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Iannuzzi V, Sarno S, Sazzini M, Abondio P, Sala C, Bacalini MG, Gentilini D, Calzari L, Masciotta F, Garagnani P, Castellani G, Moretti E, Dasso MC, Sevini F, Franceschi ZA, Franceschi C, Pettener D, Luiselli D, Giuliani C. Epigenetic aging differences between Wichí and Criollos from Argentina: Insights from genomic history and ecology. Evol Med Public Health 2023; 11:397-414. [PMID: 37954982 PMCID: PMC10632719 DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoad034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Background and objectives Epigenetic estimators based on DNA methylation levels have emerged as promising biomarkers of human aging. These estimators exhibit natural variations across human groups, but data about indigenous populations remain underrepresented in research. This study aims to investigate differences in epigenetic estimators between two distinct human populations, both residing in the Gran Chaco region of Argentina, the Native-American Wichí, and admixed Criollos who are descendants of intermarriages between Native Americans and the first European colonizers, using a population genetic approach. Methodology We analyzed 24 Wichí (mean age: 39.2 ± 12.9 yo) and 24 Criollos (mean age: 41.1 ± 14.0 yo) for DNA methylation levels using the Infinium MethylationEPIC (Illumina) to calculate 16 epigenetic estimators. Additionally, we examined genome-wide genetic variation using the HumanOmniExpress BeadChip (Illumina) to gain insights into the genetic history of these populations. Results Our results indicate that Native-American Wichí are epigenetically older compared to Criollos according to five epigenetic estimators. Analyses within the Criollos population reveal that global ancestry does not influence the differences observed, while local (chromosomal) ancestry shows positive associations between specific SNPs located in genomic regions over-represented by Native-American ancestry and measures of epigenetic age acceleration (AgeAccelHannum). Furthermore, we demonstrate that differences in population ecologies also contribute to observed epigenetic differences. Conclusions and implications Overall, our study suggests that while the genomic history may partially account for the observed epigenetic differences, non-genetic factors, such as lifestyle and ecological factors, play a substantial role in the variability of epigenetic estimators, thereby contributing to variations in human epigenetic aging.
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- Vincenzo Iannuzzi
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Alma Mater Research Institute on Global Challenges and Climate Change (Alma Climate), Interdepartmental Centre, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage (DBC), University of Bologna, Ravenna Campus, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Cusano Milanino, Milan, Italy
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- Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Cusano Milanino, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Statistical Sciences ‘Paolo Fortunati’, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental de Cuyo, CCT CONICET, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Antropología Filosófica y Cultural (CIAFIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Systems Medicine of Healthy Aging and Department of Applied Mathematics, Lobachevsky University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage (DBC), University of Bologna, Ravenna Campus, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Reverberi C, Orsaria M, Pegolo E, Mansutti I, Prisco A, Seriau L, Bertozzi S, Moretti E, Guernieri M, Scalchi PS, Zuiani C, Cedolini C, Di Loreto C, Trovo M. Single-Fraction Pre-Operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Pathological Findings. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S137. [PMID: 37784350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) to assess pathological results after single-fraction pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery of early-stage breast cancer. MATERIALS/METHODS A phase 2 clinical trial to investigate the feasibility of pre-operative radiosurgery for early-stage breast cancer was conducted. Eligible patients are women older than 50 years, with histologically proven breast invasive ductal carcinoma, hormonal receptors positive/human epidermal grow factor receptor 2 negative, any grade, tumor size < 3cm, unifocal, with no nodal involvement, and suitable for breast conservative surgery. An expert radiologist injected ultrasound-guided a fiducial marker to precisely identify tumor positioning. The Planning Target Volume (PTV) is created by adding a 3mm margin to the Gross Tumor Volume (GTV). A single fraction of 30-33 Gy is delivered to 95% of PTV. Patients had a breast MRI scan 6-12 weeks after treatment to evaluate the rate of radiological response. Surgery was performed at 9 to 16 weeks after irradiation. RESULTS From January 2022 to December 2022, 33 patients underwent single-fraction radiosurgery, of whom 29 had breast conserving surgery (BCS). BCS was performed at 9-10 weeks for the first 14 patients, at 14-16 weeks for 13 patients, and at 18-19 weeks for 2 patients. The pathological response was defined as complete response (pCR) if no residual tumor cells were found, partial response (pPR), or no response. The pPR were also subdivided into 3 subgroups according to the rate of residual disease: < 10%, 10-50%, and > 50%. Two patients (7%) achieved pCR, both treated with 33 Gy and operated at 14 weeks. Twenty-five patients (86%) had pPR, of which 7 patients (24%) had residual disease < 10%, 9 patients (31%) between 10-50% and 9 patients (31%) over 50%. Two patients (7%) had no pathological response. All patients had sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of surgery. Positive micrometastatic nodal involvement was found in 3 patients (11%), of which 2 patients (7%) had macrometastases (pN1a) and received subsequent axillary lymph node dissection. All patients had negative surgical margins. Not any acute and sub-acute surgical complications were observed. CONCLUSION Single-fraction pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery for early-stage breast cancer leads to a high rate of complete or partial pathological response with surgery performed at 2-4 months following irradiation.
