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  1. Clinical Studies:
    • MICHALIS ZACHARAKIS,
    • IOANNIS D. XYNOS,
    • ANDREAS LAZARIS,
    • TSAOUSI SMARO,
    • CHRISTOS KOSMAS,
    • ANNA DOKOU,
    • EVANGELOS FELEKOURAS,
    • EFSTATHIOS ANTONIOU,
    • ARIS POLYZOS,
    • JOHN SARANTONIS,
    • JOHN SYRIOS,
    • GEORGE ZOGRAFOS,
    • ALEXANDROS PAPALAMBROS,
    • and NIKOLAS TSAVARIS
    Predictors of Survival in Stage IV Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Anticancer Res February 2010 30 (2) 653-660
  2. Clinical Studies:
    • JULIA ONKEN,
    • CLAUDIA FRIESEN,
    • PETER VAJKOCZY,
    • and MARTIN MISCH
    Safety and Tolerance of D,L-Methadone in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Glioma Anticancer Res March 2017 37 (3) 1227-1235
  3. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF LIGHT” (Homburg/Saar, Germany):
    • MICHAEL F. HOLICK
    Biological Effects of Sunlight, Ultraviolet Radiation, Visible Light, Infrared Radiation and Vitamin D for Health Anticancer Res March 2016 36 (3) 1345-1356
  4. Reviews:
    • ŞERBAN COMŞA,
    • ANCA MARIA CÎMPEAN,
    • and MARIUS RAICA
    Review: The Story of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line: 40 years of Experience in Research Anticancer Res June 2015 35 (6) 3147-3154
  5. Reviews:
    • SAMAH NASSEREDDINE,
    • HIND RAFEI,
    • EHAB ELBAHESH,
    • and IMAD TABBARA
    Review: Acute Graft Versus Host Disease: A Comprehensive Review Anticancer Res April 2017 37 (4) 1547-1555
  6. Clinical Studies:
    • MARCO ROGHI,
    • CHIARA SCAPPARONE,
    • ROLANDO CRIPPA,
    • ARMANDO SILVESTRINI-BIAVATI,
    • and FRANCESCA ANGIERO
    Periapical Cemento-osseous Dysplasia: Clinicopathological Features Anticancer Res May 2014 34 (5) 2533-2536
  7. Proceedings of the Joint International Symposium “Vitamin D in Prevention and Therapy” and “Biologic Effects of Light”, June 21-23, 2017 (Homburg/Saar, Germany):
    • WILLIAM B. GRANT
    Review: A Review of the Evidence Supporting the Vitamin D-Cancer Prevention Hypothesis in 2017 Anticancer Res February 2018 38 (2) 1121-1136
  8. Clinical Studies:
    • SATOSHI WATANABE,
    • OU YAMAGUCHI,
    • AI MASUMOTO,
    • YURI MAENO,
    • YOSUKE KAWASHIMA,
    • OSAMU ISHIMOTO,
    • SHUNICHI SUGAWARA,
    • HIROHISA YOSHIZAWA,
    • TOSHIAKI KIKUCHI,
    • TOSHIHIRO NUKIWA,
    • and KUNIHIKO KOBAYASHI
    Phase I Study Evaluating the Combination of Afatinib with Carboplatin and Pemetrexed After First-line EGFR-TKIs Anticancer Res August 2018 38 (8) 4699-4704; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12776
  9. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biotherapeutic Approaches, 7 December, 2013, Fukuoka, Japan:
    • TOMOKO INOUE,
    • ANTHONY SWAIN,
    • YOICHI NAKANISHI,
    • and DAISUKE SUGIYAMA
    Multicolor Analysis of Cell Surface Marker of Human Leukemia Cell Lines Using Flow Cytometry Anticancer Res August 2014 34 (8) 4539-4550
    • SATOSHI OHNO,
    • YUMIKO OHNO,
    • NOBUTAKA SUZUKI,
    • GEN-ICHIRO SOMA,
    • and MASAKI INOUE
