REVIEW ARTICLES
The role of depression and neuroimmune axis in the prognosis of cancer patients
Mihaela Aldea, Lucian Craciun, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Carmen Crivii; pp 5-14 (Abstract, PDF)
Angiogenesis in cancer – general pathways and their therapeutic implications
Ivanka Dimova, Georgi Popivanov, Valentin Djonov; pp 15-21 (Abstract, PDF)
Pathogenesis and regulation of cellular proliferation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia – The role of Ikaros
Haijun Wang, Hongsheng Ouyang, Liangxue Lai, Lidija Petrovic-Dovat, Karmen Stankov, Gordana Bogdanovic, Sinisa Dovat; pp 22-28 (Abstract, PDF)
Management of diaphragmatic peritoneal carcinomatosis: surgical anatomy guidelines and results
Evgenia Halkia, Elias Efstathiou, John Spiliotis, Konstantinos Romanidis, Marios Salmas; pp 29-33 (Abstract, PDF)
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a rare entity and review of the literature
Michael Stamatakos, Apostolos Fyllos, Alexia Siafogianni, Konstantinos Ntzeros, Georgia Tasiopoulou, Meletios Rozis, Konstantinos Kontzoglou; pp 34-41 (Abstract, PDF)
A novel targeted therapy in breast cancer: Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors
Serkan Akin, Taner Babacan, Furkan Sarici, Kadri Altundag; pp 42-46 (Abstract, PDF)
Quality assurance in Health Services: the paradigm of radiotherapy
Aristoula Papakostidi, Maria Tolia, Nikolaos Tsoukalas; pp 47-52 (Abstract, PDF)
Kallikrein-related peptidases in cancers of gastrointestinal tract: An inside view of their role and clinical significance
Dimitrios Linardoutsos, Maria Gazouli, Anastasios Machairas, Ioannis Bramis, Georgios C. Zografos; pp 53-59 (Abstract, PDF)
The challenge of pulmonary endobronchial chondromatous hamartomas
Georgios Dimitrakakis, Dimitrios Challoumas, Sita Rama Rao Podila, Anne-Marie Mainwaring, Theophilos Kolettis, Margaret Kornazewska; pp 60-65 (Abstract, PDF)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
COLORECTAL CANCER
Survival prognostic factors in patients with colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis treated with cytoreductive surgery and intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a sinlge institution exprerience
Srdjan Nikolic, Radan Dzodic, Milan Zegarac, Igor Djurisic, Dusica Gavrilovic, Vera Vojinovic, Milan Kocic, Nada Santrac, Petar Radlovic, Davorin Radosavljevic, Gordana Pupic, Aleksandar Martinovic; pp 66-74 (Abstract, PDF)
Capecitabine-related increased mean corpuscular volume of red blood cell may be a predictive marker of treatment response and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Suna Cokmert, Lutfiye Demir, Alper Can, Murat Akyol, Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Ahmet Dirican, Yuksel Kucukzeybek, Cigdem Erten, Mustafa Oktay Tarhan; pp 75-82 (Abstract, PDF)
Clinical benefit of cetuximab and prognostic value of cetuximab-related skin toxicity in metastatic colorectal cancer: a single institution analysis
Ana Cvetanovic, Svetislav Vrbic, Sladjana Filipovic, Ivica Pejcic, Dusan Milenkovic, Nikola Zivkovic, Milos Kostic, Ivan Petkovic; pp 83-90 (Abstract, PDF)
Impact of HPV detection in colorectal adenocarcinoma: HPV protein and chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis based on tissue microarrays
Heraklis Moreas, Evangelos Tsiambas, Andreas C Lazaris, Afrodite Nonni, Andreas Karameris, George E Metaxas, Hilianna E Armatas, Efstratios Patsouris; pp 91-96 (Abstract, PDF)
What is the optimal treatment in clinical stage T3N0M0 rectal cancer?