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- C Reverberi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Radiology, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, DAME, University Hospital of "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, DAME, University Hospital of "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, ASUFC Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, ASUFC Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, ASUFC Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Radiology, University of Udine "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Breast Surgery, Department of Medicine (DAME), University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomic Pathology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ASUFC "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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Manetto S, Mazzoccanti G, Mileo V, Moretti E, Villani C, Gasparrini F. A comprehensive study to reveal the potential of a more sustainable ultra-high performance enantioselective reversed-phase chromatography on Pirkle-type stationary phase, with Whelk-O1 as a case study. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1705:464177. [PMID: 37419020 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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In this study, we aimed to make enantioselective chromatography more sustainable, more sensitive, and compatible with aqueous formulations analysis and ESI-MS. To achieve this, we examined the effects of transitioning from normal-phase chromatography (which uses hydrocarbon-based solvents) to reversed-phase chromatography (using mobile phases based on water) using broad-spectrum Whelk-O1 columns as a critical study. For the first time, we holistically compared the thermodynamics and kinetics of the two elution modes in order to answer the question of whether same-column chemistry can effectively separate the compounds even in reversed-phase mode and found, unexpectedly, that reversed-phase chromatography using acetonitrile as the organic modifier was competitive from a kinetic standpoint. We also evaluated the effectiveness of three organic modifiers simultaneously on a sample of 11 molecules already resolved in NP conditions with different resolutions and achieved a resolution value of 1.5 for 91% and a resolution value of 2 for 82% of cases. Finally, we separated three racemates (within a k factor of 9) using only 480 µL of solvent per chromatographic run on a millibore column of 1 mm I.D., demonstrating that our approach allows for greener chromatographic separations.
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- S Manetto
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma (Italy).
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- Preclinical Analytics and Early Formulations Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa, Largo Belloli, 43123 Parma (Italy)
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- Preclinical Analytics and Early Formulations Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa, Largo Belloli, 43123 Parma (Italy)
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- Preclinical Analytics and Early Formulations Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa, Largo Belloli, 43123 Parma (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma (Italy).
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Cerulli C, Moretti E, Parisi A, Tranchita E, Di Lauro M, Minganti C, Perrone MA, Murri A, Greco F, Marrone G, Noce A, Grazioli E. Correlation between physical activity, nutritional intake, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a preliminary evaluation. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:5822-5830. [PMID: 37401319 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202306_32821] [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: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis is a chronic metabolic syndrome associated with debilitating consequences that represents one of the major non-communicable diseases and the most common bone illness that affects both men and women. This observational study evaluates the amount of physical activity and the nutritional intake in a group of postmenopausal women who have a sedentary job. PATIENTS AND METHODS All subjects underwent a medical evaluation, a body impedance analysis to evaluate body composition (fat mass, fat-free mass, and body cell mass), and a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to analyze bone mineral density. Additionally, a 3-day food record questionnaire and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were administered respectively to evaluate patients' foods and beverages assumptions and the participants' Physical Activity levels. RESULTS The study showed that most of the patients had a moderate activity level and inadequate calcium and vitamin D assumption compared to guidelines. CONCLUSIONS The onset of osteoporosis seemed to be reduced at higher levels of leisure time, domestic, and transport activities, even in subjects who have a sedentary job and insufficient assumption of micronutrients.
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- C Cerulli
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.
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Risi E, Vignoli A, Lisanti C, Biagioni C, Paderi A, Cappadona Sciammetta S, Del Monte F, Moretti E, Sanna G, Livraghi L, Malorni L, Benelli M, Puglisi F, Luchinat C, Tenori L, Biganzoli L. 148P Serum metabolomics based risk assessment of disease recurrence in elderly patients with early breast cancer (eBC). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fiori S, Scaramuzzo RT, Moretti E, Amador C, Controzzi T, Martinelli A, Filippi L, Guzzetta A, Gargagni L. LUNCH-Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:360. [PMID: 35739502 PMCID: PMC9219199 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03413-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Children with neurological impairment may have dysphagia and/or gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), which predispose to complications affecting the airways, increasing risk for aspiration-induced acute and chronic lung disease, or secondarily malnutrition, further neurodevelopmental disturbances, stressful interactions with their caregivers and chronic pain. Only multidisciplinary clinical feeding evaluation and empirical trials are applied to provide support to the management of feeding difficulties related to dysphagia or GERD, but no standardized feeding or behavioral measure exists at any age to assess aspiration risk and support the indication to perform a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) or a fibre-optic endoscopic examination of swallowing (FEES), in particular in newborns and infants with neurological impairments. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been proposed as a non-invasive, radiation-free tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary conditions in infants, with high sensitivity and specificity. Methods A RCT will be conducted in infants aged between 0 and 6 years having, or being at risk for, cerebral palsy, or other neurodevelopmental disease that determines abnormal muscular tone or motor developmental delay assessed by a quantitative scale for infants or if there is the suspicion of GERD or dysphagia based on clinical symptoms. Infants will be allocated in one of 2 groups: 1) LUS-monitored management (LUS-m); 2) Standard care management (SC-m) and after baseline assessment (T0), both groups will undergo an experimental 6-months follow-up. In the first 3 months, infants will be evaluated a minimum of 1 time per month, in-hospital, for a total of 3 LUS-monitored meal evaluations. Primary and secondary endpoint measures will be collected at 3 and 6 months. Discussion This paper describes the study protocol consisting of a RCT with two main objectives: (1) to evaluate the benefits of the use of LUS for monitoring silent and apparent aspiration in the management of dysphagia and its impact on pulmonary illness and growth and (2) to investigate the impact of the LUS management on blood sample and bone metabolism, pain and interaction with caregivers. Trial registration Trial registration date 02/05/2020; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04253951.
