Combination of bevacizumab and docetaxel in docetaxel-pretreated hormone-refractory prostate cancer: a phase 2 studyGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Clinical and Molecular Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Eur Urol 54:1089-94. 2008
..No agents are approved for second-line therapy in HRPC, but common standard practice for the oncologists is to treat patients also after docetaxel failure...
Phase II trial of cisplatin plus prednisone in docetaxel-refractory castration-resistant prostate cancer patientsCarlo Buonerba
Department of Endocrinology and Medical Oncology, Genitourinary Cancer Section, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 67:1455-61. 2011
..Docetaxel represents the first-line treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). New therapeutic options are needed for subsequent lines of therapy in CRPC patients...
Cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in inoperable, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the penisGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Genitourinary Cancer Section and Rare Cancer Center, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
BJU Int 110:E661-6. 2012
..Neutropenia was the most important grade 3-4 side effect observed, occurring in 20% of patients. These data provide confirmation that such a combination regimen is moderately effective and well tolerated in patients with SCCP...
Phase 1/2 study of intravenous paclitaxel and oral cyclophosphamide in pretreated metastatic urothelial bladder cancer patientsGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Clinical and Molecular Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Cancer 115:517-23. 2009
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Paclitaxel in pretreated metastatic penile cancer: final results of a phase 2 studyGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Genitourinary Oncology and Rare Cancer Center, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Eur Urol 60:1280-4. 2011
..Previously published preliminary findings showed promising activity of paclitaxel in chemotherapy-pretreated metastatic penile cancer...
Medical expulsive treatment of distal-ureteral stones using tamsulosin: a single-center experienceMarco De Sio
Department of Urology, Second University, Naples, Italy
J Endourol 20:12-6. 2006
..Even if the best pharmacologic expulsive regimen remains to be established, the use of the selective alpha-blocker tamsulosin is recommended in this setting...
Predicting prostate biopsy outcome: prostate health index (phi) and prostate cancer antigen 3 (PCA3) are useful biomarkersMatteo Ferro
Department of Urology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Clin Chim Acta 413:1274-8. 2012
..In conclusion, %p2PSA, phi and PCA3 may predict a diagnosis of PCa in men undergoing their first prostate biopsy. PCA3 score is more useful in discriminating between HGPIN and non-cancer...
Activity and toxicity of paclitaxel in pretreated metastatic penile cancer patientsGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Anticancer Drugs 20:277-80. 2009
..Paclitaxel is well tolerated and associated with promising efficacy. Further trials, also in a neoadjuvant setting, are needed to corroborate our preliminary findings...
Combination of docetaxel and cetuximab for penile cancer: a case report and literature reviewPasquale Rescigno
Genitourinary Oncology and Rare Cancer Center, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Anticancer Drugs 23:573-7. 2012
..Only mild mucositis and skin toxicity had been detected. Our case report, the first in the literature, shows that this combination is active and well tolerated in penile squamous cell carcinoma...
How to decrease pain during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy: a look at the literatureRiccardo Autorino
Urology Clinic, Second University, Department of Oncology, Federico II University, Vico Santo Spirito 54, 80132 Naples, Italy
J Urol 174:2091-7. 2005
..There is growing interest among urologists on the need for decreasing pain during transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy...
Activity and safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase II studyGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Universita degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
World J Gastroenterol 13:6553-7. 2007
..To improve the results of New therapeutic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We have conducted a phase II study with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD), 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and folinic acid (FA)...
Dynamic sentinel node biopsy in clinically node-negative penile cancer versus radical inguinal lymphadenectomy: a comparative studySisto Perdonà
Department of Urology, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy
Urology 66:1282-6. 2005
..To evaluate the reliability and morbidity of dynamic sentinel node biopsy compared with radical inguinal lymphadenectomy (RIL) in the treatment of selected patients with squamous cell penile carcinoma...
A comprehensive outlook on intracerebral therapy of malignant gliomasCarlo Buonerba
Cattedra di Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Universita degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 80:54-68. 2011
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Castration-resistant prostate cancer: current and emerging treatment strategiesGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Cattedra di Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Universita degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
Drugs 70:983-1000. 2010
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Hormone-refractory prostate cancer: where are we going?Giuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Clinical and Molecular Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Drugs 67:1109-24. 2007
..Vaccine therapy offers an active immunological approach for combating malignancy in a targeted manner...
