Factors affecting survival in patients with lung metastases from colorectal cancer. A short meta-analysis

F Lumachi, GB Chiara, R Tozzoli… - Anticancer …, 2016 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Liver and pulmonary metastases (PMs) are relatively common in patients with colorectal
cancer. The majority of metastases are suitable for surgical resection, and the effectiveness of …

Measurement of serum carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, cytokeratin-19 fragment and matrix metalloproteinase-7 for detecting …

…, F D'AURIZIO, F Facomer, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2014 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant tumor of the liver arising from the bile duct epithelium,
accounting for 10-25% of all primary hepatic cancers. The clinical presentation of this tumor is …

Proteomics as a guide for personalized adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early breast cancer

F Lumachi, GB Chiara, L Foltran… - Cancer Genomics & …, 2015 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
Proteomics allows for better understanding of the function and regulation of cancer cells
mediated by intra- and extracellular signaling networks. Integrating such information with …

Simultaneous multianalyte immunoassay measurement of five serum tumor markers in the detection of colorectal cancer

F Lumachi, F Marino, R Orlando, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2012 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Several serum tumor markers (STMs) have been proposed for the diagnosis of colorectal
cancer (CRC), but their detection should be combined to increase accuracy. The measurement …

Touch imprint cytology and frozen-section analysis for intraoperative evaluation of sentinel nodes in early breast cancer

F Lumachi, F Marino, S Zanella, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2012 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is currently the suggested axillary staging procedure in
patients with early-stage breast cancer (BC) and usually requires intraoperative frozen-…

Carboxy-terminal telopeptide (CTX) and amino-terminal propeptide (PINP) of type I collagen as markers of bone metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

…, A Del Conte, F Mazza, R Tozzoli, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2013 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The early diagnosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is difficult, and 30-40% of
patients with NSCLC develop bone metastases (BMs) during the course of their disease. …

Improved quality of life in patients with malignant pleural effusion following videoassisted thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis. Preliminary results

…, B Marzano, DA Santeufemia, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2012 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common, debilitating complication of several types of
advanced malignancy, which may significantly reduce the quality of life of patients. There are …

Incidence of arm lymphoedema following sentinel node biopsy, axillary sampling and axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer

…, F Marino, B Marzano, E Milan, BU Waclaw, GB Chiara - in vivo, 2009 - iv.iiarjournals.org
The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of lymphoedema after different
treatments of the axilla in patients with breast cancer (BC). Medical records of 205 women (median …

Expression of p53 and Ki-67 as prognostic factors for survival of men with colorectal cancer

F Lumachi, R Orlando, F Marino, GB Chiara… - Anticancer …, 2012 - ar.iiarjournals.org
In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) several independent prognostic factors are well-supported
in the literature, including TNM stage, histological type and grade, and serum levels …

Hypoxemia and hypoventilation syndrome improvement after laparoscopic bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity

…, B Marzano, G Fanti, SMM Basso, F Mazza, GB Chiara - in vivo, 2010 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between oxygen
partial pressure (pO 2 ), awake oxymetric saturation (SpO 2 ), body mass index (BMI), and …