Browsing by Author "Bacoyiannis, Charalambos"
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Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin-vinblastine in malignant mesothelioma
Tsavaris, N.; Mylonakis, N.; Karvounis, N.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Stamatelos, G.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A. (1994)From June 1985 to March 1993, 20 consecutive patients with histologically proven malignant mesothelioma were treated with cisplatin 100 mg/m2 i.v. infusion on day 1 and vinblastine 6 mg/m2 i.v. on day 1 and 8. Treatment ...
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Docetaxel and gemcitabine combination, as first-line treatment, in patients with extensive disease small-cell lung cancer. A phase II study of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Papakostas, P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Kiamouris, Ch; Klouvas, G. D.; Gogas, H.; Fountzilas, George; Samantas, E. (2003)There is some evidence that taxanes and gemcitabine are effective antitumor agents against small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). A total of 20 chemotherapy-naive patients with extensive disease (ED) SCLC, were treated as a part ...
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Paclitaxel and gemcitabine in advanced non-nasopharyngeal head and neck cancer: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Nikolaides, C.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Kalofonos, H. P.; Nikolaou, A.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Samantas, E.; Papadimitriou, C.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Daniilidis, J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1999)Background: Paclitaxel as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs has demonstrated significant activity in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region (SCCHN). Preclinical studies have shown ...
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Paclitaxel by three-hour infusion and carboplatin in advanced carcinoma of nasopharynx and other sites of the head and neck: A phase II study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Fountzilas, George; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Athanasiades, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Samantas, E.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Nicolaou, A.; Dombros, N.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Dinopoulou, M.; Stathopoulos, G. P.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Daniilidis, J. (1997)Background: Paclitaxel has been demonstrated to have significant activity in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer (HNC). In addition, the combination of paclitaxel and cisplatin is active in untreated patients with ...
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Paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin or gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced head and neck cancer
Fountzilas, George; Athanasiades, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Samantas, E.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V. (1997)We performed a phase II study to evaluate the activity and toxicity of the combination of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) and carboplatin as first-line treatment in patients with recurrent ...
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Prognostic factors influencing complete response to treatment and survival of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer
Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Nicolaou, A.; Samantas, E.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Daniilidis, J.; Fountzilas, George (1998)The identification of prognostic factors influencing local control and survival of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) might help in pointing out those patients who would probably benefit from primary treatment. A ...
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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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Radiation and concurrent carboplatin administration in locally advanced head and neck cancer
Fountzilas, George; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Nikolaou, A.; Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Tzitzikas, J.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Makrantonakis, P.; Samantas, E.; Karpasitis, N.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Synodinou, M.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Vritsios, A.; Daniilidis, J. (1995)Aims and Background: To improve local control in patients with locally advanced inoperable head and neck cancer we administered carboplatin concurrently with radiation. Methods: Thirty-nine patients entered the study. There ...
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Subcutaneous low doses of interleukin-2 and recombinant interferon alpha with carboplatin and vinblastine in patients with advanced melanoma
Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Fountzilas, George; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Karvounis, N.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A. (1998)Twenty-three patients with advanced melanoma were treated with a combination of subcutaneous recombinant human interleukin-2 (IL-2), and recombinant interferon alpha-2a (IFN-alpha) with chemotherapy consisting of four ...
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Vinblastine and interferon-gamma combination with and without 13-cis retinoic acid for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: Results of two phase II clinical trials
Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Nikolaides, C.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Samelis, G.; Onienaoum, A.; Kiamouris, Ch; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Triantafillidis, A.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A. (2002)Background: The aim of this study is firstly to determine the response rates and toxicity of two regimens containing vinblastine (VBL) in combination with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in the treatment of patients with advanced ...
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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 ...