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Cortelletti P, Skripka A, Facciotti C, Pedroni M, Caputo G, Pinna N, Quintanilla M, Benayas A, Vetrone F, Speghini A. Tuning the sensitivity of lanthanide-activated NIR nanothermometers in the biological windows. Nanoscale 2018; 10:2568-2576. [PMID: 29350231 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06141b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Lanthanide-activated SrF2 nanoparticles with a multishell architecture were investigated as optical thermometers in the biological windows. A ratiometric approach based on the relative changes in the intensities of different lanthanide (Nd3+ and Yb3+) NIR emissions was applied to investigate the thermometric properties of the nanoparticles. It was found that an appropriate doping with Er3+ ions can increase the thermometric properties of the Nd3+-Yb3+ coupled systems. In addition, a core containing Yb3+ and Tm3+ can generate light in the visible and UV regions upon near-infrared (NIR) laser excitation at 980 nm. The multishell structure combined with the rational choice of dopants proves to be particularly important to control and enhance the performance of nanoparticles as NIR nanothermometers.
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- P Cortelletti
- Nanomaterials Research Group, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona and INSTM, UdR Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134 Verona, Italy.
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Silva RM, Ferro MC, Araujo JR, Achete CA, Clavel G, Silva RF, Pinna N. Nucleation, Growth Mechanism, and Controlled Coating of ZnO ALD onto Vertically Aligned N-Doped CNTs. Langmuir 2016; 32:7038-7044. [PMID: 27333190 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zinc oxide thin films were deposited on vertically aligned nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) by atomic layer deposition (ALD) from diethylzinc and water. The study demonstrates that doping CNTs with nitrogen is an effective approach for the "activation" of the CNTs surface for the ALD of metal oxides. Conformal ZnO coatings are already obtained after 50 ALD cycles, whereas at lower ALD cycles an island growth mode is observed. Moreover, the process allows for a uniform growth from the top to the bottom of the vertically aligned N-CNT arrays. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrates that ZnO nucleation takes place at the N-containing species on the surface of the CNTs by the formation of the Zn-N bonds at the interface between the CNTs and the ZnO film.
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- R M Silva
- Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro , 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro , 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Materials Metrology Division, INMETRO , 25250-020, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
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- Materials Metrology Division, INMETRO , 25250-020, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
- Programa de Engenharia Metalurgica e de Materiais, COPPE-UFRJ Rio de Janeiro , CP68501, 21945 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro , 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Rosati G, Ambrosini G, Barni S, Andreoni B, Corradini G, Luchena G, Daniele B, Gaion F, Oliverio G, Duro M, Martignoni G, Pinna N, Sozzi P, Pancera G, Solina G, Pavia G, Pignata S, Johnson F, Labianca R, Apolone G, Zaniboni A, Monteforte M, Negri E, Torri V, Mosconi P, Fossati R. A randomized trial of intensive versus minimal surveillance of patients with resected Dukes B2-C colorectal carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2015; 27:274-80. [PMID: 26578734 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is the third most common and the third most lethal cancer in both men and women in developed countries. About 75% of cases are first diagnosed when the disease is classified as localized or regional, undergo potentially curative treatment and enter a post-treatment surveillance program. Although such programs drain significant resources from health systems, empirical evidence of their efficacy is scanty. PATIENTS AND METHODS Dukes B2-C colorectal cancer patients who had no evidence of disease at the end of their front-line treatment (surgery and adjuvant radiochemotherapy, if indicated) were eligible for the trial and randomized to two different surveillance programs. These programs differed greatly in the frequency of diagnostic imaging. They had similar schedules of physical examinations and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assessments. Patients received baseline and yearly health-related quality-of-life (HR-QoL) questionnaires. Primary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and QoL. RESULTS From 1998 to 2006, 1228 assessable patients were randomized, 933 with colon cancer and 295 with rectal cancer. More than 90% of patients had the expected number of diagnostic procedures. Median follow-up duration was 62 months [interquartile range (IQR) 51-86] in the minimal surveillance group and 62 months (IQR 50-85) in the intensive group. At primary analysis, 250 patients had recurred and 218 had died. Intensive surveillance anticipated recurrence, as shown by a significant difference in mean disease-free survival of 5.9 months. Comparison of OS curves of the whole intention-to-treat population showed no statistically significant differences. HR-QoL of life scores did not differ between regimens. CONCLUSION Our findings support the conclusions of other randomized clinical trials, which show that early diagnosis of cancer recurrence is not associated with OS benefit. CLINICALTRIALSGOV NCT02409472.
