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Use of TTS fentanyl as a single opioid for cancer pain relief: a safety and efficacy clinical trial in patients naive to mild or strong opioids by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Befon, Sofia, Tsilika, Eleni, Dardoufas, Kostas, Georgaki, Stavroula, Vlahos, Lambros

“…Up to now, a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) of fentanyl has been applied to cancer patients on opioid analgesics previously treated with mild opioids or…”
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Continuous Subcutaneous Administration of High-Dose Salmon Calcitonin in Bone Metastasis by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Befon, Sofia, Hondros, Kostas, Kouskouni, Evagelia, Vlahos, Labros

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Greek brief pain inventory: validation and utility in cancer pain by Mystakidou, K, Mendoza, T, Tsilika, E, Befon, S, Parpa, E, Bellos, G, Vlahos, L, Cleeland, C

“…The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is a pain assessment tool. It has been translated into and validated in several languages. The purpose of this study was the…”
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of tropisetron, metoclopramide, and chlorpromazine in the treatment of emesis associated with far advanced cancer by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Befon, Sofia, Liossi, Christina, Vlachos, Lambros

“…BACKGROUND A single institution, prospective, randomized trial was performed in terminal cancer patients to compare tropisetron (TRO), metoclopramide (MET),…”
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Continuous Subcutaneous Administration of High-Dose Salmon Calcitonin in Bone Metastasis: Pain Control and Beta-Endorphin Plasma Levels by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Befon, Sofia, Hondros, Kostas, Kouskouni, Evagelia, Vlahos, Labros

“…This prospective nonrandomized trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of salmon calcitonin (sCT) in controlling pain related to bone metastasis in cancer…”
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Comparison of Tropisetron and Chlorpromazine Combinations in the Control of Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Advanced Cancer by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Befon, Sofia, Liossi, Christina, Vlachos, Lambros

“…This single-institution, prospective, randomized trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of tropisetron and chlorpromazine in the management of nausea and…”
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From codeine to transdermal fentanyl for cancer pain control: a safety and efficacy clinical trial by Mystakidou, K, Befon, S, Kouskouni, E, Gerolymatos, K, Georgaki, S, Tsilika, E, Vlahos, L

“…Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, suitable for transdermal delivery, offering an interesting solution as a step 3 opioid in cancer pain treatment. The purpose of…”
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Continuous subcutaneous octreotide in gastrointestinal cancer patients: pain control and beta-endorphin levels by Befon, S, Mystakidou, K, Lyra, M, Tubanakis, N, Vlahos, L

“…Somatostatin is a naturally occurring hormone widely identified in a number of human tissues, with a broad spectrum of physiological actions. Octreotide is a…”
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Quality of life as a parameter determining therapeutic choices in cancer care in a Greek sample by Mystakidou, Kyriaki, Tsilika, Eleni, Befon, Sofia, Kululias, Vasilios, Vlahos, Lambros

“…Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is difficult to define and measure. It is a generic term that includes concepts such as physical health, life…”
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