Browsing by Subject "Medical oncology"

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Cancer and pregnancy: What should we know about the management with systemic treatment of pregnant women with cancer?

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2011)

The incidence of cancer during pregnancy is a rare phenomenon and is estimated to occur in 1:1000 pregnancies. This co-existence is likely to rise since the delay of childbearing to the later reproductive age is nowadays ...

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The current and future role of the medical oncologist in the professional care for cancer patients: A position paper by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

Popescu, R. A.; Schäfer, R.; Califano, R.; Eckert, R.; Coleman, R.; Douillard, J.-Y.; Cervantes, A.; Casali, Paolo G.; Sessa, Cristiana; Cutsem, E. van; Vries, Elisabeth G. E. de; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fumasoli, K.; Wörmann, B.; Samonigg, H.; Cascinu, S.; Hernández, J. J. C.; Howard, A. J.; Ciardiello, F.; Stahel, R. A.; Piccart, M. (2014)

The number of cancer patients in Europe is rising and significant advances in basic and applied cancer research are making the provision of optimal care more challenging. The concept of cancer as a systemic, highly ...

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ESMO / ASCO Recommendations for a Global Curriculum in Medical Oncology Edition 2016

Dittrich, Christian; Kosty, Michael P.; Jezdic, Svetlana; Pyle, Doug; Berardi, Rossana; Bergh, Jonas; El-Saghir, Nagi; Lotz, Jean-Pierre; Österlund, Pia; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Purkalne, Gunta; Awada, Ahmad; Banerjee, Susana; Bhatia, Smita; Bogaerts, Jan; Buckner, Jan; Cardoso, Fatima; Casali, Paolo G.; Chu, Edward; Close, Julia Lee; Coiffier, Bertrand; Connolly, Roisin; Coupland, Sarah; Petris, Luigi De; Santis, Maria De; Vries, Elisabeth G. E. de; Dizon, Don S.; Duff, Jennifer; Duska, Linda R.; Eniu, Alexandru; Ernstoff, Marc; Felip, Enriqueta; Fey, Martin F.; Gilbert, Jill; Girard, Nicolas; Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M.; Gopalan, Priya K.; Grothey, Axel; Hahn, Stephen M.; Hanna, Diana; Herold, Christian; Herrstedt, Jørn; Homicsko, Krisztian; Jones, Dennie V.; Jost, Lorenz M.; Keilholz, Ulrich; Khan, Saad; Kiss, Alexander; Köhne, Claus-Henning; Kunstfeld, Rainer; Lenz, Heinz-Josef; Lichtman, Stuart; Licitra, Lisa; Lion, Thomas; Litière, Saskia; Liu, Lifang; Loehrer, Patrick J.; Markham, Merry Jennifer; Markman, Ben; Mayerhoefer, Marius; Meran, Johannes G.; Michielin, Olivier; Moser, Elizabeth Charlotte; Mountzios, Giannis; Moynihan, Timothy; Nielsen, Torsten; Ohe, Yuichiro; Öberg, Kjell; Palumbo, Antonio; Peccatori, Fedro A.; Pfeilstöcker, Michael; Raut, Chandrajit; Remick, Scot C.; Robson, Mark; Rutkowski, Piotr; Salgado, Roberto; Schapira, Lidia; Schernhammer, Eva; Schlumberger, Martin; Schmoll, Hans-Joachim; Schnipper, Lowell; Sessa, Cristiana; Shapiro, Charles L.; Steele, Julie; Sternberg, Cora N.; Stiefel, Friedrich; Strasser, Florian; Stupp, Roger; Sullivan, Richard; Tabernero, Josep; Travado, Luzia; Verheij, Marcel; Voest, Emile; Vokes, Everett; Roenn, Jamie Von; Weber, Jeffrey S.; Wildiers, Hans; Yarden, Yosef (2016)

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) are publishing a new edition of the ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum (GC) thanks to contribution of 64 ESMO-appointed and 32 ...