Deniz Tural, Ozcan Yildiz, Olgun Elcin, Sibel Erdamar, Sabri Guney, Fuat Demireli, Evin Buyukunal, Suheyla Serdengecti; pp 97-102 (Abstract, PDF)
Malignancies of the anal canal: A multi-center retrospective analysis in South China Population
Peng Sun, Yu-hong Li, Wei Wang, Chuang-qi Chen, Ling-yun Wang; pp 103-108 (Abstract, PDF)
ΗER2/CHR 17 tissue microarray chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis in colon adenocarcinoma: multiple gene signals vs protein expression
Panagiotis P. Fotiades, Evangelos Tsiambas, Andreas C. Lazaris, Angeliki A. Saetta, Andreas Karameris, George Vilaras, Efstratios Patsouris; pp 109-114 (Abstract, PDF)
Evaluation of erectile dysfunction risk factors in young male survivors of colorectal cancer
Mehmet A.N. Sendur, Sercan Aksoy, Nuriye Y. Ozdemir, Sebnem Yaman, Ozan Yazici, Muhammed Bulent Akinci, Dogan Uncu, Nurullah Zengin, Kadri Altundag; pp 115-123 (Abstract, PDF)
HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Does treatment interruption and baseline hemoglobin affect overall survival in early laryngeal cancer treated with radical radiotherapy? 10 years follow up;
Hany Eldeeb, Seham Abdel- Khalk; pp 124-129 (Abstract, PDF)
The effect of nitidine chloride on the proliferation and apoptosis of
nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Min Kang, Hesheng Ou, Rensheng Wang, Wenqi Liu, Anzhou Tang; pp 130-136 (Abstract, PDF)
Ionizing radiation induces autophagy in human oral squamous cell carcinoma
Szu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Wen Liu, Yang-Kao Wang, Tsung-Hsing Lin, Yi-Zhen Li, Shu-Hsin Chen, Ying-Ray Lee; pp137-144 (Abstract, PDF)
LUNG CANCER
Suppression of STAT3 by chemically modified siRNAs increases the chemotherapeutic sensitivity of parental and cisplatin-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells
Burcin Tezcanli Kaymaz, Vildan Bozok Cetintas, Zuhal Eroglu, Buket Kosova; pp 145-152 (Abstract, PDF)
Neuron specific enolase and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hai-Jun Yan, Yan Tan, Wei Gu; pp 153-156 (Abstract, PDF)
Prognostic significance of protein kinase B/Akt pathway in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Alpaslan Mayadagli, Sule Karabulut Gul, Ahmet Bilici, Ahmet Fatih Oruc, Mihriban Kocak, Alper Ozkan, Atinc Aksu, Nagehan Ozdemir Barisik, Mahmut Gumus; pp 157-163 (Abstract, PDF)
Clinical characteristics, treatment and survival outcomes in malignant pleural mesothelioma: An institutional experience in Turkey
Mehmet Kucukoner, Mehmet Ali Kaplan, Ali Inal, Zuhat Urakci, Ozlem Abakay, Abdullah Cetin Tanrikulu, Abdurrahman Abakay, Hatice Selim Sen, Gul Turkcu, Abdurrahman Senyigit, Huseyin Buyukbayram, Abdurrahman Isikdogan; pp 164-170 (Abstract, PDF)
Primary cutaneous lymphomas: single center experience of dermatology and hematology clinics
Bahriye Payzin, Zerrin Ogretmen, Aysegul Cidem Yildirim, Serap Ozturk Durur, Serra Sentekin; pp 171-177 (Abstract, PDF)
Pretreatment risk factors for overall survival in patients with gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas
Marijana Virijevic, Maja Perunicic-Jovanovic, Irena Djunic, Aleksandra Novkovic, Biljana Mihaljevic; pp 178-182 (Abstract, PDF)
Capsaicin induced apoptosis and gene expression dysregulation of human acute lymphoblastic leukemia CCRF-CEM cells
Vildan Bozok Cetintas, Burcin Tezcanli Kaymaz, Huseyin Aktug, Fatih Oltulu, Dilek Taskiran; pp 183-190 (Abstract, PDF)
Serum levels of cytokines and prevalence of autoantibodies in lymphoma patients and their prognostic value
Hava Uskudar Teke, Zafer Gulbas, Cengiz Bal; pp 191-197 (Abstract, PDF)
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
The prognostic role of preoperative serum CA 125 levels in patients with endometrial carcinoma
Marinos Nikolaou, Helen P. Kourea, Vasiliki Tzelepi, Georgios Adonakis, Chrisoula D. Scopa, Vasilios Tsapanos, Dimitrios Kardamakis, Charalambos Kalofonos, Georgios Decavalas; pp 198-202 (Abstract, PDF)
Expression of Sox2 in cervical squamous cell carcinoma
Zhujuan Yang , Xiaohong Pan , Aihua Gao, Weipei Zhu; pp 203-206 (Abstract, PDF)
PROSTATE CANCER
WNT1 gene expression alters in heterogeneous population of prostate cancer cells; decreased expression pattern observed in CD133+/CD44+ prostate cancer stem cell spheroids
Gamze Goksel, Ayhan Bilir, Ruchan Uslu, Hakan Akbulut, Ummu Guven, Gulperi Oktem; pp 207-214 (Abstract, PDF)
Expression of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (HAI-1) gene in prostate cancer: Clinical and biological significance
Chuanyi Hu, Ning Jiang, Guozeng Wang, Jingcun Zheng, Wei Yang, Jiawei Yang; pp 215-220 (Abstract, PDF)
GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCER
A study of Smad4 and Smad7 expression in surgically resected samples of gastric adenocarcinoma and their correlation with clinicopathological parameters and patient survival
Adamantia Zizi-Sermpetzoglou, Despoina Myoteri, Elissavet Arkoumani, Mavroudis Voultsos, Athanasios Marinis; pp 221-227 (Abstract, PDF)
MicroRNA-21 stimulates gastric cancer growth and invasion by inhibiting the tumor suppressor effects of programmed cell death protein 4 and phosphatase and tensin homolog
Ling Li, Liya Zhou,Yuwen Li, Sanren Lin, Ciprian Tomuleasa; pp 228-236 (Abstract, PDF)
Does the computed tomography perfusion imaging improve the diagnostic accuracy in the response evaluation of esophageal carcinoma to the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy? Preliminary study
Aleksandra Djuric-Stefanovic, Djordije Saranovic, Marjan Micev, Vesna Stankovic, Vesna Plesinac-Karapandzic, Predrag Pesko, Dejan Stojakov, Predrag Sabljak, Milos Bjelovic; pp 237-244 (Abstract, PDF)
BREAST CANCER
p95-HER2 and trastuzumab resistance in metastatic breast cancer; is immunohistochemistry appropriate?