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- S Fiori
- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy. .,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Istituto Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pisa, Italy
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Gebbia A, Munoz F, Magli A, Cante D, Garibaldi E, Noris Chiorda B, Girelli G, Villa E, Faiella A, Waskiewicz J, Avuzzi B, Pastorino A, Moretti E, Rago L, Bresolin A, Bianconi C, Badenchini F, Rancati T, Valdagni R, Vavassori V, Gatti M, Sanguineti G, Di Muzio N, Fiorino C, Cozzarini C. PD-0415 Pelvic RT in prostate cancer: late intestinal toxicity is modulated by severity of acute symptoms. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02850-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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tudda A, Castriconi R, Benecchi G, Cagni E, Dusi F, Esposito P, Rambaldi Guidasci G, Guernieri M, Ianiro A, Landoni V, Mazzilli A, Moretti E, Oliviero C, Placidi L, Rancati T, Trojani V, Scaggion A, Fiorino C. PD-0733 Parameters influencing inter-Institute variability in KB plan prediction models for whole breast RT. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02928-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bresolin A, Maggio A, Landoni V, Cicchetti A, Trombetta L, Ferrari P, Moretti E, Giandini T, Petrucci E, Aimonetto S, Farina B, Carillo V, Cazzulo E, Pignoli E, Salmoiraghi P, Rancati T, Fiorino C, Cozzarini C. Dose-volume effect for acute patient-reported intestinal toxicity from whole pelvis radiotherapy: an Italian multicentric study. Phys Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1120-1797(22)00127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bonù M, Magli A, Tonetto F, Moretti E, De Giorgi G, Spiazzi L, Trovò M, Tomasini D, Magrini S, Triggiani L. PO-1350 SBRT for localized prostate cancer: there is still a role for androgen deprivation therapy? Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07801-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Noris Chiorda B, Munoz F, Sanguineti G, Cante D, Waskiewicz J, Avuzzi B, Vavassori V, Gatti M, Girelli G, Magli A, Pastorino A, Ferella L, Faiella A, Piva C, Ferrari P, Villa E, Farina B, Moretti E, Rancati T, Badenchini F, Bresolin A, Valdagni R, Di Muzio N, Fiorino C, Cozzarini C. PD-0769 Patient-reported acute intestinal toxicity and impact on patient QoL after WPRT for prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07048-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cozzarini C, Sanguineti G, Vavassori V, Munoz F, Avuzzi B, Garibaldi E, Cante D, Waskiewicz J, Magli A, Faiella A, Villa E, Ferella L, Gatti M, Noris Chiorda B, Piva C, Ferrari P, Rancati T, Badenchini F, Girelli G, Moretti E, Valdagni R, Bresolin A, Di Muzio N, Fiorino C. PD-0767 Predictors of urinary incontinence 2 years after RT with different intents for prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07046-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Díaz L, Rodríguez VD, González-Rodríguez M, Rodríguez-Castellón E, Algarra M, Núñez P, Moretti E. M/TiO 2 (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen production under UV and visible light irradiation. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01311k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cu/TiO2 photocatalysts can be considered a promising low-cost alternative to the well-known Pt/TiO2 system for hydrogen production under UV-Vis irradiation.
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- L. Díaz
- Departamento de Química
- U.D. Química Inorgánica
- Universidad de La Laguna
- 38206 La Laguna
- Spain
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- Departamento de Física
- Universidad de La Laguna
- 38206 La Laguna
- Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología
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- Departamento de Química
- U.D. Química Inorgánica
- Universidad de La Laguna
- 38206 La Laguna
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Málaga
- 29010 Málaga
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Málaga
- 29010 Málaga
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química
- U.D. Química Inorgánica
- Universidad de La Laguna
- 38206 La Laguna
- Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi
- Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
- 30172 Mestre Venezia
- Italy
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Bottasso O, Mendicino D, Perez AR, Moretti E. [Bioinformatics and bioethics. The challenge of complementing them]. Medicina (B Aires) 2021; 81:1091-1092. [PMID: 34875620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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- Oscar Bottasso
- Instituto de Inmunología Clínica y Experimental de Rosario (IDICER), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Centro de Investigaciones sobre Endemias Nacionales, Facultad de C. Bioquímicas y Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Inmunología Clínica y Experimental de Rosario (IDICER), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. E-mail:
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Acciari VA, Ansoldi S, Antonelli LA, Arbet Engels A, Baack D, Babić A, Banerjee B, Barres de Almeida U, Barrio JA, Becerra González J, Bednarek W, Bellizzi L, Bernardini E, Berti A, Besenrieder J, Bhattacharyya W, Bigongiari C, Biland A, Blanch O, Bonnoli G, Bošnjak Ž, Busetto G, Carosi R, Ceribella G, Cerruti M, Chai Y, Chilingarian A, Cikota S, Colak SM, Colin U, Colombo E, Contreras JL, Cortina J, Covino S, D'Amico G, D'Elia V, Da Vela P, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Lotto B, Delfino M, Delgado J, Depaoli D, Di Pierro F, Di Venere L, Do Souto Espiñeira E, Dominis Prester D, Donini A, Dorner D, Doro M, Elsaesser D, Fallah Ramazani V, Fattorini A, Ferrara G, Foffano L, Fonseca MV, Font L, Fruck C, Fukami S, García López RJ, Garczarczyk M, Gasparyan S, Gaug M, Giglietto N, Giordano F, Gliwny P, Godinović N, Green D, Hadasch D, Hahn A, Herrera J, Hoang J, Hrupec D, Hütten M, Inada T, Inoue S, Ishio K, Iwamura Y, Jouvin L, Kajiwara Y, Karjalainen M, Kerszberg D, Kobayashi Y, Kubo H, Kushida J, Lamastra A, Lelas D, Leone F, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo F, López M, López-Coto R, López-Oramas A, Loporchio S, Machado de Oliveira Fraga B, Maggio C, Majumdar P, Makariev M, Mallamaci M, Maneva G, Manganaro M, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Mariotti M, Martínez M, Mazin D, Mender S, Mićanović S, Miceli D, Miener T, Minev M, Miranda JM, Mirzoyan R, Molina E, Moralejo A, Morcuende D, Moreno V, Moretti E, Munar-Adrover P, Neustroev V, Nigro C, Nilsson K, Ninci D, Nishijima K, Noda K, Nogués L, Nozaki S, Ohtani Y, Oka T, Otero-Santos J, Palatiello M, Paneque D, Paoletti R, Paredes JM, Pavletić L, Peñil P, Perennes C, Peresano M, Persic M, Prada Moroni PG, Prandini E, Puljak I, Rhode W, Ribó M, Rico J, Righi C, Rugliancich A, Saha L, Sahakyan N, Saito T, Sakurai S, Satalecka K, Schleicher B, Schmidt K, Schweizer T, Sitarek J, Šnidarić I, Sobczynska D, Spolon A, Stamerra A, Strom D, Strzys M, Suda Y, Surić T, Takahashi M, Tavecchio F, Temnikov P, Terzić T, Teshima M, Torres-Albà N, Tosti L, van Scherpenberg J, Vanzo G, Vazquez Acosta M, Ventura S, Verguilov V, Vigorito CF, Vitale V, Vovk I, Will M, Zarić D, Nava L. Bounds on Lorentz Invariance Violation from MAGIC Observation of GRB 190114C. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:021301. [PMID: 32701326 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.021301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
On January 14, 2019, the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov telescopes detected GRB 190114C above 0.2 TeV, recording the most energetic photons ever observed from a gamma-ray burst. We use this unique observation to probe an energy dependence of the speed of light in vacuo for photons as predicted by several quantum gravity models. Based on a set of assumptions on the possible intrinsic spectral and temporal evolution, we obtain competitive lower limits on the quadratic leading order of speed of light modification.