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ESMO clinical practice guidelines: Development, implementation and dissemination

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hansen, H.; Stahel, R. A. (2010)

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ESMO clinical recommendations: a practical guide for medical oncologists.

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hansen, H.; Stahel, R. A. (2007)

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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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The ESMO guideline strategy: An identity statement and reflections on improvement

Pentheroudakis, George; Cardoso, Fatima; Arnold, D.; Sessa, Cristiana; Peters, S.; Horwich, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Stahel, R. A.; Cervantes, A. (2015)

Guidelines should provide recommendations on the optimal management of a patient in specific clinical circumstances based on the scientific evidence. ESMO, as Europe's leading society in medical oncology produces a range ...

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ESMO minimum clinical recommendations - The beginning of a process

Stahel, R. A.; Purkalne, Gunta; Herrstedt, J.; Jelic, S.; Fervers, B.; Kloke, O.; Mellstedt, H.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Jost, Lorenz M. (2001)

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Euro-Arab School of Oncology: an educational collaborative activity of the European School of Oncology with the Arab world

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nicholas, Pavlidis; Gadallah, Mohsen; Mohsen, Gadallah; Cavalli, Franco; Franco, Cavalli; Costa, Alberto; Alberto, Costa (2011)

In this article, we report on the new endeavor of the European School of Oncology to offer collaborative educational activity to the Arab oncologists. We present the 4-year detailed programme held in different Middle East ...

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Fourteen years of evolution of ESMO guidelines: From the minimum recommendations to the Consensus Conference-derived guidelines

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Stahel, R. A.; Hansen, H.; Cervantes, A. (2011)

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Juvenile cancer: Improving care for adolescents and young adults within the frame of medical oncology

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)

Despite unique tumour epidemiology, a higher cancer incidence and modest survival improvement compared to paediatric patients, adolescents and young adults aged 15-30 have not been considered as a separate, 'special' group ...

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Juvenile oncology–a missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre

Pentheroudakis, George; Mauri, Davide; Kostadima, Lida; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Alexiou, George; Karakatsanis, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

INTRODUCTION: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...

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«Juvenile» oncology - A missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre

Pentheroudakis, George; Mauri, D.; Kostadima, Lida; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Alexiou, G.; Karakatsanis, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Introduction: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...

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The Masterclass of the European School of Oncology: The 'key educational event' of the school

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Gatzemeier, W.; Popescu, R. A.; Stahel, R. A.; Pinedo, H.; Cavalli, F.; Costa, Alberto (2010)

The European School of Oncology (ESO) Clinical Masterclass is a one-week, full-immersion course, where students and teachers intensively interact with each other. This educational event is designed for medical or clinical ...

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Oncology for medical students: A new ESO educational avenue [6]

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Vermorken, J. B.; Costa, Alberto (2005)

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Oncology for medical students:. A European School of Oncology contribution to undergraduate cancer education

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Vermorken, J. B.; Stahel, R. A.; Bernier, J.; Cervantes, A.; Audisio, R.; Pentheroudakis, George; Costa, Alberto (2007)

Worldwide undergraduate cancer medicine is taught in a non-unanimous manner. There are frequent overlaps, omissions and discrepancies in the curricula of different medical schools concerning oncology teaching. Various ...

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Profiling clinical cancer research across the Atlantic: A review of research and its characteristics presented at ASCO and ESMO Congresses during the last decade

Pentheroudakis, George; Krikelis, D.; Cervantes, A.; Vermorken, J. B.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2012)

Introduction: The comparison of clinical cancer research characteristics across the Atlantic and their evolution over time have not been studied to date. Methods: We collected oral presentations on breast, lung and colorectal ...

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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 ...

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Towards a convenient way to practice Medical Oncology

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

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Undergraduate education in Oncology in the Balkans and Middle East [1]

Pavlidis, Nicholas (1997)