Giuseppe Curigliano

Summary

Affiliation: European Institute of Oncology
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Diagnosis of T1 bladder transitional cell carcinoma by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis urinalysis
    G Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Anticancer Res 21:3015-20. 2001
  2. ncbi New drugs for breast cancer subtypes: targeting driver pathways to overcome resistance
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 38:303-10. 2012
  3. ncbi Recognizing features that are dissimilar in male and female breast cancer: expression of p21Waf1 and p27Kip1 using an immunohistochemical assay
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 13:895-902. 2002
  4. ncbi Drug-induced QTc interval prolongation: a proposal towards an efficient and safe anticancer drug development
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milano, Italy
    Eur J Cancer 44:494-500. 2008
  5. ncbi Should liver metastases of breast cancer be biopsied to improve treatment choice?
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 22:2227-33. 2011
  6. ncbi Cisplatin, etoposide and continuous infusion bleomycin in patients with testicular germ cell tumors: efficacy and toxicity data from a retrospective study
    G Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Universita di Milano, Milan, Italy
    J Chemother 21:687-92. 2009
  7. ncbi Cancer-testis antigen expression in triple-negative breast cancer
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Ann Oncol 22:98-103. 2011
  8. ncbi Breast cancer vaccines: a clinical reality or fairy tale?
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 17:750-62. 2006
  9. ncbi Vaccine immunotherapy in breast cancer treatment: promising, but still early
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 7:1225-41. 2007
  10. ncbi Immunity and autoimmunity: revising the concepts of response to breast cancer
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
    Breast 20:S71-4. 2011

Detail Information

Publications84

  1. ncbi Diagnosis of T1 bladder transitional cell carcinoma by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis urinalysis
    G Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Anticancer Res 21:3015-20. 2001
    ..The diagnosis and follow-up of patients with T1 bladder cancer relies invasive procedures. We developed a non-invasive method for detection of T1 bladder cancer based on a feasible non-radioactive molecular approach...
  2. ncbi New drugs for breast cancer subtypes: targeting driver pathways to overcome resistance
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 38:303-10. 2012
    ..We will review all new emerging agents targeting the driver pathways within breast cancer molecular subtypes...
  3. ncbi Recognizing features that are dissimilar in male and female breast cancer: expression of p21Waf1 and p27Kip1 using an immunohistochemical assay
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 13:895-902. 2002
    ..No studies exist on the role of these factors in male breast carcinoma...
  4. ncbi Drug-induced QTc interval prolongation: a proposal towards an efficient and safe anticancer drug development
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milano, Italy
    Eur J Cancer 44:494-500. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Should liver metastases of breast cancer be biopsied to improve treatment choice?
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 22:2227-33. 2011
    ....
  6. ncbi Cisplatin, etoposide and continuous infusion bleomycin in patients with testicular germ cell tumors: efficacy and toxicity data from a retrospective study
    G Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Universita di Milano, Milan, Italy
    J Chemother 21:687-92. 2009
    ..The main limitations of our study are related to the retrospective analysis, the limited number of patients and the restricted follow-up time. A prolonged follow-up is necessary to evaluate long term toxicity and outcome...
  7. ncbi Cancer-testis antigen expression in triple-negative breast cancer
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Ann Oncol 22:98-103. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of CT antigens in breast cancer...
  8. ncbi Breast cancer vaccines: a clinical reality or fairy tale?
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 17:750-62. 2006
    ..The review discusses possible future directions for vaccine development and applications in the adjuvant setting...
  9. ncbi Vaccine immunotherapy in breast cancer treatment: promising, but still early
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 7:1225-41. 2007
    ..Another focus of the review is to provide the reader with future challenges in the field, taking into account both the immunological and clinical aspects to better target the goal...
  10. ncbi Immunity and autoimmunity: revising the concepts of response to breast cancer
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
    Breast 20:S71-4. 2011
    ..The identification of immunological and genetic features affecting immune response in patients with minimal tumor burden are the optimal background for development of clinical studies in the adjuvant setting...
  11. ncbi Immunizing against breast cancer: a new swing for an old sword
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, Milan, Italy
    Breast 18:S51-4. 2009
    ....
  12. ncbi Immunology and breast cancer: therapeutic cancer vaccines
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milano, Italy
    Breast 16:S20-6. 2007
    ....
