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Spinelli L, Martini S, Solla SD, Vigna Taglianti R, Olivero F, Gianello L, Reali A, Merlotti AM, Franco P. Nodal Elective Volume Selection and Definition during Radiation Therapy for Early Stage (T1-T2 N0 M0) Perianal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Narrative Clinical Review and Critical Appraisal. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5833. [PMID: 38136378 PMCID: PMC10741760 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15245833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Distinction between anal canal and perianal squamous cell carcinomas (pSCCs) is essential, as these two subgroups have different anatomical, histological, and lymphatic drainage features. Early-stage true perianal tumors are very uncommon and have been rarely included in clinical trials. Perianal skin cancers and aCCs are included in the same tumor classification, even though they have different lymphatic drainage features. Furthermore, pSCCs are treated similarly to carcinomas originating from the anal canal. Radiation therapy (RT) is an essential treatment for anal canal tumors. Guidelines do not differentiate between treatment volumes for perianal tumors and anal cancers. So far, in pSCC, no study has considered modulating treatment volume selection according to the stage of the disease. We conducted a narrative literature review to describe the sites at higher risk for microscopic disease in patients with early-stage perianal cancers (T1-T2 N0 M0) to propose a well-thought selection of RT elective volumes.
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- Lavinia Spinelli
- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Michele and Pietro Ferrero Hospital, 12060 Verduno, Italy;
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, 12100 Cuneo, Italy; (L.S.); (S.M.); (S.D.S.); (R.V.T.); (F.O.); (L.G.); (A.M.M.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine (DIMET), University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Radiation Oncology, ‘Maggiore della Carità’ University Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Rimini M, Franco P, Bertolini F, Berardino DB, Giulia ZM, Stefano V, Andrikou K, Arcadipane F, Napolitano M, Buno LV, Alessandra GM, Olivero F, Ferreri F, Ricardi U, Cascinu S, Casadei-Gardini A. The Prognostic Role of Baseline Eosinophils in HPV-Related Cancers: a Multi-institutional Analysis of Anal SCC and OPC Patients Treated with Radical CT-RT. J Gastrointest Cancer 2023; 54:662-671. [PMID: 35915202 PMCID: PMC9342937 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-022-00850-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) are rare tumors associated with HPV infection. Bioumoral predictors of response to chemoradiation (CT-RT) are lacking in these settings. With the aim to find new biomarkers, we investigated the role of eosinophils in both HPV-positive anal SCC and HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). METHODS We retrieved clinical and laboratory data of patients with HPV-positive anal SCC treated with CT-RT in 5 institutions, and patients with locally advanced OPC SCC treated with CT-RT in 2 institutions. We examined the association between baseline eosinophil count (the best cutoff has been evaluated by ROC curve analysis: 100 × 10^9/L) and disease-free survival (DFS). Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios by baseline characteristics were calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS Three hundred four patients with HPV-positive anal SCCs and 168 patients with OPCs (122 HPV-positive, 46 HPV-negative diseases) were analyzed. In anal SCC, low eosinophil count (< 100 × 10^9/L) correlates to a better DFS (HR = 0.59; p = 0.0392); likewise, in HPV-positive OPC, low eosinophil count correlates to a better DFS (HR = 0.50; p = 0.0428). In HPV-negative OPC, low eosinophil count confers worse DFS compared to high eosinophil count (HR = 3.53; p = 0.0098). After adjustment for age and sex, eosinophils were confirmed to be independent prognostic factors for DFS (HR = 4.55; p = 0.0139). CONCLUSION Eosinophil count could be used as a prognostic factor in anal HPV-positive SCC. The worse prognosis showed in HPV-positive patients with high eosinophil count is likely to derive from an unfavorable interaction between the HPV-induced immunomodulation and eosinophils, which may hamper the curative effect of RT.
