Browsing by Author "Ozdemir F."

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    Trichilemmal cyst with homogeneous blue pigmentation on dermoscopy
    (2009) Gencoglan G.; Karaarslan I.K.; Akalin T.; Ozdemir F.
    A 61-year-old woman was referred to our dermoscopy unit for a pigmented lesion that had been present on her left arm for 8 years. The patient did not notice any enlargement or change in colour. On dermoscopy, homogeneous blue pigmentation was seen. The lesion was excised with the pre-operative diagnosis of melanoma, blue naevus and dermatofibroma. Histopathological examination showed a trichilemmal cyst in the mid-dermis. Although homogeneous blue pigmentation on dermoscopy is the hallmark of blue naevus, it may be seen in metastatic melanoma and exceptionally in hemosiderotic and cellular types of dermatofibroma. Trichilemmal cyst should be borne in mind also in the dermoscopic differential diagnosis. © 2009 The Australasian College of Dermatologists.
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    Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck: Clinical Evaluation and Histopathology
    (2012) Gencoglan G.; Ozdemir F.
    Clinical and histopathologic features of nonmelanoma skin cancer, physical examination, and diagnostic methods (biopsy, dermoscopy, confocal microscopy) are summarized. A diagnostic algorithm provides a useful summarization of differential diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, and squamous cell carcinoma. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
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    Efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin and capecitabine combination in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer: A multicenter study by the anatolian society of medical oncology; [İleri evre mide kanserli hastaların birinci basamak tedavisinde cisplatin ve kapesitabin kombinasyonunun etkinlik ve toksisitesi: Çok merkezli anadolu tıbbi onkoloji derneği çalışması]
    (UHOD - Uluslararasi Hematoloji Onkoloji Dergisi, 2016) Ciltas A.; Buyukberber S.; Topcu T.O.; Kucukoner M.; Uyeturk U.; Cihan S.; Sendur M.A.; Budakoglu B.; Kefeli U.; Yildiz R.; Goksel G.; Berk V.; Balakan O.; Oksuzoglu B.; Uncu D.; Coskun U.; Ozdemir F.; Benekli M.
    Gastric cancer is an important public health problem which comprises 10% of all cancers and 12% of all cancer related deaths all over the world. Because of the differences in patient populations and treatment schemes in various studies, standard practice for advanced stage gastric cancer has not been fully established. The aim of this study was to assess the use of cisplatin and capecitabine combination regimen in real-world clinical practice. Medical records of 76 male and 37 female metastatic gastric cancer patients treated with first-line cisplatin and capecitabine combination between February 2006 and December 2009 were retrospectively analyzed in 11 centers of the Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology. Patients previously treated with chemotherapy were excluded from the analysis. The median age of the patients was 64 years (range, 28-83). Seventy-six (67.2%) patients were males and 37 (32.7%) females. Most of the patients were metastatic (n= 85, 75.2%) at the time of initial diagnosis. The most common sites for metastasis were liver (65.9%), lung (11.3%), peritoneum (23.8%) and local recurrence (15.9%) with multiple metastases in 9.7% of the patients. The mean follow-up period of all patients was 41 months (range 12-61). Overall response rates was 33.6%, while disease control rate (DCR) was 72.6 %. Median Progression-free survival was 4.7 months (95%CI 3.75- 6.49) and median overall survival was 11.1 months (95%CI 5.58- 10.98). The most common grade 3-4 adverse events were anemia (8.3%), nausea-vomiting (3.8%) and diarrhea (1.8%). In terms of efficacy, toxicity and convenience, cisplatin and capecitabine combination is effective and well tolerated in Turkish patients with advanced gastric cancer, and could be one of the standard regimens for the first-line treatment in this cohort. © 2016, UHOD - Uluslararasi Hematoloji Onkoloji Dergisi. All rights reserved.
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    Efficacy of first-line CDK 4-6 inhibitors in premenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer and the effect of dose reduction due to treatment-related neutropenia on efficacy: a Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) study
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2025) Yildirim H.C.; Kapar C.; Koksal B.; Seyyar M.; Sanci P.C.; Guliyev M.; Perkin P.; Buyukkor M.; Yaslikaya S.; Majidova N.; Keskinkilic M.; Ozaskin D.; Avci T.; Gunes T.K.; Arcagok M.; Topal A.; Keskin G.S.Y.; Kavgaci G.; Yildirim N.; Celayir O.M.; Avci N.; Aslan F.; Alkan A.; Erciyestepe M.; Cengiz M.; Pehlivan M.; Gulmez A.; Beypinar I.; Basoglu Tuylu T.; Kayikcioglu E.; Chalabiyev E.; Turhal S.; Guzel H.G.; Ayas E.; Sahbazlar M.; Dulgar O.; Demir H.; Yavuzsen T.; Bayoglu V.; Kivrak Salim D.; Ozturk B.; Ozdemir F.; Kara O.; Oksuzoglu B.; Bal O.; Demirci N.S.; Yilmaz M.; Cabuk D.; Aksoy S.
    The only phase 3 study on the effectiveness of CDK 4-6 inhibitors in first-line treatment in premenopausal patients with hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer is the MONALEESA-7 study, and data on the effectiveness of palbociclib is limited. Data are also limited regarding the effectiveness of CDK 4-6 inhibitors in patients whose dose was reduced due to neutropenia, the most common side effect of CDK 4-6 inhibitors. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of palbociclib and ribociclib in first-line treatment in patients with premenopausal metastatic breast cancer and the effect of dose reduction due to neutropenia on progression-free survival. Our study is a multicenter, retrospective study, and factors affecting progression-free survival (PFS) were examined in patients diagnosed with metastatic premenopausal breast cancer from 29 different centers and receiving combination therapy containing palbociclib or ribociclib in the metastatic stage. 319 patients were included in the study. The mPFS for patients treated with palbociclib was 26.83 months, and for those receiving ribociclib, the mPFS was 29.86 months (p = 0.924). mPFS was 32.00 months in patients who received a reduced dose, and mPFS was 25.96 months in patients who could take the initial dose, and there was no statistical difference (p = 0.238). Liver metastasis, using a fulvestrant together with a CDK 4-6 inhibitor, ECOG PS 1 was found to be a negative prognostic factor. No new adverse events were observed. In our study, we found PFS over 27 months in patients diagnosed with premenopausal breast cancer with CDK 4-6 inhibitors used in first-line treatment, similar to post-menopausal patients. We did not detect any difference between the effectiveness of the two CDK 4-6 inhibitors, and we showed that there was no decrease in the effectiveness of the CDK 4-6 inhibitor in patients whose dose was reduced due to neutropenia. © 2024 Edizioni Scientifiche per l'Informazione su Farmaci e Terapia (Italian Society of Chemotherapy).