Carcinoma of the prostate. Guidelines for treatment: the role of antiandrogens.

Our preliminary experience shows that flutamide is effective in patients with stage C or D prostate cancer. Local and distant response rates are comparable to those obtained with "classic" hormone therapy. Libido and sexual potency generally are unaffected. Palliation of symptoms, which is frequent, is usually accompanied by improved performance status and quality of life. Side effects are slight or moderate, but elevated transaminase levels in patients with borderline liver insufficiency are possible.

Efficacy of one-year maintenance in early adjuvant chemotherapy for intermediate risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Preliminary results of a randomized cooperative trial.

Introduction and Objective: The clinical value of early intravesical adjuvant chemotherapy after TUR of intermediate risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMI TCCB) is well established. On the other hand, the optimal schedule regimen and the role of maintenance are still debated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of one-year maintenance schedule in patients submitted to TUR plus adjuvant early intravesical chemotherapy. Methods: Between May 2002 and August 2003, 577 patients, were recruited. All patients underwent TUR and early (within 6 hours) intravesical chemotherapy with epirubicin at the dose of 80 mg diluted in 60 ml of saline solution. When histology w…

Keratin 7 expression as an early marker of reflux-related columnar mucosa without intestinal metaplasia in the esophagus

BACKGROUND: The role of Barrett esophagus in carcinogenesis is widely accepted, but the significance of esophageal columnar mucosa without histological intestinal metaplasia, known as columnar-lined esophagus, is debated. MATERIAL/METHODS: We studied 128 patients free of Helicobacter pylori with reflux-related symptoms and columnar mucosa in the esophagus at endoscopy, 106 patients with Barrett esophagus (referred to as the Barrett group) and 22 patients without intestinal metaplasia (columnar group). Samples from 20 subjects free of H. pylori were used as controls. Immunostaining for keratin 7 (KRT7), keratin 20 (KRT20), caudal type homeobox 2 (CDX2), mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming …

Ruolo della terapia di mantenimento e fattori di rischio ambientale nel carcinoma vescicale superficiale. Pazienti sottoposti a chemioterapia endovescicale adiuvante. Risultati preliminari di uno studio randomizzato su 577 pazienti.

Efficacia del mantenimento nella chemioprofilassi endovescicale precode dopo TUR. Risultati di uno studio randomizzato multicentrico.

Utilità dell'immunoistochimica nel differenziare un carcinoma papillare della tiroide insorto su tessuto ectopico da una metastasi laterocervicale

Studio randomizzato multicentrico: mantenimento mensile per un anno versus induzione per 6 settimane nella chemioprofilasi precoce dopo TUR.

RISULTATI DI UNO STUDIO RANDOMIZZATO SULLA TOSSICITÀ E SUL RUOLO DEL MANTENIMENTO NELLA CHEMIOPROFILASSI ENDOVESCICALE PRECOCE DOPO TUR DI CARCINOMA VESCICALE SUPERFICIALE

Fumo di sigaretta e risorsa idrica in pazienti affetti da carcinoma vescicale superficiale. XV Congresso Nazionale SIUro, Giardini Naxos 3-6 novembre 2005. 1.

The oral melanoma: atypical immunophenotype in the metastatic area.Melanoma Res. 2008 Feb;18(1):70-2.

espressione della citocheratina 7 come marker precoce di danno da reflusso nella muocsa colonnare dell'esofago in assenza di metaplasia intestinale

Immunohistochemistry Differentiates Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Ectopic Thyroid Tissue from Secondary Lymph Node Metastases

Objective: To verify whether immunohistochemistry might be useful in the distinction between a true laterocervical metastasis of an undetected thyroid carcinoma and a primary tumor outside the gland. Design: Galectin-3, cytokeratin 19, and HBME-1 were assessed in six cases (group A) of laterocervical masses harboring papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) but without a thyroid tumor, and in eight cases (group B) showing PTC both in the thyroid and in the laterocervical masses. In both groups, normal-looking follicles adjacent to the laterocervical neoplasia were present. Main outcome: We found that the apparently normal follicles in group A were negative for all the antibodies, while group B sho…