Obstetric outcomes after treatment of periodontal disease during pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis

NP Polyzos, IP Polyzos, A Zavos, A Valachis, D Mauri… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To examine whether treatment of periodontal disease with scaling and root
planing during pregnancy is associated with a reduction in the preterm birth rate. Design …

Surgical management of breast cancer in BRCA-mutation carriers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Valachis, AD Nearchou, P Lind - Breast cancer research and treatment, 2014 - Springer
This meta-analysis investigates the oncological safety of breast-conserving therapy BCT in
BRCA-mutation carriers and the risk for contralateral breast cancer (CBC) compared with non-…

The role of aerosolized colistin in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and metaanalysis

A Valachis, G Samonis, DP Kofteridis - Critical care medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The present meta-analysis and systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety
of aerosolized colistin as adjunctive therapy to IV antimicrobials or as monotherapy in the …

Intraperitoneal dissemination of endometrial cancer cells after hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, D Mauri, S Tsioras, CI Messini, A Valachis… - International Journal of …, 2010 - ijgc.bmj.com
Introduction: Hysteroscopy is a diagnostic procedure with a high accuracy in diagnosing
endometrial cancer. Because of the increase of intrauterine pressure during distention media …

[HTML][HTML] Trastuzumab combined to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Valachis, D Mauri, NP Polyzos, G Chlouverakis… - The Breast, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To perform a meta-analysis in order to quantify the actual cumulative
randomized evidence for the benefit and toxicity of trastuzumab combined with neoadjuvant …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, clinical, microbiological features and outcome of bloodstream infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis

M Fysaraki, G Samonis, A Valachis… - … journal of medical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Infection is a common cause of death among hemodialysis patients. The study
investigated incidence, risk factors, clinical features and outcome of bloodstream infections (…

Overall survival benefit for weekly vs. three-weekly taxanes regimens in advanced breast cancer: a meta-analysis

…, K Kamposioras, L Tsali, M Bristianou, A Valachis… - Cancer treatment …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Taxanes have been extensively tested in patients with advanced breast
cancer, but it is unclear whether their weekly use might offer any benefits against standard …

Antihypertensive effects of statins: a meta‐analysis of prospective controlled studies

A Briasoulis, V Agarwal, A Valachis… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In experimental studies, statins have been shown to lower blood pressure through increased
nitric oxide bioavailability and improved arterial compliance. The clinical significance of this …

Extended adjuvant intermittent letrozole versus continuous letrozole in postmenopausal women with breast cancer (SOLE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised …

…, T Foukakis, C Dabrosin, A Valachis… - The lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background In animal models of breast cancer, resistance to continuous use of letrozole can
be reversed by withdrawal and reintroduction of letrozole. We therefore hypothesised that …

Osteonecrosis of the jaw and use of bisphosphonates in adjuvant breast cancer treatment: a metanalysis

D Mauri, A Valachis, IP Polyzos, NP Polyzos… - Breast cancer research …, 2009 - Springer
To estimate the cumulative randomized evidence for the overall incidence of bisphosphonates
induced jaw osteonecrosis in adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. Systematic review and …