    High-dose Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Cancer Anticancer Res March 2009 29 (3) 809-815
  11. Clinical Studies:
    • TOSHIHIRO FUKUSHIMA,
    • TOMOMI SATO,
    • TAKUJI NAKAMURA,
    • HARUKA IWAO,
    • AKIO NAKAJIMA,
    • MIYUKI MIKI,
    • TOMOYUKI SAKAI,
    • TAKAFUMI KAWANAMI,
    • TOSHIOKI SAWAKI,
    • YOSHIMASA FUJITA,
    • MASAO TANAKA,
    • YASUFUMI MASAKI,
    • TOSHIRO OKAZAKI,
    • HIDEO NAKAJIMA,
    • YOSHIHARU MOTOO,
    • and HISANORI UMEHARA
    Daily 500 mg Valacyclovir Is Effective for Prevention of Varicella Zoster Virus Reactivation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Treated with Bortezomib Anticancer Res December 2012 32 (12) 5437-5440
  12. Review:
    • RUTH CLARK and
    • SEONG-HO LEE
    Review: Anticancer Properties of Capsaicin Against Human Cancer Anticancer Res March 2016 36 (3) 837-843
  13. Reviews:
    • LAURA A. SORDILLO,
    • PETER P. SORDILLO,
    • and LAWRENCE HELSON
    Review: Curcumin for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Anticancer Res December 2015 35 (12) 6373-6378
  14. Clinical Studies:
    • BENGT LINDAHL,
    • JAN PERSSON,
    • JONAS RANSTAM,
    • and ROGER WILLÉN
    Long-term Survival in Uterine Clear Cell Carcinoma and Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma Anticancer Res September 2010 30 (9) 3727-3730
  15. Clinical Studies:
    • MIRCO PISTELLI,
    • ALESSANDRA PAGLIACCI,
    • NICOLA BATTELLI,
    • ALFREDO SANTINELLI,
    • TOMMASINA BISCOTTI,
    • ZELMIRA BALLATORE,
    • ROSSANA BERARDI,
    • and STEFANO CASCINU
    Prognostic Factors in Early-stage Triple-negative Breast Cancer: Lessons and Limits from Clinical Practice Anticancer Res June 2013 33 (6) 2737-2742
  16. Experimental Studies:
    • ANDREAS ANTONSSON and
    • JENNY L. PERSSON
    Induction of Apoptosis by Staurosporine Involves the Inhibition of Expression of the Major Cell Cycle Proteins at the G2/M Checkpoint Accompanied by Alterations in Erk and Akt Kinase Activities Anticancer Res August 2009 29 (8) 2893-2898
  17. Clinical Studies:
    • G. MINNITI,
    • R. MUNI,
    • G. LANZETTA,
    • P. MARCHETTI,
    • and R. MAURIZI ENRICI
    Review: Chemotherapy for Glioblastoma: Current Treatment and Future Perspectives for Cytotoxic and Targeted Agents Anticancer Res December 2009 29 (12) 5171-5184
  18. Reviews:
    • ELISABETH SMOLLE,
    • VALENTIN TAUCHER,
    • and JOHANNES HAYBAECK
    Review: Malignant Ascites in Ovarian Cancer and the Role of Targeted Therapeutics Anticancer Res April 2014 34 (4) 1553-1561
  19. Reviews:
    • DIMITRIOS MORIS,
    • DIAMANTIS I. TSILIMIGRAS,
    • STYLIANOS VAGIOS,
    • IOANNIS NTANASIS-STATHOPOULOS,
    • GEORGIA-SOFIA KARACHALIOU,
    • ALEXANDROS PAPALAMPROS,
    • ANDREAS ALEXANDROU,
    • DAN G. BLAZER, 3RD,
    • and EVANGELOS FELEKOURAS
    Review: Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Appendix: A Review of the Literature Anticancer Res February 2018 38 (2) 601-611
  20. Reviews:
    • JACK LIN,
    • ZIWEN ZHU,
    • HUAPING XIAO,
    • MARK R. WAKEFIELD,
