A5042520870- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Bone health and treatments
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital
2005-2024
Ospedaliera di Piacenza
2001-2019
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Piacenza
2016
Palmetto Hematology Oncology
2013
University of Pavia
2000-2005
Ospedale Civile Di Ivrea
1995
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic in some areas of Northwestern Europe and the United States. HCV has been shown to play a role development both hepatocellular carcinoma B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL). The biologic mechanisms underlying lymphomagenic activity so far are under investigation. In this study, antiviral (anti-HCV) treatment B-NHL associated with infection evaluated.Thirteen patients histologically proven low-grade characterized by an indolent course (ie, doubling time no...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety ultrasound‐guided fine needle biopsy (UG‐FNB) spleen in a large population patients. We collected retrospectively findings concerning application UG‐FNB from eight Italian centers that utilized technique for at least ten years. A data schedule sent all collect information about techniques, results, complications spleen. analyzed 398 procedures both on focal lesions (257 cases) splenic parenchyma (141 cases)....
A central venous catheter (CVC) currently represents the most frequently adopted intravenous line for patients undergoing infusional chemotherapy and/or high-dose with hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation and parenteral nutrition. CVC insertion a risk pneumothorax, nerve or arterial punctures. The aim of this prospective observational study was to explore safety efficacy under ultrasound (US) guidance confirm its utility in clinical practice cancer patients.Consecutive adult attending...
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is an extremely common problem affecting cancer patients, and thoracentesis essential procedure in attempt to delineate the etiology of fluid collections relieve symptoms affected patients. One most complications pneumothorax, which has been reported occur 20% 39% thoracenteses, with 15% 50% patients pneumothorax requiring tube thoracostomy. The present study was carried out assess whether thoracenteses performed ultrasound (US) guidance are associated a...
Background: To compare quality of life (QoL) patients receiving early palliative care (EPC) vs. standard oncologic (SOC). Methods: Pragmatic, multicenter, randomized trial at five University and Community Hospital Cancer Centers in Northern Italy. Advanced non-small cell lung, gastric, pancreatic biliary tract cancer diagnosed within the previous 8 weeks. In EPC arm, visits were performed systematically by a dedicated physician/nurse (PC) team, who assessed physical psychosocial symptoms,...
PURPOSE: To explore a more direct method for evaluating tumor burden (TB) in Hodgkin’s disease (HD) and to verify its prognostic importance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The volume of TB at diagnosis was directly retrospectively measured 121 HD patients through images the lesions recorded by computed tomographic (CT) scan thorax, abdomen, pelvis all deep sites involvement many superficial ones, ultrasonography (US) remaining lesions. RESULTS: TB, which obtained from sum volumes on CT scans US...
This paper is aimed at focusing on the writings and experience of Hospice movement Founder, Dame Cicely Saunders. The in-depth analysis carried out had objective verifying if “the way” to understand, live propose palliative care was still current “beautiful”, so that we can nowadays refer her fascinating “Original Palliative Care”. With “beauty” mean, one hand, a way able allow personal path research meaning disease care, both for those who are cared for. On other it seems us strongly...
Literature data on the overuse and misuse of diagnostic procedures leading to end-of-life aggressiveness are scarce due limited amount estimated economic waste. This study investigated potential in a population patients.This is retrospective consecutive advanced patients admitted into two Italian hospices. Frequency relative costs X-ray imaging, CT scans, MRI, interventional prescribed 3 months before admission were collected patient electronic charts and/or administrative databases. We...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a quite common complication in acute leukemia, although its real incidence unknown. The best treatment of this still matter debate due to the very high risk hemorrhage group patients.From December 2000 2002 four Caucasian patients with leukemia developed VTE complications. were three men and one woman, mean age 55.7 years (range, 27-77). Two lymphoid (L1 L2 according FAB classification) deep venous thrombosis during administration chemotherapy; patient myeloid...
Abstract BACKGROUND The acknowledged effectiveness of vinblastine, bleomycin, and methotrexate (VBM) chemotherapy in patients with early‐stage Hodgkin lymphoma has been associated conflicting toxicity reports. METHODS One hundred forty‐three were evaluated clinically had favorable Stage IA or IIA lymphoma. Ninety‐three treated the standard VBM schedule combined extended‐field radiotherapy (EF‐RT), leaving choice therapeutic sequence free. Fifty subsequent a slightly modified (VbMp) RT...
Aim: To assess the prevalence and intensity of constipation in advanced-cancer patients referred to palliative care, changes after 1 week specialist care.Methods: This was a prospective multi-center study advanced for period year. At admission (T0), age, gender, primary tumor, concomitant diseases, Karnofsky status, Palliative prognostic score (PaP), Edmonton Symptom Assessment scale (ESAS), Memorial Delirium Scale (MDAS), bowel function index (BFI) were collected. In BFI, high values...
The widespread use of alpha-interferon (IFN-alpha) therapy in different diseases draws attention to its side effects, such as autoimmune-related diseases, especially thyroid autoimmune dysfunctions. Data about hepatitis and nonhematologic neoplasia are available, while data hematologic malignancies fragmentary. We studied the incidence disturbances dysfunctions 54 consecutive patients suffering from malignancies, treated with recombinant human IFN-alpha for a mean time 15.9 +/- 8.9 months....
PURPOSE To ascertain whether vinblastine, bleomycin, and methotrexate (VBM) (CT) combined with extended-field radiotherapy (EF RT) is effective enough to spare laparotomy in early, favorably presenting Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty patients clinical stage IA or IIA HD favorable histology no bulky masses entered a prospective multicenter study started January 1988. The median follow-up time was 38 months. RESULTS All achieved complete remission (CR). Five...