  13. ncbi Adjuvant therapy for very young women with breast cancer: response according to biologic and endocrine features
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Clin Breast Cancer 5:125-30. 2004
    ..The development of more effective therapies for very young women with breast cancer requires tailored treatment investigations and research focused on issues specific to these patients...
  14. ncbi Gefitinib combined with endocrine manipulation in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer: quality of life and surrogate markers of activity
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Drugs 18:949-54. 2007
    ..The study was discontinued before target accrual was reached owing to lack of efficacy of the drug. Our results do not support the efficacy of gefitinib in combination with endocrine treatment for hormone-refractory prostate cancer...
  15. ncbi Absence of epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer not responding to gefitinib
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology and University of Milan School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
    Prostate 67:603-4. 2007
    ..To our knowledge no data have been reported on EGFR gene mutations in hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC)...
  16. ncbi Targeting the subtypes of breast cancer: rethinking investigational drugs
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milano, Italia
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs 21:191-204. 2012
    ..EXPERT OPINION: The future of many investigational therapeutics in breast cancer is linked to our ability to identify the most druggable target in each subtype...
  17. ncbi Clinical relevance of HER2 overexpression/amplification in patients with small tumor size and node-negative breast cancer
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 27:5693-9. 2009
    ..To assess the prognostic role of HER2 overexpression/amplification in patients with node-negative, pT1a-b breast cancers...
  18. ncbi The triple-negative subtype: new ideas for the poorest prognosis breast cancer
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano 20141, Italy
    J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2011:108-10. 2011
    ..Chemotherapy is a cornerstone of current clinical practice for this type of disease. Progress might derive from refined biology-driven phase II trials that will also integrate targeted agents with chemotherapy...
  19. ncbi GSTM1, P53 and K-ras molecular detection in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis-bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis
    G Curigliano
    European Institute of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Milano, Italy
    Anticancer Res 21:3461-9. 2001
    ..These might include the identification of patients at high risk for primary NSCLC and the surveillance of patients with known NSCLC who are being treated using lung-sparing surgical strategies...
  20. ncbi Cardiac toxicity from systemic cancer therapy: a comprehensive review
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Miano, Italy
    Prog Cardiovasc Dis 53:94-104. 2010
    ..The aim of this review is to summarize potential cardiovascular toxicities for a range of cancer chemotherapeutics and to review general mechanisms of cardiovascular toxicity for each agent...
  21. ncbi A randomized phase II trial comparing preoperative plus perioperative chemotherapy with preoperative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer
    Andrea Rocca
    Unit of Research in Medical Senology, Department of Medicine, Division of Pathology, University of Milan School of Medicine, Italy
    Anticancer Drugs 17:1201-9. 2006
    ..Perioperative chemotherapy failed to show an increase in the pathological complete remission rate. A biological effect on Ki-67 expression was demonstrated...
  22. ncbi Modulation of epidermal growth factor receptor status by chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer is rare
    Tommaso De Pas
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 22:4966-70. 2004
    ....
  23. ncbi Health-related quality of life in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer receiving gefitinib
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Urol Int 82:196-202. 2009
    ..Improvements in quality of life (QoL) and disease-related symptoms are key goals in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Our aim was to evaluate the impact of gefitinib on QoL of patients with HRPC...
  24. ncbi Breast carcinoma in elderly women: features of disease presentation, choice of local and systemic treatments compared with younger postmenopasual patients
    Roberto Gennari
    Department of Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Cancer 101:1302-10. 2004
    ..The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between biologic features at first diagnosis of breast carcinoma and treatment choice for postmenopausal women > or = 50 years to optimize treatment in the elderly...
  25. ncbi Prognostic value of circulating tumor cells according to immunohistochemically defined molecular subtypes in advanced breast cancer
    Elisabetta Munzone
    Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
    Clin Breast Cancer 12:340-6. 2012
    ..Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease. Circulating tumor cell (CTC) enumeration might be useful to identify different risk categories within each molecular subtype...
  26. ncbi Reverting estrogen-receptor-negative phenotype in HER-2-overexpressing advanced breast cancer patients exposed to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy
    Elisabetta Munzone
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res 8:R4. 2006
    ..These sequences of events indicate that a phenotype based on ER expression may not be a permanent feature of breast cancer...
  27. ncbi Modeling the relationship between circulating tumour cells number and prognosis of metastatic breast cancer
    Edoardo Botteri
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 122:211-7. 2010
    ..If distinct prognostic groups are to be identified, women with no CTC could plausibly represent a distinct favorable one...