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Affiliation(s)
- V A Acciari
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - S Ansoldi
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - L A Antonelli
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | | | - D Baack
- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - A Babić
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - B Banerjee
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, HBNI, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Salt Lake, Sector-1, Kolkata 700064, India
| | - U Barres de Almeida
- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fsicas (CBPF), 22290-180 URCA, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
| | - J A Barrio
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - J Becerra González
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - W Bednarek
- University of Lodz, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, Department of Astrophysics, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
| | - L Bellizzi
- Università di Siena and INFN Pisa, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - E Bernardini
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - A Berti
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - J Besenrieder
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - W Bhattacharyya
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - C Bigongiari
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - A Biland
- ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - O Blanch
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - G Bonnoli
- Università di Siena and INFN Pisa, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - Ž Bošnjak
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - G Busetto
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - R Carosi
- Università di Pisa, and INFN Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - G Ceribella
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - M Cerruti
- Universitat de Barcelona, ICCUB, IEEC-UB, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Y Chai
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - A Chilingarian
- The Armenian Consortium: ICRANet-Armenia at NAS RA, A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
| | - S Cikota
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - S M Colak
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - U Colin
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - E Colombo
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - J L Contreras
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - J Cortina
- Centro de Investigaciones Energticas, Medioambientales y Tecnolgicas, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - S Covino
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - G D'Amico
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - V D'Elia
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - P Da Vela
- Università di Pisa, and INFN Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - F Dazzi
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - A De Angelis
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - B De Lotto
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | - M Delfino
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - J Delgado
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - D Depaoli
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - F Di Pierro
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - L Di Venere
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - E Do Souto Espiñeira
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - D Dominis Prester
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - A Donini
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | - D Dorner
- Universität Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - M Doro
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - D Elsaesser
- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - V Fallah Ramazani
- Finnish MAGIC Consortium: Finnish Centre of Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Astronomy Research Unit, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
| | - A Fattorini
- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - G Ferrara
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - L Foffano
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - M V Fonseca
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - L Font
- Departament de Física, and CERES-IEEC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
| | - C Fruck
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - S Fukami
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - R J García López
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - M Garczarczyk
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - S Gasparyan
- The Armenian Consortium: ICRANet-Armenia at NAS RA, A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
| | - M Gaug
- Departament de Física, and CERES-IEEC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
| | - N Giglietto
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - F Giordano
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | - P Gliwny
- University of Lodz, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, Department of Astrophysics, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
| | - N Godinović
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - D Green
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - D Hadasch
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - A Hahn
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - J Herrera
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - J Hoang
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - D Hrupec
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - M Hütten
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - T Inada
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - S Inoue
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - K Ishio
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - Y Iwamura
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - L Jouvin
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - Y Kajiwara
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - M Karjalainen
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - D Kerszberg
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - Y Kobayashi
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - H Kubo
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - J Kushida
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - A Lamastra
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - D Lelas
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - F Leone
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - E Lindfors
- Finnish MAGIC Consortium: Finnish Centre of Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Astronomy Research Unit, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
| | - S Lombardi
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - F Longo
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - M López
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - R López-Coto
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - A López-Oramas
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - S Loporchio
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
| | | | - C Maggio
- Departament de Física, and CERES-IEEC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
| | - P Majumdar
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, HBNI, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Salt Lake, Sector-1, Kolkata 700064, India
| | - M Makariev
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - M Mallamaci
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - G Maneva
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - M Manganaro
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - K Mannheim
- Universität Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - L Maraschi
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - M Mariotti
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - M Martínez
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - D Mazin
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - S Mender
- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - S Mićanović
