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Dose-ranging study of metronomic oral vinorelbine in patients with advanced refractory cancer
(2009)
Aim: To determine the safe dose range and pharmacokinetics of metronomic oral vinorelbine and obtain preliminary data on biomarkers and efficacy in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: Successive cohorts ofpatients ...
Switching benchmarks in cancer of unknown primary: From autopsy to microarray
(2007)
Introduction: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is associated with unknown biology and dismal prognosis. Information on the primary site of origin is scant and has never been analysed. We systematically reviewed all published ...
Immunohistochemical study of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype in cancer of unknown primary: Incidence, correlations and prognostic utility
(2012)
Background: The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been associated with metastatic dissemination and poor outcome in several solid tumour types. Our aim was to study its incidence and its prognostic significance ...
Paclitaxel by 3-h infusion and carboplatin in anthracycline-resistant advanced breast cancer. A phase II study conducted by the hellenic cooperative oncology group
(1997)
37 patients with advanced breast cancer resistant to anthracyclines were treated with paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 by 3-h infusion and carboplatin at an area under the curve of 7 mg · min/ml every 4 weeks with G-CSF support. There ...
Phase II clinical trials with rhizoxin in breast cancer and melanoma
(1996)
Rhizoxin is a new anti-tumour agent isolated from the pathogenic fungus Rhizopus chinensis. It has shown broad activity against murine tumour models and is also active against vinca alkaloid-resistant cells. The purpose ...
Improved outcome of high-risk early HER2 positive breast cancer with high CXCL13-CXCR5 messenger RNA expression
(2012)
Background: Chemokines are important in cell migration and are thought to play a key role in metastasis. We explored the prognostic significance of C-X-C ligand-motif (CXCL) 12, CXCL13, and receptor (CXCR) 5 on disease-free ...
Monoclonal immunoglobulins and autoantibodies in lymphoid malignancies
(1990)
The presence of serum monoclonal or oligoclonal immunoglobulins (paraproteins) was investigated in 38 non Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, 33 patients with solid tumors and 33 healthy individuals. ...
Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A clinicopathologic study of 128 cases in Greece. A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study (HeCOG)
(2006)
The aim of this retrospective study was to illustrate the clinicopathologic data and the treatment results in patients with primary gastrointestinal tract non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (GI NHL). Among 810 patients with NHL, 128 ...
Interaction pharmacokinetis of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx) on coadministration with paclitaxel or docetaxel
(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: ...
Randomized comparison of early versus late hyperfractionated thoracic irradiation concurrently with chemotherapy in limited disease small-cell lung cancer: A randomized phase II study of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)
(2001)
Background: Concurrent platinum-etoposide chemotherapy given in combination with hyperfractionated thoracic radiation therapy (HTRT) in limited disease (LD) small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is associated with a high response ...