  28. ncbi Oral metronomic cyclophosphamide and methotrexate plus fulvestrant in advanced breast cancer patients: a mono-institutional case-cohort report
    Gaetano Aurilio
    European Institute of Oncology, Medical Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Breast J 18:470-4. 2012
    ..The prolonged clinical benefit, often desirable in such patients, supports this regimen as an additional and useful therapeutic tool...
  29. ncbi Biopsy of liver metastasis for women with breast cancer: impact on survival
    Edoardo Botteri
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Breast 21:284-8. 2012
    ..Biopsy of metastatic site of disease can influence treatment decisions, but its impact on survival remains uncertain...
  30. ncbi Optimization of the schedule of gemcitabine-cisplatin combination as induction regimen for patients with biopsy-proven stage IIIa N2 - stage IIIb non-small-cell lung cancer: a prospective phase-II study
    Tommaso De Pas
    Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
    Bull Cancer 91:E273-7. 2004
    ..When given as induction chemotherapy, a three-week schedule of CDDP plus GCB combination appeared to be effective, with lower toxicity and better compliance than a four-week schedule...
  31. ncbi Chemotherapy is more effective in patients with breast cancer not expressing steroid hormone receptors: a study of preoperative treatment
    Marco Colleoni
    Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Clin Cancer Res 10:6622-8. 2004
    ..The purpose of this research was to identify factors predicting response to preoperative chemotherapy...
  32. ncbi Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in breast cancer patients treated with infusional chemotherapy after insertion of central vein catheter
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 15:1213-7. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose aspirin for the prevention of VTE...
  33. ncbi Adjuvant trastuzumab in elderly with HER-2 positive breast cancer: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    Janaina Brollo
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Cancer Treat Rev 39:44-50. 2013
    ..Acute and chronic medical conditions, nutritional status and level of daily activities should be considered. Uncertainty about cardiac safety in the elderly is a major concern...
  34. ncbi Intrathecal chemotherapy in carcinomatous meningitis from breast cancer
    Laura Orlando
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Res 22:3057-9. 2002
    ..We therefore evaluated the efficacy of an ITC regimen for patients presenting with carcinomatous meningitis from breast cancer...
  35. ncbi Factor v leiden mutation in patients with breast cancer with a central venous catheter: risk of deep vein thrombosis
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Support Cancer Ther 3:98-102. 2006
    ..Clinicians should be aware of this increased risk, and alternative cytotoxic treatments not requiring continuous infusions should be considered for these patients...
  36. ncbi Venous thromboembolism and cancer: new issues for an old topic
    Mario Mandala
    Division of Medical Oncology, Treviglio Hospital, P le Ospedale 1, 24047 Treviglio, Italy
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 48:65-80. 2003
    ..Better knowledge about the biochemical bases of the coagulation process represents a pivotal step in cancer biology comprehension and global therapeutic management...
  37. ncbi Vinorelbine-based chemotherapy in hormone-refractory prostate cancer
    M G Zampino
    Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Res 26:2375-80. 2006
    ....
  38. ncbi Risk of locoregional recurrence in patients with false-negative frozen section or close margins of retroareolar specimen in nipple-sparing mastectomy
    Maximiliano Cassilha Kneubil
    Division of Plastic Reconstruction Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 19:4117-23. 2012
    ..Our purpose was to evaluate the locoregional recurrence (LRR) of patients with false-negative, frozen-section or close margins of retroareolar specimen in nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) procedure...
  39. ncbi Nipple-sparing mastectomy--is it worth the risk?
    Jean Yves Petit
    Division of Plastic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Nat Rev Clin Oncol 8:742-7. 2011
    ....
  40. ncbi Safety, tolerability and biological effects of long-term metronomic administration of non-cytotoxic anti-angiogenic agents
    Cristina Noberasco
    Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Oncology 77:358-65. 2009
    ..alpha-Interferon, thalidomide and celecoxib inhibit tumour angiogenesis by differing mechanisms...
  41. ncbi Changes of HER2 status in circulating tumor cells compared with the primary tumor during treatment for advanced breast cancer
    Elisabetta Munzone
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Clin Breast Cancer 10:392-7. 2010
    ..HER2/neu status of tumor cells at metastatic sites in patients with advanced disease may differ from that of the primary tumor. Assessing the presence of target antigens on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) might affect treatment choice...