    • VIVI A. DING,
    • QIAN BAI,
    • and YUJIANG FANG
    Review: The role of IL-7 in Immunity and Cancer Anticancer Res March 2017 37 (3) 963-967
  21. Reviews:
    • SALVATORE LAURO,
    • CONCETTA ELISA ONESTI,
    • RICCARDO RIGHINI,
    • and PAOLO MARCHETTI
    Review: The Use of Bevacizumab in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Update Anticancer Res April 2014 34 (4) 1537-1545
  22. Reviews:
    • JOSEPH THOMAS PENTO
    Review: Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Cancer Anticancer Res November 2017 37 (11) 5935-5939
  23. Reviews:
    • AMIT BHANDARI,
    • KATRINA ROLEN,
    • and BINAY KUMAR SHAH
    Review: Management of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Pregnancy Anticancer Res January 2015 35 (1) 1-11
  24. Reviews:
    • JUTTA HUEBNER,
    • SABINE MARIENFELD,
    • CLARE ABBENHARDT,
    • CORNELIA ULRICH,
    • KARSTEN MUENSTEDT,
    • OLIVER MICKE,
    • RALPH MUECKE,
    • and CHRISTIAN LOESER
    Review: Counseling Patients on Cancer Diets: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Clinical Practice Anticancer Res January 2014 34 (1) 39-48
  25. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF LIGHT” (Homburg/Saar, Germany) - Review:
    • STEFAN PILZ,
    • MARTIN GRÜBLER,
    • MARTIN GAKSCH,
    • VERENA SCHWETZ,
    • CHRISTIAN TRUMMER,
    • BRÍAIN Ó. HARTAIGH,
    • NICOLAS VERHEYEN,
    • ANDREAS TOMASCHITZ,
    • and WINFRIED MÄRZ
    Review: Vitamin D and Mortality Anticancer Res March 2016 36 (3) 1379-1387
  26. Reviews:
    • MARIA BASSANELLI,
    • STEFANO SIOLETIC,
    • MAURIZIO MARTINI,
    • SILVANA GIACINTI,
    • ANTONELLA VITERBO,
    • ANITA STADDON,
    • FABRIZIO LIBERATI,
    • and ANNA CERIBELLI
    Review: Heterogeneity of PD-L1 Expression and Relationship with Biology of NSCLC Anticancer Res July 2018 38 (7) 3789-3796; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12662
  27. Reviews:
    • PETER P. SORDILLO and
    • LAWRENCE HELSON
    Review: Curcumin and Cancer Stem Cells: Curcumin Has Asymmetrical Effects on Cancer and Normal Stem Cells Anticancer Res February 2015 35 (2) 599-614
  28. Experimental Studies:
    • CHRISTOPH PAUTKE,
    • MATTHIAS SCHIEKER,
    • THOMAS TISCHER,
    • ANDREAS KOLK,
    • PETER NETH,
    • WOLF MUTSCHLER,
    • and STEFAN MILZ
    Characterization of Osteosarcoma Cell Lines MG-63, Saos-2 and U-2 OS in Comparison to Human Osteoblasts Anticancer Res Novemeber-December 2004 24 (6) 3743-3748
  29. Clinical Studies:
    • SUSANNE WIEGAND,
    • ANNETTE ZIMMERMANN,
    • THOMAS WILHELM,
    • and JOCHEN A. WERNER
    Survival After Distant Metastasis in Head and Neck Cancer Anticancer Res October 2015 35 (10) 5499-5502
  30. Reviews:
    • ROBERTA ELISA ROSSI,
    • MARINOS PERICLEOUS,
    • DALVINDER MANDAIR,
    • TARA WHYAND,
    • and MARTYN EVAN CAPLIN
    Review: The Role of Dietary Factors in Prevention and Progression of Breast Cancer Anticancer Res December 2014 34 (12) 6861-6875
  31. Clinical Studies:
    • KUNIO ARAKI,
    • YOSHITERU KIDOKORO,
    • KEIKO HOSOYA,
