• Chloroquine used in combination with chemotherapy synergistically suppresses growth and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo 

      Gurel-Gurevin E., Tuba Kiyan H., Esener O.B.B., Aydinlik S., Uvez A., Ulukaya E., Dimas K., Armutak E.I. (2018)
      Background: The inhibition of autophagy using pharmacological inhibitors such as chloroquine may be an effective strategy to overcome chemotherapy or resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy. Materials and Methods: The cytotoxic ...
    • Effects of combined administration of doxorubicin and chloroquine on lung pathology in mice with solid Ehrlich ascites carcinoma 

      Utkusavas A., Gurel Gurevin E., Yilmazer N., Uvez A., Oztay F., Bulut H., Ustunova S., Esener O.B.B., Sonmez K., Erol Kutucu D., Meral I., Dimas K., Armutak E.I. (2022)
      Combined use of a chemotherapeutic agent and an autophagy inhibitor is a novel cancer treatment strategy. We investigated the effects of chloroquine (CQ) on lung pathology caused by both solid Ehrlich ascites carcinoma ...
    • Identification of Very Low-Risk Subgroups of Patients with Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with R-CHOP 

      Vassilakopoulos T.P., Michail M., Papageorgiou S., Kourti G., Angelopoulou M.K., Panitsas F., Sachanas S., Kalpadakis C., Katodritou E., Leonidopoulou T., Kotsianidis I., Hatzimichael E., Kotsopoulou M., Dimou M., Variamis E., Boutsis D., Terpos E., Dimopoulou M.N., Karakatsanis S., Michalis E., Karianakis G., Tsirkinidis P., Vadikolia C., Poziopoulos C., Pigaditou A., Vrakidou E., Economopoulos T., Kyriazopoulou L., Siakantaris M.P., Kyrtsonis M.-C., Symeonidis A., Anargyrou K., Papaioannou M., Hatjiharissi E., Vervessou E., Tsirogianni M., Palassopoulou M., Gainaru G., Stefanoudaki E., Zikos P., Tsirigotis P., Tsourouflis G., Assimakopoulou T., Konstantinidou P., A. Papadaki H., Megalakaki K., Dimopoulos M.-A., Pappa V., Karmiris T., Roussou P., Panayiotidis P., Konstantopoulos K., Pangalis G.A. (2021)
      Background: R-CHOP can cure approximately 75% of patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBCL), but prognostic factors have not been sufficiently evaluated yet. R-da- EPOCH is potentially more effective ...
    • Positron emission tomography after response to rituximab-CHOP in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma: impact on outcomes and radiotherapy strategies 

      Vassilakopoulos T.P., Papageorgiou S.G., Angelopoulou M.K., Chatziioannou S., Prassopoulos V., Karakatsanis S., Arapaki M., Mellios Z., Sachanas S., Kalpadakis C., Katodritou E., Leonidopoulou T., Kotsianidis I., Hatzimichael E., Kotsopoulou M., Dimou M., Variamis E., Boutsis D., Terpos E., Michali E., Karianakis G., Tsirkinidis P., Vadikolia C., Poziopoulos C., Pigaditou A., Vrakidou E., Siakantaris M.P., Kyrtsonis M.-C., Symeonidis A., Anargyrou K., Papaioannou M., Chatziharissi E., Vervessou E., Tsirogianni M., Palassopoulou M., Gainaru G., Mainta C., Tsirigotis P., Assimakopoulou T., Konstantinidou P., Papadaki H., Dimopoulos M.-A., Pappa V., Karmiris T., Roussou P., Datseris I., Panayiotidis P., Konstantopoulos K., Pangalis G.A., Rondogianni P. (2021)
      End-of-treatment (EoT) PET/CT is used as a guide to omit radiotherapy (RT) patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL). We present the mature and extended results of a retrospective study evaluating the ...
    • Real-life Experience With Rituximab-CHOP Every 21 or 14 Days in Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma 

      Karakatsanis S.J., Bouzani M., Symeonidis A., Angelopoulou M.K., Papageorgiou S.G., Michail M., Gainaru G., Kourti G., sachanas S., Kalpadakis C., Katodritou E., Leonidopoulou T., Kotsianidis I., Hatzimichael E., Kotsopoulou M., Dimou M., Variamis E., Boutsis D., Kanellias N., Dimopoulou M.N., Michali E., Karianakis G., Tsirkinidis P., Vadikolia C., Poziopoulos C., Pigaditou A., Vrakidou E., Economopoulos T., Kyriazopoulou L., Siakantaris M.P., Kyrtsonis M.-C., Anargyrou K., Papaioannou M., Hatjiharissi E., Vervessou E., Tsirogianni M., Palassopoulou M., Stefanoudaki E., Zikos P., Tsirigotis P., Tsourouflis G., Assimakopoulou T., Verrou E., Papadaki H., Lampropoulou P., Dimopoulos M.-A., Pappa V., Konstantopoulos K., Karmiris T., Roussou P., Panayiotidis P., Pangalis G.A., Vassilakopoulos T.P. (2022)
      Background/Aim: Primary mediastinal large Bcell lymphoma (PMLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell non- Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), whose prognosis has greatly improved since the incorporation of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody ...