...

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Pharmacokinetics of imatinib mesylate in end stage renal disease. A case study

Pappas, P.; Karavasilis, V.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Marselos, M. (2005)

Aim: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of imatinib mesylate (Glivec) and its main metabolite (CGP74588) in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis and compare it with published data from subjects with normal ...

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Phase I study of etoposide, cisplatin and irinotecan triplet in patients with advanced-stage small-cell lung cancer

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Samantas, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Makatsoris, T.; Christodoulou, C.; Fountzilas, George; Bamias, A. T.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)

The irinotecan-cisplatin combination has emerged as a new standard for the treatment of advanced-stage small-cell lung cancer (AS-SCLC). To move forward we developed a 3-day regimen of cisplatin, etoposide and irinotecan. ...

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Statins and reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: Further evidence is warranted

Bonovas, Stefanos; Sitaras, N. M.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2013)

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Vinorelbine versus paclitaxel for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a performance status of 2

Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Syrigos, K.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Boukovinas, I.; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Fountzilas, George (2012)

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare two single agents paclitaxel (intravenous) versus vinorelbine (oral) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with performance status (PS):2. Patients and Methods: The ...