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Low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: A retrospective analysis of 97 patients by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)
(2008)
Background: The aim was to examine characteristics and treatment results of patients with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Patients and methods: Epidemiological and clinical features of 97 ...
Surveillance of HIV exposure and postexposure prophylaxis among health care workers in Greece
(2007)
Objective: Many developed countries have implemented surveillance systems for monitoring occupational exposure to HIV. The aim of the present study was to analyze surveillance data on HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for ...
Influenza vaccination among nurses in Greece
(2012)
Seasonal influenza has become a serious public health problem worldwide, and vaccination is recognized as the most effective preventative measure. However, data suggest that influenza vaccination rates are generally low ...
Weekly paclitaxel combined with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx ™) given every 4 weeks: Dose-finding and pharmacokinetic study in patients with advanced solid tumors
(2004)
Background: We aimed to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and characterize the toxicity of the combination of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD; Caelyx™) and weekly paclitaxel (wPTX), and to investigate pharmacokinetics ...
Paraganglioma of cauda equina
(2008)
The clinical, radiological and pathological features of a paraganglioma resulting in cauda equina syndrome are described, including magnetic resonance imaging features. The literature is reviewed and discussed.
Paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin or gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced head and neck cancer
(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 ...
Increasing prevalence of HIV-1 subtype a in Greece: Estimating epidemic history and origin
(2007)
Background. In North America and Europe, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection has typically been dominated by subtype B transmission. More recently, however, non-B subtypes have been increasingly reported in ...
Association of ERCC1 SNPs with outcome in platinum-treated patients with advanced urothelial cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study
(2012)
Aim: The association between two polymorphisms of ERCC1 and treatment outcomes after platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced urothelial cancer (UC) was examined. Materials & methods: Genotyping of 19007C>T ...
A phase III study of 5-fluorouracil versus 5-fluorouracil plus interferon alpha 2b versus 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
(2002)
We conducted a phase III study in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma (ACC). The total number of patients randomized from October 1993 until July 1998 was 192, whereas therapy was started on 179 and 158 (82.3%) ...