  42. ncbi The management of ductal intraepithelial neoplasia (DIN): open controversies and guidelines of the Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO), Milan, Italy
    Gabriel Farante
    Division of Senology, European Institute of Oncology, IEO, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 128:369-78. 2011
    ..A general agreement on the best management of DIN does not exist as yet. New large trials are needed in order to define the best management of DIN patients which is (in most respects) still complex and controversial...
  43. ncbi Dendritic cell sarcoma: an analytic overview of the literature and presentation of original five cases
    Tommaso De Pas
    New Drugs Development and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 65:1-7. 2008
    ..Both the analytic revision of the literature and our data suggest that localized DCS may be effectively treated by radical surgery and do not support the use of adjuvant treatments after radical excision...
  44. ncbi Challenges and prospects of immunotherapy as cancer treatment
    Maria Rescigno
    Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1776:108-23. 2007
    ....
  45. ncbi Autologous fat transplantation in patients with breast cancer: "silencing" or "fueling" cancer recurrence?
    Visnu Lohsiriwat
    Division of Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Breast 20:351-7. 2011
    ..To confirm the safety of lipotransfer in breast cancer patients we need clinical studies with control group based on long term follow up...
  46. ncbi Catheter-related bloodstream infections, part II: specific pathogens and prevention
    Gianluigi Ferretti
    Division of Medical Oncology, Treviglio Hospital, Italy
    Cancer Control 10:79-91. 2003
  47. ncbi A proper schedule of weekly paclitaxel and gemcitabine combination is highly active and very well tolerated in NSCLC patients
    Tommaso De Pas
    New Drugs Development Unit, Italy
    Lung Cancer 54:359-64. 2006
    ..The dose of GEM 1500 mg/m(2) and TAX 100 mg/m(2) was selected for phase II studies due to its predictable kinetic behaviour and less severe thrombocytopenia...
  48. ncbi Phase II trial of estramustine phosphate and oral etoposide in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer
    G Spitaleri
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 20:498-502. 2009
    ..We carried out a phase II trial to determine the activity and safety of estramustine plus oral etoposide in HRPC...
  49. ncbi Metronomic administration of pegylated liposomal-doxorubicin in extensively pre-treated metastatic breast cancer patients: a mono-institutional case-series report
    E Munzone
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, Milan, Italy
    Breast 19:33-7. 2010
    ..Pegylated liposomal-doxorubicin (PLD) pharmacokinetic characteristics support the rationale for using the drug in a metronomic fashion, potentially able to combine anthracyclines efficacy to a low toxicity profile...
  50. ncbi Preoperative chemotherapy is essential for conservative surgery of Askin tumors
    G Veronesi
    Thoracic Surgery Division, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 125:428-9. 2003
  51. ncbi Phase I study of twelve-day prolonged infusion of high-dose ifosfamide and doxorubicin as first-line chemotherapy in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas
    T De Pas
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 13:161-6. 2002
    ....
  52. ncbi Gemcitabine-induced systemic capillary leak syndrome
    T De Pas
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Ann Oncol 12:1651-2. 2001
    ..This finding can help to better understand and treat the potentially deadly GCB-related acute respiratory distress syndrome that is being recognized...
  53. ncbi Imatinib administration in two patients with liver metastases from GIST and severe jaundice
    T De Pas
    Department of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, Milano 20141, Italy
    Br J Cancer 89:1403-4. 2003
    ..We provide evidence that imatinib tolerability was not adversely affected by jaundice in two patients with advanced GIST...
  54. ncbi Hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy using a percutaneous catheter in pretreated patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma
    N Fazio
    Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Res 23:5023-30. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity and safety of giving HIAC through a percutaneous catheter in pre-treated patients...
  55. ncbi Effect of tamoxifen on GH and IGF-1 serum level in stage I-II breast cancer patients
    M Mandala
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Res 21:585-8. 2001
    ..The present investigation was performed to evaluate the effect of acute and chronic tamoxifen administration on GH response to growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), as well as on IGF-1 serum levels...
  56. ncbi Cisplatin and vinorelbine as second-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resistant to taxol plus gemcitabine
    T De Pas
    Divisions of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Lung Cancer 31:267-70. 2001
    ..We recommend the use of this regimen for patients not refractory to primary treatment...