FOLFOX-4 in pre-treated patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladderGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Seconda Universita degli Studi, Naples, Italy
Jpn J Clin Oncol 34:747-50. 2004
..We conducted a study using FOLFOX-4 (oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, folinic acid) in pre-treated advanced bladder cancer patients...
Weekly docetaxel and vinorelbine (VIN-DOX) as first line treatment in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancerGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Cattedra di Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Universita degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
Eur Urol 46:712-6. 2004
..The current study investigated the clinical benefit, the impact on biochemical and objective response and tolerability of weekly docetaxel with vinorelbine (VIN-DOX) in symptomatic patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC)...
Bladder-sparing, combined-modality approach for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a multi-institutional, long-term experienceSisto Perdonà
Comprehensive Urology Unit, National Tumor Institute, G Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy
Cancer 112:75-83. 2008
..The authors evaluated their long-term experience with combined-modality, conservative treatment in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer...
Gemcitabine versus bacille Calmette-Guérin after initial bacille Calmette-Guérin failure in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a multicenter prospective randomized trialGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Cancer 116:1893-900. 2010
..The efficacy of intravesical gemcitabine was evaluated compared with repeated administration of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) after BCG failure in high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (BC)...
Can high-dose fotemustine reverse MGMT resistance in glioblastoma multiforme?Chiara Gallo
Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, University Federico II of Naples, 80100 Via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
J Neurooncol 100:311-9. 2010
..Although treatment caused two episodes of grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia, a complete response and survival of more than three years were achieved, with a 30% increase in dose intensity compared with the standard fotemustine schedule...
Management of gynaecomastia in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic reviewGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Endocrinology and Molecular and Clinical Oncology, Second University Naples, Naples, Italy
Lancet Oncol 6:972-9. 2005
..In this review, management options for gynaecomastia caused by hormonal manipulation in patients with prostate cancer are discussed...
Efficacy of tamoxifen and radiotherapy for prevention and treatment of gynaecomastia and breast pain caused by bicalutamide in prostate cancer: a randomised controlled trialSisto Perdonà
Department of Urology, National Tumour Institute, G Pascale Foundation IRCSS, Naples, Italy
Lancet Oncol 6:295-300. 2005
..We aimed to compare tamoxifen with radiotherapy for prevention and treatment of gynaecomastia, breast pain, or both during bicalutamide monotherapy for prostate cancer...
Gyrus bipolar versus standard monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized prospective trialMarco De Sio
Department of Urology, Seconda Universita di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Urology 67:69-72. 2006
..To compare bipolar plasmakinetic (PK) with standard monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)...
Preoperative insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) blood level predicts gleason sum upgradingDaniela Terracciano
Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology L Califano, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Prostate 72:100-7. 2012
..To this aim an easy-available tool is represented by circulating biomarkers. Among these, the best candidates are some molecules involved in PCa pathogenesis such as IGFBP-2 and IGFBP-3, IL-6, and its soluble receptor (SIL-6R)...
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as second-line therapy in the treatment of patients with advanced classic Kaposi sarcoma: a retrospective studyGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Cancer 112:1147-52. 2008
..The current retrospective study investigated the activity and toxicity of PLD in pretreated patients with aggressive, nonvisceral CKS...
HER-2/neu receptor in prostate cancer development and progression to androgen independenceGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Oncologia Molecolare e Clinica, Universita degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
Tumori 90:163-70. 2004
..Finally, clinical trials are in progress in prostate cancer patients to test novel agents that selectively interfere with HER-2/neu activity...
The use of tamsulosin in the medical treatment of ureteral calculi: where do we stand?Riccardo Autorino
Department of Urology, Second University, Naples, Italy
Urol Res 33:460-4. 2005
..This selective alpha-blocker should therefore be included in the pharmacological regimen of patients when a conservative approach is considered in the treatment of ureteral lithiasis...
Chondroitin sulphate enhances the antitumor activity of gemcitabine and mitomycin-C in bladder cancer cells with different mechanismsMatteo Ferro
Department of Urology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Oncol Rep 27:409-15. 2012
..In conclusion, in the human bladder cancer cell line HT-1376 pharmacological combination of CS with GEM or MMC resulted in a strong synergism on cell growth inhibition...
Immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancerGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Endocrinology and Medical Oncology, Genitourinary Cancer Section, University Federico II, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 8:551-61. 2011
..We present the clinical developments in the field of immunotherapy and critically analyze methodological issues related to the evaluation of tumor responses to immunotherapy, trial design, and surrogate end points...
An adjusted indirect comparison of everolimus and sorafenib therapy in sunitinib-refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients using repeated matched samplesGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
University Federico II of Napoli, Medical Oncology, Endocrinology and Oncology Department, Naples, Italy
Expert Opin Pharmacother 12:1491-7. 2011
..To date, no trial data exist comparing treatment outcomes for everolimus versus sorafenib. The current analysis indirectly compares the overall survival (OS) benefit of everolimus and sorafenib as second-line treatment options...
BAG3 protein delocalisation in prostate carcinomaStefania Staibano
Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Pathology Section, University Federico II of Naples, School of Medicine, Via S Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Tumour Biol 31:461-9. 2010
..These results indicate that BAG3 intra-cytoplasmic delocalisation is a specific feature of cancer versus non-neoplastic prostate and a candidate new marker for prediction of prostate cancer invasiveness and behaviour...
Vesicourethral anastomosis during radical retropubic prostatectomy: does the number of sutures matter?Luigi Gallo
Department of Urology, National Cancer Institute Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy
Urology 69:547-51. 2007
..To prospectively evaluate the outcome of radical retropubic prostatectomy using three different techniques of vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA), with a different number of sutures used during this surgical step...
Update on PEG-interferon α-2b as adjuvant therapy in melanomaRossella Di Trolio
Unit of Medical Oncology and Innovative Therapy, G Pascale Institute of National Tumor Foundation, Naples, Italy
Anticancer Res 32:3901-9. 2012
..This review, after a short summary of interferon α-2b trials, critically analyzes the EORTC18991 trial, as well as the subgroup results and future perspectives for this stage of disease...
Targeted therapy in the treatment of metastatic renal cell cancerGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Medical Oncology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Oncology 77:122-31. 2009
..Immunotherapy confers a small but significant OS advantage but only for the minority of patients with good prognostic features. The results of these trials and ongoing efforts to improve treatment of MRCC are the focus of this review...
Adrenalectomy: defining its role in the surgical treatment of renal cell carcinomaMarco De Sio
Clinica Urologica, , Naples, Italy
Urol Int 71:361-7. 2003
..However, in selected patients with large high-risk tumors, radical nephrectomy, including removal of the ipsilateral adrenal gland, should be performed...
Efficacy of rituximab in gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma patientsDavide Leopardo
Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Oncology, University Federico II, 80131, Naples, Italy
World J Gastroenterol 16:2526-30. 2010
..To evaluate retrospectively the efficacy of rituximab plus chemotherapy in gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)...
Expression of HECA-452 antigen correlates with disease relapse in mycosis fungoidesRossella Di Trolio
Dermatology Section, Department of Systematic Pathology, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy
Anal Quant Cytol Histol 30:203-8. 2008
..To determine the expression of HECA-452 epitope in mycosis fungoides (MF), assess whether its expression increases in relapsed MF compared with nonrelapsed MF and determine the potential prognostic relevance of HECA-452 expression...
Update on classic Kaposi sarcoma therapy: new look at an old diseaseGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Clinical and Molecular Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 68:242-9. 2008
..Among chemotherapeutic agents, recent data are offered from current trials that have focused on the role of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as first- and second-line therapy...
Imatinib mesylate in thymic epithelial malignanciesGiovannella Palmieri
Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology Department, University Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80128 Naples, Italy
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 69:309-15. 2012
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Ten-year adjuvant treatment with somatostatin analogs in a patient with atypical carcinoid of the lungCarlo Buonerba
Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, University Federico II of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
Anticancer Drugs 21:465-8. 2010
..Clinical investigations, conducted in large samples of patients, are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of such an approach...
Is there a standard chemotherapeutic regimen for hormone-refractory prostate cancer? Present and future approaches in the management of the diseaseGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Oncology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Tumori 89:349-60. 2003
..In this article, recent advances in the treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer using chemotherapeutic regimens are critically reviewed...
Management of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcomaGiuseppe Di Lorenzo
Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, University of Federico II, Naples, Italy
Lancet Oncol 8:167-76. 2007
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