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Personality factors associated with psychological distress in testicular cancer survivors
(2008)
The aim of this study was to investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs) and to identify personality traits associated with psychological distress in these patients by means of the ...
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 ...
Developing the evidence base for cancer chemoprevention: Use of meta-analysis
(2011)
Meta-analysis is a quantitative approach for systematically combining the results of previous studies in order to arrive at conclusions about the body of research. It answers a specific research question, includes an ...
Molecular markers and biological targeted therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer: expert opinion and recommendations derived from the 11th ESMO/World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, 2009.
(2010)
The article summarizes the expert discussion and recommendations on the use of molecular markers and of biological targeted therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), as well as a proposed treatment decision strategy ...
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 ...
The kinetics of T regulatory cells in shock: Beyond sepsis
(2010)
During the past decade, there have been an increasing number of studies investigating the precise role of T regulatory cells in human disease. First recognized for their ability to prevent autoimmunity, T regulatory cells ...
Receptor for advanced glycation end products in bacterial infection: Is there a role for immune modulation of receptor for advanced glycation end products in the treatment of sepsis?
(2012)
Purpose of review: Sepsis is still associated with excess morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite significant advances in critical care medicine. A novel approach is needed in the treatment of sepsis, one that will aim ...
DCC and TS protein expression in resected gastric cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
(2008)
There is a high risk of relapse after resection of gastric cancer. We studied the prognostic significance of the deleted colorectal cancer (DCC) gene and thymidylate synthase (TS) protein expression after resection of ...