  57. ncbi Oral administration of vinorelbine can overcome intractable endovenous-vinorelbine-associated acute tumor pain
    T De Pas
    Department of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 13:194-5. 2005
  58. ncbi Response to primary chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with tumors not expressing estrogen and progesterone receptors
    M Colleoni
    Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 11:1057-9. 2000
    ..To test this hypothesis we evaluated the responsiveness to preoperative chemotherapy in patients with ER and progesterone receptors (PgR)-absent tumors...
  59. ncbi Chemotherapy with vinorelbine, cisplatin and continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil in locally advanced breast cancer: a promising low-toxic regimen
    L Orlando
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Anticancer Res 21:4135-9. 2001
    ....
  60. ncbi Phase I and pharmacologic study of weekly gemcitabine and paclitaxel in chemo-naïve patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
    T De Pas
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Ann Oncol 11:821-7. 2000
    ..We performed a phase I study to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), antitumor activity and pharmacokinetics of GEM and TAX given weekly in chemo-naïve patients with advanced NSCLC...
  61. ncbi Are all high-grade breast cancers with no steroid receptor hormone expression alike? The special case of the medullary phenotype
    L Orlando
    Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Pathology and Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 16:1094-9. 2005
    ..We retrospectively evaluated the clinical relevance of selected immunohistochemical features of tumors in three cohorts of patients with typical medullary (MC), 'atypical' medullary (AMC) or ductal (DC) breast carcinoma...
  62. ncbi Detection by denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis of tumor-specific mutations in biopsies and relative bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from resectable non-small cell lung cancer
    G Ferretti
    Division of Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
    Clin Cancer Res 6:2393-400. 2000
    ..8% test accuracy. The method proposed demonstrated to be specific, accurate, and at relatively low cost but limited by low sensitivity in detecting the presence of neoplastic cells in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer...
  63. ncbi Systemic effects of surgery: quantitative analysis of circulating basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in patients with breast cancer who underwent limited or exten
    G Curigliano
    Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology and New Drugs Development Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milano, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 93:35-40. 2005
    ..To assess if feature, extent and duration of surgery could influence levels of systemic proangiogenic cytokines vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)...
  64. ncbi Preoperative and perioperative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil as continuous infusion in operable breast cancer expressing a high proliferation fraction: cytotoxic treatment during the surgical phase
    M Colleoni
    Department of Medicine, University of Milan School of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ann Oncol 14:1477-83. 2003
    ....
  65. ncbi Systemic therapies for non-metastatic prostate cancer: review of the literature
    Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa
    Dept of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology of the European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Onkologie 32:359-63. 2009
    ..The ongoing trials will hopefully further define the role of systemic therapies in prostate cancer and explore the less toxic agents/combinations in order to improve the treatment outcome without excessive side effects...
  66. ncbi Male breast cancer: a special therapeutic problem. Anything new? (Review)
    Roberto Gennari
    Department of Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milano, Italy
    Int J Oncol 24:663-70. 2004
    ....
  67. ncbi Coagulation disorders in patients with cancer: nontunneled central venous catheter placement with US guidance--a single-institution retrospective analysis
    Paolo Della Vigna
    Division of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Radiology 253:249-52. 2009
    ..To assess the feasibility and safety of ultrasonographic (US) guidance in the placement of nontunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) in patients with cancer who had altered coagulation profiles...
  68. ncbi Highlights from the 13th St Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2013. Access to innovation for patients with breast cancer: how to speed it up?
    Giuseppe Curigliano
    Division of Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    Ecancermedicalscience 7:299. 2013
    ..The final goal will be to improve access to an affordable, best standard of care for all patients in each country...
  69. ncbi Impact of limited pulmonary function on the management of resectable lung cancer
    Piergiorgio Solli
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
    Lung Cancer 41:71-9. 2003
    ..Purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of LPF in lung cancer and its impact of on surgical eligibility and postoperative outcome...
  70. ncbi Postoperative hyperprolactinemia could predict longer disease-free and overall survival in node-negative breast cancer patients
    Mario Mandala
    Division of Medical Oncology, Treviglio Hospital, Italy
    Oncology 63:370-7. 2002
    ..Surgery-induced hyperprolactinemia may be associated with a longer disease-free survival in both patients with or without node involvement...
  71. ncbi HER2 signaling pathway and trastuzumab cardiotoxicity
    Carmen Criscitiello
    Division of Medical Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
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