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- G Rosati
- Department of Oncology, Ospedale San Carlo, Potenza
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Santa Chiara, Trento
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- Department of Oncology, Az. Osp. Treviglio-Caravaggio, Treviglio
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Civile, Rho
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, Como
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- Department of Oncology, Az. Osp. G. Rummo, Benevento
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Civile, Camposampiero
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Infermi, Rimini
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale Valduce, Como
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale S. Carlo Borromeo, Milan
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- Department of Oncology, Casa di Cura San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedale degli Infermi, Biella
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- Department of Oncology, Casa di Cura IGEA, Milan
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- Department of Oncology, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo
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- Department of Oncology, Casa di Cura San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, St Louis University Hospital, St Louis, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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Oh MH, Yu T, Yu SH, Lim B, Ko KT, Willinger MG, Seo DH, Kim BH, Cho MG, Park JH, Kang K, Sung YE, Pinna N, Hyeon T. Galvanic Replacement Reactions in Metal Oxide Nanocrystals. Science 2013; 340:964-8. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1234751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 426] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Neri G, Leonardi S, Donato N, Marichy C, Tessonnier JP, Willinger MG, Lee KH, Pinna N. MOx/CNTs Hetero-Structures for Gas Sensing Applications: Role of CNTs Defects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Karmaoui M, Willinger MG, Mafra L, Herntrich T, Pinna N. A general nonaqueous route to crystalline alkaline earth aluminate nanostructures. Nanoscale 2009; 1:360-365. [PMID: 20648274 DOI: 10.1039/b9nr00164f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A nonaqueous route based on the solvothermal reaction of alkaline earth precursors with aluminium isopropoxide in benzyl alcohol is introduced. This simple process leads to crystalline complex nanostructures of alkaline earth aluminates, which, up to now, could only be obtained by solid state reaction at temperatures above 1100 degrees C or by sol-gel and further calcination at temperatures only slightly lower ( approximately 800 degrees C). The approach appears to be rather general since under the same reaction conditions BaAl(2)O(4), CaAl(4)O(7), and SrAl(4)O(7) could be obtained. The as-synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy techniques, solid-state NMR and FT-IR spectroscopies. The reaction mechanism, which was studied as well, indicates the in-situ formation of benzoate species. These can preferentially bind to particular crystallographic facets of the aluminates via bridging bonds, thereby stabilizing the surfaces that give rise to the peculiar complex structure of the final material. In order to supplement the synthesis approach and to investigate the formation of impurity phases, pure aluminium oxide hybrid nanostructures were synthesized under similar conditions and fully characterized.
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- M Karmaoui
- Department of Chemistry, CICECO, University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Neri G, Micali G, Bonavita A, Ipsale S, Rizzo G, Niederberger M, Pinna N. Tungsten Oxide Nanowires-Based Ammonia Gas Sensors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1166/sl.2008.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Johnson FE, Rosati G, Ambrosini G, Mandala M, Pinna N, Daniele B, Pavia G, Virgo KS, Longo WE, Grossmann EM, Fossati R. Colorectal cancer patient follow-up after surgery with curative intent. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.3695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- F. E. Johnson
- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Mario Negri Inst, Milan, Italy; Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
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Baraldi PG, Cacciari B, Romagnoli R, Spalluto G, Garuti L, Roberti M, Pani A, Perra G, Scintu F, Pinna N, Musiu C, La Colla P. Synthesis, antiviral and antiproliferative activity of a new class of 5-(alkyl or arylthio)-6-vinyl uracils. Anticancer Drug Des 1996; 11:597-609. [PMID: 9022748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Uracil derivatives bearing substituted or unsubstituted vinyl groups at position C6 and alkyl- or arylthio groups at position C5 were synthesized and tested in vitro for antiviral and antiproliferative activity. None of the compounds were active against HIV-1. However, some of them inhibited the proliferation of leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor-derived cell lines at micromolar concentrations. The maximum potency of antiproliferative activity correlates with the presence of unsubstituted vinyl groups and alkyl- or arylthio substituents.