    • MAKOTO WAKAHARA,
    • YUKI MATSUOKA,
    • YUZO TAKAGI,
    • TOMOHIRO HARUKI,
    • KEN MIWA,
    • YUJI TANIGUCHI,
    • SATOSHI HORIE,
    • and HIROSHIGE NAKAMURA
    Excellent Prognosis of Lepidic-predominant Lung Adenocarcinoma: Low Incidence of Lymphatic Vessel Invasion as a Key Factor Anticancer Res June 2014 34 (6) 3153-3156
  32. Reviews:
    • NATALIA G. VALLIANOU,
    • ANGELOS EVANGELOPOULOS,
    • NIKOS SCHIZAS,
    • and CHRISTOS KAZAZIS
    Review: Potential Anticancer Properties and Mechanisms of Action of Curcumin Anticancer Res February 2015 35 (2) 645-651
  33. Proceedings of the Joint International Symposium “Vitamin D in Prevention and Therapy” and “Biologic Effects of Light”, June 21-23, 2017 (Homburg/Saar, Germany):
    • PELLE G. LINDQVIST
    Review: The Winding Path Towards an Inverse Relationship Between Sun Exposure and All-cause Mortality Anticancer Res February 2018 38 (2) 1173-1178
  34. Clinical Studies:
    • HANS-GEORG KOPP,
    • KATJA KRAUSS,
    • TANJA FEHM,
    • ANNETTE STAEBLER,
    • JENNIFER ZAHM,
    • WICHARD VOGEL,
    • LOTHAR KANZ,
    • and FRANK MAYER
    Symptomatic Bone Marrow Involvement in Breast Cancer – Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Prognosis: A Single Institution Review of 22 Cases Anticancer Res November 2011 31 (11) 4025-4030
  35. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHINA –UNITED KINGDOM CANCER (CUKC) CONFERENCE 2015 (Cardiff, Wales, UK) - Reviews:
    • ANDREW J. YIU and
    • CHU Y. YIU
    Review: Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer Anticancer Res March 2016 36 (3) 1093-1102
  36. Experimental Studies:
    • ALLYSON L. ANDING,
    • JAMES D. JONES,
    • MICHAEL A. NEWTON,
    • ROBERT W. CURLEY, JR.,
    • and MARGARET CLAGETT-DAME
    4-HPR Is an Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Aggravator and Sensitizes Breast Cancer Cells Resistant to TRAIL/Apo2L Anticancer Res August 2018 38 (8) 4403-4416; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12742
  37. Experimental Studies:
    • ALESSANDRO CORTI,
    • MARIA FRANZINI,
    • ALDO PAOLICCHI,
    • and ALFONSO POMPELLA
    Review: Gamma-glutamyltransferase of Cancer Cells at the Crossroads of Tumor Progression, Drug Resistance and Drug Targeting Anticancer Res April 2010 30 (4) 1169-1181
  38. BOOK REVIEWS: Human Molecular Genetics. 4th Edition. Anticancer Res August 2010 30 (8) 3219
  39. Reviews:
    • CHRISTOS DAMASKOS,
    • SERENA VALSAMI,
    • MICHAEL KONTOS,
    • ELEFTHERIOS SPARTALIS,
    • THEODOROS KALAMPOKAS,
    • EMMANOUIL KALAMPOKAS,
    • ANTONIOS ATHANASIOU,
    • DEMETRIOS MORIS,
    • AFRODITE DASKALOPOULOU,
    • SPYRIDON DAVAKIS,
    • GERASIMOS TSOUROUFLIS,
    • KONSTANTINOS KONTZOGLOU,
    • DESPINA PERREA,
    • NIKOLAOS NIKITEAS,
    • and DIMITRIOS DIMITROULIS
    Review: Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors: An Attractive Therapeutic Strategy Against Breast Cancer Anticancer Res January 2017 37 (1) 35-46
  40. Experimental Studies:
    • MIKI NAKAMURA,
    • ATSUSHI SUETSUGU,
    • KOSUKE HASEGAWA,
