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Hormones of adipose tissue and their biologic role in lung cancer by Ntikoudi, E, Kiagia, M, Boura, P, Syrigos, K.N

“…Abstract Introduction Adipose tissue secretes numerous bioactive peptides, collectively termed “adipocytokines” or “adipokines”. Adipokines act in a paracrine,…”
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Tinzaparin Safety in Patients With Cancer and Renal Impairment: A Systematic Review by Vathiotis, I. A., Syrigos, N. K., Dimakakos, E. P.

“…Low-molecular-weight heparins are approved for primary and secondary venous thromboembolism prevention. Tinzaparin is the low-molecular-weight heparin with the…”
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Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of NSCLC by Pallis, A.G, Syrigos, K.N

“…Abstract Improvements in our understanding of the molecular biology of cancer have shifted management of lung cancer toward molecular-guided, individualized…”
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Gefitinib (ZD1839, Iressa™) as palliative treatment in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer by KIRBY, A. M, A'HERN, R. P, D'AMBROSIO, C, TANAY, M, SYRIGOS, K. N, ROGERS, S. J, BOX, C, ECCLES, S. A, NUTTING, C. M, HARRINGTON, K. L

“…To assess the level of activity and toxicity of gefitinib (ZD1839, Iressatrade mark) in a population of patients with locally recurrent and/or metastatic head…”
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Prognostic and predictive factors in a randomized phase III trial comparing cisplatin–pemetrexed versus cisplatin–gemcitabine in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer by Syrigos, K.N., Vansteenkiste, J., Parikh, P., von Pawel, J., Manegold, C., Martins, R.G., Simms, L., Sugarman, K.P., Visseren-Grul, C., Scagliotti, G.V.

“…Baseline patient and disease characteristics are investigated in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in an effort to predict response to treatment and optimize…”
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Serum levels of E-selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in colorectal cancer patients: correlations with clinicopathological features, patient survival and tumour surgery by Alexiou, D, Karayiannakis, A.J, Syrigos, K.N, Zbar, A, Kremmyda, A, Bramis, I, Tsigris, C

“…The serum concentrations of the cell adhesion molecules E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)…”
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Desmoplasia in Pancreatic Cancer. Can We Fight It? by Merika, E. E., Syrigos, Kostas N., Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…The hallmark of pancreatic tumours, the desmoplastic reaction, provides a unique microenvironment that affects pancreatic tumour behaviour, its ability to grow…”
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Targeted therapy for oesophageal cancer: an overview by Syrigos, K. N., Zalonis, A., Kotteas, E., Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…Oesophageal cancer (OC), is an aggressive cancer constituting a major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Recent advances in surgical techniques,…”
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Paclitaxel and gemcitabine versus paclitaxel and vinorelbine in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. A phase III study of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) by Kosmidis, P.A., Fountzilas, G., Eleftheraki, A.G., Kalofonos, H.P., Pentheroudakis, G., Skarlos, D., Dimopoulos, M.A., Bafaloukos, D., Pectasides, D., Samantas, E., Boukovinas, J., Lambaki, S., Katirtzoglou, N., Bakogiannis, C., Syrigos, K.N.

“…Paclitaxel (Taxol) and vinorelbine have shown synergism of cytotoxic effects in vitro and clinical activity in phase I and II studies. This combination was…”
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Expression of CC chemokine receptor 7 in tonsillar cancer predicts cervical nodal metastasis, systemic relapse and survival by PITKIN, L, LUANGDILOK, S, SYRIGOS, K. N, NUTTING, C. M, BARBACHANO, Y, ECCLES, S, HARRINGTON, K. J, CORBISHLEY, C, WILSON, P. O. G, DALTON, P, BRAY, D, MADY, S, WILLIAMSON, P, ODUTOYE, T, RHYS EVANS, P

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of CC chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) in squamous cell cancer of the tonsil with respect to patterns of…”
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E-cadherin/catenin complex in benign and malignant melanocytic lesions by Silye, R., Karayiannakis, A. J., Syrigos, K. N., Poole, S., Van Noorden, S., Batchelor, W., Regele, H., Sega, W., Boesmueller, H., Krausz, T., Pignatelli, M.

“…E‐cadherin is a calcium‐dependent cell–cell adhesion molecule expressed by melanocytes and responsible for their adhesion to keratinocytes in vitro. In this…”
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Management of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid : the Royal Marsden Hospital experience by HARRINGTON, K. J, MICHALAKI, V. J, VINI, L, NUTTING, C. M, SYRIGOS, K. N, A'HERN, R, HARMER, C. L

“…A retrospective review was conducted of patients treated for thyroid non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (TNHL) at the Royal Marsden Hospital between 1936 and 1996 to…”
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Central-line-associated bloodstream infections, multi-drug-resistant bacteraemias and infection control interventions: a 6-year time-series analysis in a tertiary care hospital in Greece by Papanikolopoulou, A., Maltezou, H.C., Gargalianos-Kakolyris, P., Michou, I., Kalofissoudis, Y., Moussas, N., Pantazis, N., Kotteas, E., Syrigos, K.N., Pantos, C., Tountas, Y., Tsakris, A., Kantzanou, M.

“…Central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are serious healthcare-associated infections with substantial morbidity and hospital costs. To…”
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Altered gamma-catenin expression correlates with poor survival in patients with bladder cancer by Syrigos, K N, Harrington, K, Waxman, J, Krausz, T, Pignatelli, M

“…We studied the expression of alpha-, beta-, gamma- catenin and E-cadherin in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and normal bladder epithelium and correlated…”
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A rare case of bone marrow BCG-itis responding to second-line anti-tuberculosis treatment by Anagnostopoulos, I., Lagou, S., Papatheodoridi, M., Marinos, L., Karakatsanis, S., Syrigos, K. N.

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Epidemiology and diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in lung cancer patients: is there a role for age adjusted D-dimers cutoff? by Anagnostopoulos, I., Lagou, S., Spanorriga, M. K., Tavernaraki, K., Poulakou, G., Syrigos, K. N., Thanos, L.

“…Our knowledge about the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and the performance of age adjusted D-dimers (Dd) cutoff amongst patients with lung cancer (LC)…”
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Circulating Soluble E-Cadherin Levels are of Prognostic Significance in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by SYRIGOS, K. N, HARRINGTON, K. J, KARAYIANNAKIS, A. J, BAIBAS, N, KATIRTZOGLOU, N, ROUSSOU, P

“…Background: The epithelial transmembrane molecule E-cadherin (E-Cad) is the prime mediator of epithelial cell-cell adhesion, through homotypic interactions. It…”
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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nutritional status in pancreatic cancer patients by Karayiannakis, A J, Syrigos, K N, Polychronidis, A, Pitiakoudis, M, Bounovas, A, Simopoulos, K

“…Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a multifunctional cytokine associated with cancer-related cachexia. In this study we evaluated serum levels of…”
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Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Diagnosed With Lung Cancer by Salla, E., Dimakakos, Evangelos P., Tsagkouli, S., Giozos, I., Charpidou, A., Kainis, E., Syrigos, K. N.

“…Purpose: Considering the high prevalence of lung cancer, our purpose was to summarize the existing literature to identify the several factors that contribute…”
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Antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT): a review of the experimental and clinical considerations by Syrigos, K N, Epenetos, A A

“…Over the last decade several attempts have been made to generate an active drug from an inactive precursor, by the action of an enzyme present predominantly at…”
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