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - D Miceli
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | - T Miener
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - M Minev
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - J M Miranda
- Università di Siena and INFN Pisa, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - R Mirzoyan
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - E Molina
- Universitat de Barcelona, ICCUB, IEEC-UB, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
| | - A Moralejo
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - D Morcuende
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - V Moreno
- Departament de Física, and CERES-IEEC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
| | - E Moretti
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - P Munar-Adrover
- Departament de Física, and CERES-IEEC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
| | - V Neustroev
- Finnish MAGIC Consortium: Finnish Centre of Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Astronomy Research Unit, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
| | - C Nigro
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - K Nilsson
- Finnish MAGIC Consortium: Finnish Centre of Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Astronomy Research Unit, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
| | - D Ninci
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - K Nishijima
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - K Noda
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - L Nogués
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - S Nozaki
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - Y Ohtani
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - T Oka
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
| | - J Otero-Santos
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - M Palatiello
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | - D Paneque
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
| | - R Paoletti
- Università di Siena and INFN Pisa, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - J M Paredes
- Universitat de Barcelona, ICCUB, IEEC-UB, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
| | - L Pavletić
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - P Peñil
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - C Perennes
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - M Peresano
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | - M Persic
- Università di Udine, and INFN Trieste, I-33100 Udine, Italy
| | | | - E Prandini
- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - I Puljak
- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
| | - W Rhode
- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - M Ribó
- Universitat de Barcelona, ICCUB, IEEC-UB, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
| | - J Rico
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
| | - C Righi
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
| | - A Rugliancich
- Università di Pisa, and INFN Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - L Saha
- IPARCOS Institute and EMFTEL Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - N Sahakyan
- The Armenian Consortium: ICRANet-Armenia at NAS RA, A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
| | - T Saito
- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, Department of Astrophysics, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, Department of Astrophysics, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Università di Padova and INFN, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), I-00136 Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- Universitat de Barcelona, ICCUB, IEEC-UB, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, and Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento de Astrofísica, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Università di Siena and INFN Pisa, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), 00044 Frascati (Roma) Italy
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- Japanese MAGIC Consortium: ICRR, The University of Tokyo, 277-8582 Chiba, Japan; Department of Physics, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan; Tokai University, 259-1292 Kanagawa, Japan; RIKEN, 351-0198 Saitama, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- Croatian Consortium: University of Rijeka, Department of Physics, 51000 Rijeka; University of Split-FESB, 21000 Split; University of Zagreb-FER, 10000 Zagreb; University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, 23807 Merate, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
- Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU), 34151 Trieste, Italy
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Rodríguez-Aguado E, Infantes-Molina A, Ballesteros-Plata D, Marco J, Moretti E, Finocchio E, Cecilia J, Rodríguez-Castellón E. Iron phosphides presenting different stoichiometry as nanocatalysts in the HDO of phenol. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Galardi F, Biagioni C, De Luca F, Curigliano G, Minisini A, Bonechi M, Moretti E, Risi E, Migliaccio I, McCartney A, Benelli M, Romagnoli D, Conti V, Biganzoli L, Di Leo A, Malorni L. 6P Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) as biomarkers of resistance to the CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) palbociclib (P) in patients (pts) with ER+/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (ABC). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.03.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Malorni L, Curigliano G, Minisini AM, Cinieri S, Tondini CA, D'Hollander K, Arpino G, Bernardo A, Martignetti A, Criscitiello C, Puglisi F, Pestrin M, Sanna G, Moretti E, Risi E, Biagioni C, McCartney A, Boni L, Buyse M, Migliaccio I, Biganzoli L, Di Leo A. Palbociclib as single agent or in combination with the endocrine therapy received before disease progression for estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: TREnd trial. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:1748-1754. [PMID: 29893790 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The activity of palbociclib as a single agent in advanced breast cancer has not been extensively studied, with the only available clinical data limited to heavily pretreated patients. Preclinical data suggests palbociclib may partially reverse endocrine resistance, though this hypothesis has not been evaluated in previous clinical studies. This phase II, open-label, multicenter study examined the activity of palbociclib monotherapy, as well as palbociclib given in combination with the same endocrine therapy (ET) that was received prior to disease progression, in postmenopausal women with moderately pretreated, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2 negative advanced breast cancer. Patients and methods Eligible women with advanced disease which had progressed on one or two prior ETs were randomized 1 : 1 to receive either palbociclib alone, or palbociclib in combination with the ET as previously received. Primary end point was clinical benefit rate (CBR); secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS). Results Between October 2012 and July 2016, a total of 115 patients were randomized. The CBR was 54% [95% confidence interval (CI): 41.5-63.7] for combination therapy, and 60% (95% CI: 47.8-72.9) for monotherapy. Median PFS was 10.8 months (95% CI: 5.6-12.7) for combination therapy, and 6.5 months (95% CI: 5.4-8.5) for monotherapy [hazard ratio (HR) 0.69; 95% CI: 0.4-1.1, exploratory P-value = 0.12]. Exploratory analyses revealed the PFS advantage for combination therapy was seen in the subgroup of patients who received prior ET for >6 months (HR 0.53; 95% CI: 0.3-0.9, exploratory P-value = 0.02), but not in those who received prior ET for ≤6 months. Conclusion Palbociclib has clinical activity as a single agent in women with moderately pretreated, oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. Palbociclib may have potential to reverse endocrine resistance in patients with a history of previous durable response to ET. Clinical trial information NCT02549430.
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- L Malorni
- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy.