    • TOMOYUKI SATAKE,
    • TAKAHIRO KUNISADA,
    • MASAHITO SHIMIZU,
    • SHIGETOYO SAJI,
    • HISATAKA MORIWAKI,
    • and ROBERT M. HOFFMAN
    Color-coded Imaging Distinguishes Cancer Cells, Stromal Cells, and Recombinant Cancer-stromal Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment During Metastasis Anticancer Res August 2018 38 (8) 4417-4423; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12743
  41. Reviews:
    • DIVYA GANESH,
    • PRATHIMA SREENIVASAN,
    • JENNY ÖHMAN,
    • MATS WALLSTRÖM,
    • PAULO HENRIQUE BRAZ-SILVA,
    • DANIEL GIGLIO,
    • GÖRAN KJELLER,
    • and BENGT HASSÉUS
    Review: Potentially Malignant Oral Disorders and Cancer Transformation Anticancer Res June 2018 38 (6) 3223-3229; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12587
  42. Reviews:
    • DOMINIQUE LEVEQUE
    Review: Subcutaneous Administration of Anticancer Agents Anticancer Res April 2014 34 (4) 1579-1586
  43. Clinical Studies:
    • ANGIOLO GADDUCCI,
    • STEFANIA COSIO,
    • NICOLETTA SPIRITO,
    • and LUCA CIONINI
    Review: Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Endometrium: A Biological and Clinical Enigma Anticancer Res April 2010 30 (4) 1327-1334
  44. Reviews:
    • ANGIOLO GADDUCCI and
    • MARIA ELENA GUERRIERI
    Review: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gynecological Cancers: Update of Literature and Perspectives of Clinical Research Anticancer Res November 2017 37 (11) 5955-5965
  45. Reviews:
    • HIROSHI DOI,
    • NAOHITO BEPPU,
    • KAZUHIRO KITAJIMA,
    • and KOZO KURIBAYASHI
    Review: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors: Current Status and Perspectives Anticancer Res February 2018 38 (2) 591-599
  46. Reviews:
    • AKHILA DANDAMUDI,
    • JESSIE TOMMIE,
    • LAURIE NOMMSEN-RIVERS,
    • and SARAH COUCH
    Review: Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review Anticancer Res June 2018 38 (6) 3209-3222; doi:10.21873/anticanres.12586
  47. Clinical Studies:
    • FREDERIQUE JAFFRE,
    • VINCENT LAVOUE,
    • HABIBA MESBAH,
    • SOPHIE ROUQUETTE,
    • ODILE AUDRAIN,
    • JEAN FRANÇOIS LAURENT,
    • and JEAN LEVEQUE
    Prognosis for Isolated Skin Recurrence after Breast Cancer Treated by Mastectomy Anticancer Res May 2009 29 (5) 1697-1701
  48. Clinical Studies:
    • LAURENT SCHWARTZ,
    • LUDIVINE BUHLER,
    • PHILIPPE ICARD,
    • HUBERT LINCET,
    • and JEAN-MARC STEYAERT
    Metabolic Treatment of Cancer: Intermediate Results of a Prospective Case Series Anticancer Res February 2014 34 (2) 973-980
  49. BOOK REVIEWS: Mims' Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 6th Edition Anticancer Res May 2018 38 (5) 3204
  50. Clinical Studies:
    • YOSHIE TANIGUCHI,
    • NORIKO YOSHIOKA,
    • KAZUE NAKATA,
    • TAKASHI NISHIZAWA,
    • HIROYUKI INAGAWA,
    • CHIE KOHCHI,
    • and GEN-ICHIRO SOMA
    Review: Mechanism for Maintaining Homeostasis in the Immune System of the Intestine Anticancer Res November 2009 29 (11) 4855-4860

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