Muharrem Kocar, Emine Bozkurtlar, Ferhat Telli, Fulden Yumuk, Handan Kaya, Hande Kocar, Nazim Serdar Turhal; pp 245-249 (Abstract, PDF)
CNS CANCER
Stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with multiple intracranial meningiomas
Jose Samblas, Jose Luis Lopez Guerra, Jose Bustos, Jose Angel Gutierrez-Diaz, Michael Wolski, Carmen Peraza, Hugo Marsiglia, Kita Sallabanda; pp 250-255 (Abstract, PDF)
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Radiofrequency ablation assisted resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: morbidity, mortality and long term survival
Evangelos Prassas, Athanasios Petrou, Michael Kontos, Dimitrios Rizos, Kyriakos Neofytou, Emanouil Pikoulis, Theodoros Diamantis, Evangelos Felekouras; pp 256-262 (Abstract, PDF)
MELANOMA
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma: A propos of 144 cases
Petros Konofaos, Dimitrios Karypidis, Chrisostomos Chrisostomidis, Epaminondas Kostopoulos, Gregorios Champsas, Othon Papadopoulos; pp 263-272 (Abstract, PDF)
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Cancer mortality in central Serbia
Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Andia Cirkovic, Snezana Zivkovic, Danica Stanic, Vesna Skodric-Trifunovic; pp 273-277 (Abstract, PDF)
PSYCHOONCOLOGY
Informing cancer patient based on his type of personality: The Uninvolved – Aloof Patient
George Kallergis; pp 278-282 (Abstract, PDF)
MISCELLANEOUS
Antioxidative and antiproliferative evaluation of 2-(phenylselenomethyl)tetrahydrofuran and 2-(phenylselenomethyl) tetrahydropyran
Jelena V. Kosaric, Danijela M. Cvetkovic, Marko N. Zivanovic, Milena G. Curcic, Dragana S. Seklic, Zorica M. Bugarcic, Snezana D. Markovic; pp 283-290 (Abstract, PDF)
Is 99mTc-MDP whole body bone scintigraphy adjuvant to 18F-FDG-PET for the detection of skeletal metastases?
Ertan Sahin, Sabri Zincirkeser, Abdullah Baris Akcan, Umut Elboga; pp 291-296 (Abstract, PDF)
Quantification of uncertainties in conventional plan evaluation methods in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Surega Anbumani, N. Arunai Nambi Raj, Girish S. Prabhakar, Pichandi Anchineyan,Ramesh S. Bilimagga, Siddanna R. Palled, Arun Chairmadhurai; pp 297-303 (Abstract, PDF)
Transcriptional profiling of erythroid progenitors from G-CSF mobilized and nonmobilized peripheral blood
Vladan P. Cokic, Milos Diklic, Tijana Suboticki, Bojana B. Beleslin-Cokic, Dragana Markovic, Pavle Milenkovic, Gordana Jovcic; pp 304-314 (Abstract, PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bradycardia during induction therapy with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)
S. Karakatsanis, M. Vardaka, P. Giannoulia, J. Apostolidis, S. Delimpasi; p315 (Abstract, PDF)
Successful treatment of myeloid sarcoma with local treatment modalities: The longest overall survival in published literature
E. Aladag, T. Babacan, S. Akin, U. Uner, A.Kars, K. Altundag; p316 (Abstract, PDF)
Squamous cell carcinoma developed on Kyrle’s disease scar
Efstathios Rallis, Panayiotis G. Stavropoulos, Dafni-Kalliopi Papafragkaki, Alexandra Katsarou-Katsari, Georgia Avgerinou; p 317 (Abstract, PDF)
Are there new possibilities for the use of positron emission tomography in oncology?
D. Zdravkovic, M. Zdravkovic, T. Randjelovic, D. Bilanovic, M. Granic; p 318 (Abstract, PDF)
HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY
The fascinating germ theories on cancer pathogenesis
G. Tsoucalas, K. Laios, M. Karamanou, V. Gennimata, G. Androutsos; pp 319-323 (Abstract, PDF)
Correction
In the article “Preclinical evidence for the antihyperalgesic activity of CDP-choline in oxaliplatin-induced
neuropathic pain“, which appeared in vol.18 (4):1012-1018,2013 issue,the name of the first author posted to
Pubmed should be O (Ozkan) Kanat instead of D (Dzkan) Kanat.