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Invidiata FP, Simoni D, Scintu F, Pinna N. 3,6-Disubstituted 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles: synthesis, antimicrobial and antiviral activity. II. Farmaco 1996; 51:659-64. [PMID: 8981756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A series of novel 3,6-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4] thiadiazole derivatives was prepared and tested to evaluate their antimycotic and antibacterial activities. Anti-HIV-1 activity has also been investigated. Among the test compounds, derivatives 10a-14a and 16c showed anti-HIV-1 activity at concentrations slightly below those cytotoxic. Substitutions at 3 and 6 positions seems to be important in lowering the cytotoxicity of compounds.
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- F P Invidiata
- Istituto Farmacochimico dell'Università di Palermo, Italy
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Colloredo Mels G, Bellati G, Auriemma L, Perani C, Leandro G, Vacca N, Pinna N, Alfieri G, Ideo G. Fibronectin, cholesterol and triglycerides ascitic fluid concentration in the prediction of malignancy. Ital J Gastroenterol 1991; 23:179-86. [PMID: 1661195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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There have been few trials comparing the efficacy of determinations of cholesterol, fibronectin and triglycerides for diagnosis of malignant ascites. In this study we measured these in 200 ascitic fluids from 93 cirrhotic patients (Group A), 47 hepatocellular-carcinoma patients (Group B), 60 extra-hepatic tumour patients (Group C), 44 of them with malignant cells (Group Cpos) and 16 without (Group Cneg). Anova one-way and the Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons showed that fibronectin and cholesterol were significantly higher in the ascitic fluids of patients of group C than of groups A and B (mean +/- ESM) (Cholesterol in A: 27.2 +/- 2.8; in B 23.5 +/- 1.5; in C: 68.6 +/- 5.3 mg/dl. Fibronectin in A: 32.7 +/- 2.8; in B 31.3 +/- 2.6; in C 127.7 +/- 11.1 mg/l). Both were significantly higher in Group Cpos than in Group Cneg (Cholesterol in Cneg: 41.2 +/- 6.7; in Cpos: 78.6 +/- 6.2 mg/dl. Fibronectin in Cneg: 55.0 +/- 11.2; in Cpos 154 +/- 12.3 mg/dl). We found no differences between cirrhotic ascites and malignant ascites due to primary liver hepatocellular-carcinoma. No difference at all in triglycerides were detected. With the Receiver-Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, cholesterol had the best Youden Index (57%) at a cut-off of 32 mg/dl (sensitivity 78.3%, specificity 79.3% at this level); the best Youden Index (64%) for fibronectin had a cut-off of 60 mg/dl (sensitivity 65%, specificity 89.3%). Triglycerides appeared to be a great deal less effective as a diagnostic marker, with their best Youden Index (23%) at a cut-off 32 mg/dl (sensitivity 66.7%, specificity 56.4%).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G Colloredo Mels
- Istituto di Medicina Interna e Laboratori, Ospedale Bolognini, Seriate, Italy
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Gottardi O, Baiocchi C, Ferrari M, Franchi L, Gambacorta M, Landonio G, Pinna N, Ghislandi E. Correlation between histochemically assessed hormonal receptor content and clinical course in breast cancer. Presentation of 1,005 cases. Oncology 1991; 48:221-5. [PMID: 2023701 DOI: 10.1159/000226931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lee's histochemical method was used to assess hormonal receptors in 1,005 patients with breast cancer. Patients were from 8 oncological departments in northern Italy. The group was subdivided into four subgroups in relation to menopausal status and presence or absence of axillary node metastasis. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analysed in all subgroups in relation to receptorial status. We observed: (1) when hormonal receptors are present, OS and DFS are longer in all subgroups; (2) the presence of hormonal receptors influences favourably both DFS and OS, but it seems to play a more important role for DFS; (3) the positive receptorial status is a better prognostic factor in groups without axillary node metastasis, especially in premenopausal patients. We conclude that the histochemical assessment of hormonal receptors is a valid method for the prognostic evaluation of patients with breast cancer.
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- O Gottardi
- Divisione di Oncologia Medica Falck, Ospedale Cà Granda-Niguarda, Milano, Italia
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Molinatti GM, Campagnoli C, Belforte L, Massara F, Peris C, Pinna N. Partial or complete regression of hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome after bromocriptine-induced pregnancy. Panminerva Med 1980; 22:125-30. [PMID: 7208090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Campagnoli C, Belforte L, Bruno M, Fessia L, Pinna N, Massara F. [Evolution of 15 pregnancies induced with bromocriptine therapy in patients with amenorrhea-galactorrhea]. Minerva Ginecol 1980; 32:400-4. [PMID: 7393487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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