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Intensified bimonthly cisplatin with bolus 5-fluorouracil, continuous 5-fluorouracil and high-dose leucovorin (LV5FU2) in patients with advanced gastrointestinal carcinomas: A phase I dose-finding and pharmacokinetic study
(2004)
5-Fluorouracil (5FU) and cisplatin are commonly used in the treatment of gastric cancer. Continuous 5FU appears to be more effective and less toxic than bolus administration, while increasing the dose intensity of cisplatin ...
Age-Dependent Metastatic Spread and Survival: Cancer of Unknown Primary as a Model
(2016)
In order to describe a novel approach for the clinical study of metastases, we provide here age-specific incidence and survival data for cancer of unknown primary (CUP). Metastases in various organs are found at CUP ...
Combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and vinorelbine in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A phase-II trial by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
(2005)
To investigate the efficacy and toxicity of the combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBL), 22 patients with relapsed or refractory DLBL were ...
Rectal metastases from lobular carcinoma of the breast: Report of a case and literature review
(2001)
Metastatic involvement of the gastrointestinal (G1) tract secondary to breast cancer is rare. Reported herein is the case of a 74-year-old woman with metastatic lobular breast carcinoma to the rectum presenting with ...
Prognostic significance of WNT and hedgehog pathway activation markers in cancer of unknown primary
(2015)
Background: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) possesses distinct biology and peculiar natural history, in which the roles of the winged and hedgehog signalling pathways are unclear. Materials and methods: We constructed ...
Paclitaxel with carboplatin versus paclitaxel with carboplatin alternating with cisplatin as first-line chemotherapy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Preliminary results of a Hellenic Cooperative Ontology Group study
(1997)
Ninety previously untreated patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages IIC, III, and IV) were randomized, after initial cytoreductive surgery, to receive ...
Anxiety, depression and defense mechanisms associated with treatment decisional preferences and quality of life in non-metastatic breast cancer: A 1-year prospective study
(2013)
Objective: Treatment decisional preferences impact breast cancer patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and may relate to psychological variables, although many aspects of this relationship remain unknown. This ...
Paclitaxel and carboplatin in inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer: A phase II study
(1997)
Background: Based on the high activity of single-agent paclitaxel and the superior one-year survival rates of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with carboplatin, a phase II trial was initiated using ...
Can circulated lung cancer cells pass to the urine without apparent urine tract metastases?. A single centre series
(2008)
Urine cytology has been a useful tool for the diagnosis of urinary tract malignancies. However, the presence of tumor cells in the urine sediment without an obvious urothelial metastatic deposit is a rare phenomenon and ...
Prognostic factors in Greek patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study
(2002)
Background: Prognostic factors among Greek patients with SCLC were evaluated. Patients and Methods: Data from 516 patients with SCLC treated by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group were analyzed. Multivariate analysis ...