Search Results - "LUCA DE SALVO, Gian"
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LKB1 Expression Correlates with Increased Survival in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-07-2017)“…LKB1 is a key sensor of metabolic stress, including hypoxia and glucose deprivation, two features of the tumor microenvironment exacerbated by antiangiogenic…”
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Non-metastatic unresected paediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: Results of a pooled analysis from United States and European groups
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-03-2011)“…Abstract Background Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) with initially unresected tumours represent a particular subset of patients with a poor…”
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Features predicting unresectability in hepatoblastoma
Published in Cancer (01-09-2007)“…BACKGROUND. Approximately 20% of patients who have hepatoblastoma (HB) still have unresectable disease after preoperative chemotherapy (POC). In these…”
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The impact of survivorship bias in glioblastoma research
Published in Critical reviews in oncology/hematology (01-08-2023)“…Despite advances in the therapy of Central Nervous System (CNS) malignancies, treatment of glioblastoma (GB) poses significant challenges due to GB resistance…”
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The predictive role of intolerance of uncertainty and trait of worry in breast cancer patients: A prospective, observational, single-center clinical study
Published in Frontiers in psychology (17-04-2023)“…Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment compromise well-being in a pervasive way, and negative consequences may remain after recovery. The psychological side of…”
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Sex-related differences in serum biomarker levels predict the activity and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients
Published in Journal of translational medicine (05-03-2024)“…Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) lead to durable response and a significant increase in long-term survival in patients with advanced malignant melanoma (MM)…”
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Salvage rates and prognostic factors after relapse in children and adolescents with initially localised synovial sarcoma
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-12-2012)“…Abstract Background Previous studies have reported a poor outcome for synovial sarcoma patients whose tumours relapse. Methods This study analysed 44 relapsing…”
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Cutaneous Melanoma in Children and Adolescents: The Italian Rare Tumors in Pediatric Age Project Experience
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-02-2014)“…Objective To describe a series of cutaneous melanoma in children collected by the Italian Rare Tumors in Pediatric Age project. Study design From 2000 to 2012,…”
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A Randomized Clinical Trial on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer : Results of the Sentinella/GIVOM Trial
Published in Annals of surgery (01-02-2008)“…The aim of this multicenter randomized trial was to assess the efficacy and safety of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy compared with axillary lymph node…”
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Self-efficacy for coping: utility of the Cancer behavior inventory (Italian) for use in palliative care
Published in BMC palliative care (05-04-2019)“…Newer models of palliative and supportive cancer care view the person as an active agent in managing physical and psychosocial challenges. Therefore, personal…”
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Time to broaden the eligibility criteria in paediatric oncology trials? An analysis of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma non-eligible to the EpSSG RMS2005 trial
Published in EJC paediatric oncology (2023)“…Clinical trials include a series of eligibility and exclusion criteria that define the study population to reduce inter-patient heterogeneity and increase…”
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Survivin expression and prognostic significance in pediatric malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST)
Published in PloS one (26-11-2013)“…Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are very aggressive malignancies comprising approximately 5-10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. In this study, we…”
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Local staging and treatment in extremity rhabdomyosarcoma. A report from the EpSSG‐RMS2005 study
Published in Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) (01-10-2020)“…Rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremities present with two main challenges: correct evaluation of initial regional nodal involvement and define adequate local…”
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Genomic complexity in pediatric synovial sarcomas (Synobio study): the European pediatric soft tissue sarcoma group (EpSSG) experience
Published in Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) (01-04-2018)“…A genomic index (GI) tool using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) on tumor cells has emerged as independent prognostic factor associated with the…”
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Association Between MDM2–SNP309 and Age at Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis According to p53 Mutation Status
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (15-02-2006)“…A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter of the MDM2 gene, SNP309 (a T→G change), was recently implicated in the early onset of cancer in…”
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Curative surgery for obstruction from primary left colorectal carcinoma: primary or staged resection?
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (19-04-2004)“…In 8 to 29% of patients with colorectal carcinoma, obstruction is the main symptom at diagnosis, and 85% of patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery…”
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Factors Predictive of Nonsentinel Lymph Node Involvement and Clinical Outcome in Melanoma Patients With Metastatic Sentinel Lymph Node
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The role of ultrasound of sentinel nodes in the pre- and post-operative evaluation of stage I melanoma patients
Published in Melanoma research (01-06-2005)“…We have investigated the role of high-resolution ultrasound (US) in the analysis of sentinel node(s) in melanoma patients in pre-operative staging and…”
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Tolerability of intensified intravenous interferon alfa-2b versus the ECOG 1684 schedule as adjuvant therapy for stage III melanoma: a randomized phase III Italian Melanoma Inter-group trial (IMI - Mel.A.) [ISRCTN75125874]
Published in BMC cancer (27-02-2006)“…High-dose interferon alfa-2b (IFNalfa-2b), according to the ECOG 1684 schedule, is the only approved adjuvant treatment for stage III melanoma patients by the…”
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Regorafenib compared with lomustine in patients with relapsed glioblastoma (REGOMA): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial
Published in The lancet oncology (01-01-2019)“…Glioblastoma is a highly vascularised tumour and there are few treatment options after disease recurrence. Regorafenib is an oral multikinase inhibitor of…”
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