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- Division of Early Drug Development, Department of Haematology and Haemato-Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, ASL Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
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- Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- International Drug Development Institute, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples
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- Medical Oncology Department, ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est, Hospital Alta Val D'Elsa, Poggibonsi Siena, Italy
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- Division of Early Drug Development, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention Unit, IRCCS, CRO National Cancer Institute, Aviano; Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Coordinating Center, AOU Careggi, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Florence, Italy
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- International Drug Development Institute, San Francisco, USA
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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- "Sandro Pitigliani" Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Prato, Italy
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Munoz F, Cante D, Garibaldi E, Peruzzo A, Petrucci E, Delmastro E, Sanguineti G, Faiella A, Avuzzi B, Chiorda BN, Giandini T, Vavassori V, Villa E, Girelli G, Farina B, Waskiewicz J, Magli A, Moretti E, Valdagni R, Bianconi C, Badenchini F, Di Muzio N, Rancati T, Fiorino C, Cozzarini C. PO-0850 Comparison of self-reported acute urinary incontinence in pts treated with adjuvant or salvage IMRT. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31270-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Savini A, Cilla S, Esposito M, Moretti E, Villaggi E, Russo S, Stasi M, Mancosu P. EP-2095 SBRT of prostate with integrated boost of Dominant Lesion. A crowd-knowledge based planning study. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)32515-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Villaggi E, Esposito M, Hernández V, Sáez J, Marino C, Bonanno E, Bruschi A, Borzì G, Carbonini C, Consorti R, Fedele D, Moretti E, Nardiello B, Russo S, Vaccara E, Stasi M, Mancosu P. 31. Impact of DVH sharing and experience level in a multicenter SBRT prostate planning study. Phys Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Savini A, Fusella M, Esposito M, Ardu V, Benecchi G, Bergantin A, Borzi G, Bresciani S, Cagni E, Carbonini C, Casati M, Clemente S, Consorti R, Cora S, DeMartin E, ElGawhary R, Falco M, Fedele D, Fiandra C, Frassanito M, Garibaldi C, Gasperi G, Giglioli F, Guidi G, Ielo I, Landoni V, Magi S, Malatesta T, Marino C, Masi L, Moretti E, Naccarato S, Nardiello B, Nigro R, Pastore G, Presello M, Ravaglia V, Russo S, Strigari L, Strolin S, Talamonti C, Vaiano A, Vigorito S, Villaggi E, Stasi M, Mancosu P. 161. A crowd-knowledge-based analysis of DVHs in SBRT: First steps towards a national virtual audit. Phys Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.04.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Falco M, Clemente S, Fiandra C, Agostinelli S, Bagalà P, Benecchi G, Borzì G, Bresciani S, Broggi S, Carbonini C, Casale M, Casati M, Consorti R, Corletto D, Delana A, Esposito M, Fusella M, Garibaldi C, Iervolino C, Linsalata S, Malatesta T, Manco L, Marino C, Menghi E, Moretti E, Nardiello B, Reggiori G, Romagnoli F, Soriani A, Villaggi E, Russo S, Mancosu P. 141. A preliminary study to evaluate the impact of calculation grid resolution and CT slice thickness on TPS calculated small fields OF. Phys Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.04.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Marino C, Carbonini C, Veronese I, Agostinelli S, Aimonetto S, Bagalà P, Barbiero S, Benecchi G, Borzi G, Bresciani S, Broggi S, Cagni E, Casale M, Cilla S, Clemente S, Consorti R, Corletto D, Delana A, Esposito M, Falco M, Fedele D, Fusella M, Garibaldi C, Gasperi C, Giglioli F, Giancaterino S, Iervolino C, Infusino E, Mameli A, Manco L, Masi L, Menghi E, Moretti E, Nardiello B, Paladini L, Panizza D, Pastore G, Radice A, Redaelli I, Rosica F, Russo S, Saiani F, Savini A, Siragusa C, Strigari L, Talamonti C, Vaccara E, Villaggi E, Zucchetti C, Stasi M, Mancosu P. 40. Design of a national survey to assess the technology applied to SBRT. Phys Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for Chagas disease is not great enough for their single use. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the performance of two RDTs for Chagas disease, used simultaneously. Two different RDTs (A and B) were performed in 64 and 42 serum samples that were negative and positive, respectively, by conventional serological techniques. Validity and reliability of both tests were evaluated individually and simultaneously. Sensitivity was 90.5% and 97.6%, and specificity was 100% and 93.8%, for RDT A and B, respectively. The κ statistic was 0.96. When both RDTs were used simultaneously, sensitivity was 97.4%, specificity was 100% and the discordance percentage 6.6%. The combined use of two RDTs with serum samples is an acceptable application in healthcare centres.
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- Diego Mendicino
- Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones sobre Endemias Nacionales, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones sobre Endemias Nacionales, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Research associate, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo, CCT-CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina
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Savini A, Fusella M, Esposito M, Carbonini C, Clemente S, Fiandra C, Garibaldi C, Giglioli F, Marino C, Moretti E, Russo S, Strigari L, Villaggi E, Stasi M, Mancosu P. [P187] A crowd-knowledge-based analysis of DVHs in SBRT: First steps towards a national virtual audit. Phys Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.06.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Villaggi E, Esposito M, Marino C, Hernandez V, Saez J, Bruschi A, Borzì G, Carbonini C, Consorti R, Fedele D, Moretti E, Nardiello B, Russo S, Stasi M, Mancosu P. PO-1012: Can re-planning improve standardization? A multi-institutional SBRT prostate comparison. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31322-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Magli A, Moretti E, Guernieri M, Urpis M, Prisco A, Crespi M, Foti C, Scalchi P, Trovo M. EP-1599: MRI-guided contouring in SBRT of the prostate for localized disease. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31908-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Marino C, Carbonini C, Veronese I, Clemente S, Esposito M, Fiandra C, Fusella M, Garibaldi C, Giglioli F, Moretti E, Russo S, Savini A, Strigari L, Strolin S, Talamonti C, Villaggi E, Stasi M, Mancosu P. EP-2191: Design of a national survey to assess the technology applied to SBRT. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)32500-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zani M, Esposito M, Carbonini C, Clemente S, Fiandra C, Fusella M, Garibaldi C, Giglioli F, Marino C, Moretti E, Russo S, Savini A, Strigari L, Strolin S, Talamonti C, Villaggi E, Stasi M, Mancosu P. EP-1980: Influence of different DVH algorithms on dose constraints evaluation for SBRT. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)32289-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biagi M, Collodel G, Corsini M, Pascarelli NA, Moretti E. Protective effect of Propolfenol ® on induced oxidative stress in human spermatozoa. Andrologia 2017; 50. [PMID: 28470793 DOI: 10.1111/and.12807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The propolis extract was shown to possess the capacity to protect sperm membrane from the deleterious action of oxidative attack. Oxidative stress can induce propagation of a lipid peroxidation (LPO) chain reaction because spermatozoa contain high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids. This study aimed at evaluating in vitro the possible toxicity and/or the antioxidant properties of Propolfenol® in ejaculated human spermatozoa. A colorimetric assay determined the total flavonoid content by spectrophotometry and a high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection analysis the quantity of galangin, pinocembrin and caffeic acid phenylethilic ester (CAPE). Sperm parameters such as motility, vitality and DNA integrity were assessed utilising optical microscopy. The antioxidant properties Propolfenol® against LPO induced by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide were evaluated using the C11-BODIPY581/591 probe. Chemical analysis of Propolfenol® revealed low quantities of galangin, pinocembrin and CAPE; cyclic voltammetry experiments showed that Propolfenol® may exert an antioxidant activity. A protective action of Propolfenol® (20 and 100 μg/ml) on induced LPO in human spermatozoa was detected. Propolfenol® may be proposed as the supplement in media for sperm preparation techniques or cryopreservation to counteract the increased presence of reactive oxygen species generated by these methods.
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- Pharmaceutical Biology Section, Department of Physics, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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Scalchi P, Felici G, Ciccotelli A, Petrucci A, Piazzi V, Romeo N, Pentiricci A, Cavagnetto F, Andreoli S, Cattani F, Fabbri S, Tabarelli de Fatis P, Romagnoli R, Soriani A, Augelli B, Paolucci M, D'Avenia P, Bertolini M, Massafra R, Moretti E, De Stefano S, Grasso L, Baiocchi C, Francescon P. OC-0535: Multicenter validation of ion chambers in reference dosimetry of two IORT-dedicated electron linacs. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30975-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Magli A, Moretti E, Tullio A, Foti C, Crespi M, Urpis M, Prisco A, Malisan M. EP-1329: IG-SBRT for localized prostate cancer: clinical results and late toxicity of a phase-II study. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31764-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Di Leo A, Pestrin M, Siclari O, Sanna G, Moretti E, Biganzoli L. De-escalating and escalating treatment beyond endocrine therapy in patients with luminal breast cancer. Breast 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(17)30100-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Moretti E, Pascarelli NA, Belmonte G, Renieri T, Collodel G. Sperm with fibrous sheath dysplasia and anomalies in head-neck junction: focus on centriole and centrin 1. Andrologia 2016; 49. [PMID: 27596234 DOI: 10.1111/and.12701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Spermatozoa with a rare combination of two monomorphic sperm defects, dysplasia of the fibrous sheath (DFS) and alterations in head-mid-piece junction were analysed. The main focus was to explore the status of the centriole, a key organisation during fertilisation, using the centrin 1, a calcium-binding protein linked to this structure. The sperm quality was examined by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM); immunocytochemistry was performed for tubulin, A-kinase anchor protein 4 (AKAP4) and centrin 1. Spermatozoa showed DFS defect associated with anomalies in head-tail attachment detected by SEM and TEM. Immunolocalisation of tubulin, AKAP4 and centrin 1 confirmed these alterations. Centrin 1 was visible in 67% of spermatozoa (in only 13% centrin localised in a normal position); in the majority of sperm centrin 1's location was altered, sometimes bent; often four spots, indicating the presence of two implantation fossae, were detected. At the centriolar level, immunoreactive fragments, frequently invading the entire short and thick tail, were observed. Centrin 1 is an essential component of the spermatozoa connecting piece and plays a role in centrosome dynamics during sperm morphogenesis and in zygotes and early embryos during spindle assembly. It is important to shed light on these rare conditions in order to better manage the patients during assisted reproductive technology.
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- E Moretti
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Pasquino M, Stasi M, Mancosu P, Russo S, Villaggi E, Gasperi C, Casale M, Loi G, Strigari L, Miceli R, Raza G, Fedele D, Vaiano A, Falco M, Moretti E, Giglioli F, Nigro R, Talamonti C, Pastore G, Luxardo S, Menghi E, Benecchi G, Clemente S, Marino C, Borzi G, Nardiello B, Ardu V, Paladini L, Cagni E, Russo G, Spiazzi L, Vittorini F. Dosimetric characterization of linac small beams using a plastic scintillator detector: A multicenter study. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Talamonti C, Falco M, Bartoli A, Russo S, Iervolino C, Menghi E, Moretti E, Mones E, Fiandra C, Casale M, Pastore G, Oliviero C, DiCastro E, Luxardo S, Vaiano A, Raza G, Borzi G, Carbonini C, Consorti R, Pressello M, Gasperi C, Tonghi LB, Palleri F, Marino C, Ardu V, Linsalata S, Riccardi S, Vittorini F, Spiazzi L, Rosica F, Iervolino C, Villaggi E, Mancosu P. Small field relative dosimetry using a silicon diode of new generation. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Talamonti C, Russo S, Barone TL, Benecchi G, Borzi G, Bresciani S, Cagni E, Carbonino C, Casale M, Clemente S, Consorti R, D’Alessio V, Dicastro E, Donofrio G, Falco M, Fedele D, Fiandra C, Frassanito C, Gasperi C, Giglioli F, Iervolino C, Infusino E, Linsalata S, Loi G, Lorenzini E, Marino C, Martinotti S, Masi L, Menghi E, Miceli R, Moretti E, Nardiello B, Nigro R, Pastore G, Pressello M, Pimpinella M, Raza G, Rosica F, Ruggeri R, Spiazzi L, Stasi M, Strigari L, Tremolada V, Vaiano A, Vigorito S, Villaggi E, Vittorini F, Mancosu P. Small beam dosimetry: A multi-center multi-detector italian project. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Sanna G, Mislang A, Pestrin M, Biagioni C, Risi E, Cappadona S, Moretti E, Gabellini S, Di Leo A, Biganzoli L. A single centre pilot study aiming to determine the recommended dose (RD) of metronomic oral vinorelbine in combination with oral cyclophosphamide and bevacizumab in advanced breast cancer (ABC) patients. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw337.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bougtib M, Malisan M, Crespi M, Foti C, Guernieri M, Moretti E. EP-1684: Optimization of a VMAT technique for three dose level irradiation of head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32935-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Magli A, Fontanella C, Tonetto F, Crespi M, Ceschia T, Malisan M, Chiaulon G, Parisi G, Polsinelli M, Prisco A, Signor M, Guernieri M, Moretti E, Foti C, Sacco C, De Giorgi G, Ficarra V. EP-1369: Toxicity profile with hypofractionated RT for localized prostate cancer: compared 3D-CRT vs VMAT. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32619-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Micheli L, Cerretani D, Collodel G, Menchiari A, Moltoni L, Fiaschi AI, Moretti E. Evaluation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in seminal plasma of men with genitourinary infections, varicocele and idiopathic infertility. Andrology 2016; 4:456-64. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- L. Micheli
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Business and Law; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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Bougtib M, Malisan M, Crespi M, Foti C, Guernieri M, Moretti E. Comparison of static and rotational IMRT techniques in three dose level plans for head and neck cancer. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Chauvin M, Florén HG, Jackson M, Kamae T, Kawano T, Kiss M, Kole M, Mikhalev V, Moretti E, Olofsson G, Rydström S, Takahashi H, Iyudin A, Arimoto M, Fukazawa Y, Kataoka J, Kawai N, Mizuno T, Ryde F, Tajima H, Takahashi T, Pearce M. Observation of polarized hard X-ray emission from the Crab by thePoGOLite Pathfinder. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/slv177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Moretti E, Cal I, Galetto M, Londoño L. Nueva técnica para corrección del pezón invertido sin cicatriz evidente. Cir plást iberolatinoam 2015. [DOI: 10.4321/s0376-78922015000200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Migliaccio I, Piazza S, Verardo R, Guarducci C, Bonechi M, Ciani Y, Moretti E, Siclari O, Di Leo A, Malorni L. Identification of gene expression signatures of palbociclib (PD) response in breast cancer (BC). Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv117.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Moretti E. Uso de expansores tisulares a modo de soporte cutáneo: presentación de un nuevo dispositivo. Cir plást iberolatinoam 2015. [DOI: 10.4321/s0376-78922015000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Collodel G, Moretti E, Brecchia G, Kuželová L, Arruda J, Mourvaki E, Castellini C. Cytokines release and oxidative status in semen samples from rabbits treated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Theriogenology 2015; 83:1233-40. [PMID: 25662201 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a lipopolysaccharide- (LPS) induced inflammation on cytokines release and oxidative status of semen samples from buck rabbits at different times after treatment. Semen analysis was performed by optical microscopy and sperm motility evaluation by the computer-assisted sperm analyzer. The presence of activated macrophages and apoptotic/necrotic sperm was evaluated by fluorescent microscopy. A panel of cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α, were detected and quantified in seminal plasma using the Bio-Plex Cytokine assay. Reactive oxygen metabolite and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance determinations were carried out by spectrophotometry and tocopherol analysis by high performance liquid chromatography. The sperm motility and track speed were reduced in LPS-treated rabbits. The activated macrophages in LPS-treated buck rabbits significantly increased from 0.50 × 10(6)/mL (baseline) to 27 × 10(6)/mL on Day 21; successively, there was a progressive reduction. Apoptotic and necrotic sperm in LPS rabbits followed more or less the same trend. The reactive oxygen metabolite levels in semen from LPS-treated rabbits showed higher values compared with those evaluated in controls, particularly during the lag time, Days 1 to 3. The sperm thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances highlighted a peak in LPS-treated rabbits compared with those of controls on Day 1 after LPS treatment, and the different T isoforms (α, δ, and γ+β) showed a similar trend with a significant decrease on Day 1 after injection and a recovery on Days 30 to 56. Until Days 3 to 21 from the treatment, higher levels of IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α were detected in seminal plasma of LPS-treated rabbits. Interleukin-6 showed a peak on Day 3 after LPS treatment, and on Day 7, the value was similar to the control group. In conclusion, this study confirms that the buck rabbit is a good model for mimicking and understanding the inflammation mechanisms, which may induce male infertility, in particular that a systemic inflammatory status causes alterations to the sperm cells through a shift in the balance between the oxidant and antioxidant systems.
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- G Collodel
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biopathological Science, Animal and Food Production Hygiene, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science, Section of Animal Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science, Section of Animal Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Mendicino D, Stafuza M, Colussi C, Barco MD, Streiger M, Moretti E. Diagnostic reliability of an immunochromatographic test for Chagas disease screening at a primary health care centre in a rural endemic area. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2014; 109:984-8. [PMID: 25466624 PMCID: PMC4325615 DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Many patients with Chagas disease live in remote communities that lack both equipment and trained personnel to perform a diagnosis by conventional serology (CS). Thus, reliable tests suitable for use under difficult conditions are required. In this study, we evaluated the ability of personnel with and without laboratory skills to perform immunochromatographic (IC) tests to detect Chagas disease at a primary health care centre (PHCC). We examined whole blood samples from 241 patients and serum samples from 238 patients. Then, we calculated the percentage of overall agreement (POA) between the two groups of operators for the sensitivity (S), specificity (Sp) and positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values of IC tests compared to CS tests. We also evaluated the level of agreement between ELISAs and indirect haemagglutination (IHA) tests. The readings of the IC test results showed 100% agreement (POA = 1). The IC test on whole blood showed the following values: S = 87.3%; Sp = 98.8%; PPV = 96.9% and NPV = 95.9%. Additionally, the IC test on serum displayed the following results: S = 95.7%; Sp = 100%; PPV = 100% and NPV = 98.2%. Using whole blood, the agreement with ELISA was 96.3% and the agreement with IHA was 94.1%. Using serum, the agreement with ELISA was 97.8% and the agreement with IHA was 96.6%. The IC test performance with serum samples was excellent and demonstrated its usefulness in a PHCC with minimal equipment. If the IC test S value and NPV with whole blood are improved, then this test could also be used in areas lacking laboratories or specialised personnel.
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- Diego Mendicino
- Centre for Research on National Endemics, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Centre for Research on National Endemics, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Centre for Research on National Endemics, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Centre for Research on National Endemics, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Centre for Research on National Endemics, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- National Coordination for Vector Control, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
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Collodel G, Moretti E, Micheli L, Menchiari A, Moltoni L, Cerretani D. Semen characteristics and malondialdehyde levels in men with different reproductive problems. Andrology 2014; 3:280-6. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- G. Collodel
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Business and Law; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences; University of Siena; Siena Italy
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