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- Margherita Rimini
- Oncologic Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital, 20019, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology - Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Division of Oncology, University Hospital Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, 25000, Besançon cedex, France
- Radiation Oncology, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, CH-2300, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Oncologic Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura Dei Tumori, IRCCS, Meldola (Forlì), Italy
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- Department of Oncology - Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Division of Oncology, University Hospital Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, 25000, Besançon cedex, France
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- Department of Oncology - Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology - Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology - Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Oncologic Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital, 20019, Milan, Italy
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- Oncologic Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital, 20019, Milan, Italy
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Di Muzio J, Chiofalo V, Grossi C, Olivero F, La Sala S, Mussano A, Ricardi U. Management of Breast Cancer during COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends of the Intervals to Radiotherapy in a Single Center Cohort. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2022. [DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4911253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chiofalo V, Di Muzio J, Grossi C, Olivero F, Peruzzo A, Madon E, Mussano A, Ricardi U. Radiotherapy Management of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer during the COVID-19 Era: A Single Centre Report on Treatment Approach, Brachytherapy Fractionation and Timing. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2022. [DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4911240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Olivero F, Franco P, Ferreri F, Gardini AC, Andrikou K, Arcadipane F, Gastino A, De Luca V, Cascinu S, Ricardi U. PO-0806: Prognostic value of eosinophil levels in oropharyngeal cancer: a retrospective multicentric study. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00823-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Martini S, Iorio GC, Arcadipane F, Olivero F, Silvetti P, Rampino M, Garzino Demo P, Fasolis M, Pecorari G, Airoldi M, Ricardi U, Franco P. Prospective assessment of taste impairment and nausea during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Med Oncol 2019; 36:44. [PMID: 30968205 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-019-1269-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Dysgeusia and nausea are common side effects observed in head and neck cancer patients treated with either exclusive radiotherapy or combined modality treatment. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate dysgeusia, during treatment and follow-up, using the chemotherapy-induced taste alteration scale (CiTAS), a metrics based on 18-items exploring three dimensions (quantitative and qualitative changes in taste perception, and diet-related issues) identified through a four-factor analysis: decline in basic taste, discomfort, phantogeusia-parageusia, and general taste alterations. Moreover, we scored, according to Common Toxicity Criteria Adverse Events, nausea and other treatment-related toxicities. Since, ginger is traditionally used to prevent and/or treat nausea and vomiting, we prophylactically employed a ginger-based supplement named Naumix/Naugin (Gamfarma, Milan, Italy), to potentially mitigate both nausea and taste impairment. Using the CiTAS scale, we highlighted a progressive increase in all dysgeusia dimensions, peaking at the VII week of treatment and a subsequent partial late recovery. In particular, we observed a recovery for discomfort, phantogeusia-parageusia, and general taste alterations at 6 months. Grade 2 nausea, observed to be as low as 12.9% potentially due to the use of ginger, peaked at the III week of treatment. Finally, for patients experiencing nausea, the dysgeusia dimension of discomfort was also relevant.
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- Stefania Martini
- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, AOU Citta' Della Salute e Della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, AOU Citta' Della Salute e Della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- 1st ENT Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- 2nd Medical Oncology Division, Department of Oncology, AOU Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Radiation Oncology, University of Turin School of Medicine, Via Genova 3, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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Fiandra C, Trino E, Arcadipane F, Olivero F, Ricardi U, Franco P. EP-1992 Dose warping protocol for interfraction variation in Bladder filling in ano-rectal cancer patients. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)32412-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Daniele A, Olivero F, Biglia N, Menato G. Combination of duloxetine and pregabalin for peripheral neuropathy induced by paclitaxel in patients treated for ovarian cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Migliorati M, Drago S, Schiavetti I, Olivero F, Barberis F, Lagazzo A, Capurro M, Silvestrini-Biavati A, Benedicenti S. Orthodontic miniscrews: an experimental campaign on primary stability and bone properties. Eur J Orthod 2014; 37:531-8. [DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cju081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Olivero F, Carniato F, Bisio C, Marchese L. Promotion of Förster resonance energy transfer in a saponite clay containing luminescent polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and rhodamine dye. Chem Asian J 2013; 9:158-65. [PMID: 24124165 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new hybrid photostable saponite clay with embedded donor-acceptor dyes was prepared and characterized in this work. The saponite is intercalated with a luminescent polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, which transfers the photoexcitation energy directly to an acceptor dye (rhodamine B). The obtained composite material was characterized by means of XRD, TEM microscopy, and UV/Vis and photoluminescence spectroscopy. A physicochemical study showed that the system behaved as an efficient Förster resonance energy transfer pair, owing to the very good spectral overlap of donor emission (λem =510-540 nm) and acceptor absorption in the λ=530-570 nm range. The hybrid material represents the first example of a photonic antenna based on a synthetic saponite clay and can be considered a step forward in the search for new, efficient, and stable materials suitable for light-harvesting applications.
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- Francesco Olivero
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and Nano-SISTEMI Interdisciplinary Centre, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", V. Teresa Michel, 11, 15121 Alessandria (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0131360250
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Renò F, Carniato F, Rizzi M, Olivero F, Pittarella P, Marchese L. Flow cytometry evidence of human granulocytes interaction with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes: effect of nanoparticle charge. Nanotechnology 2013; 24:185101. [PMID: 23574975 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/18/185101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) entering the human body are immediately confronted with the innate part of human immune system. In particular, monocyte and neutrophil granulocytes readily clear particles by phagocytosis, even if in the case of NPs the uptake mechanism may be classified as macropinocytosis. Among engineered nanoparticles, in the last years, siliceous materials have emerged as promising materials for several applications ranging from catalysis to biomedical. The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) are nanodimensional, easily synthesizable molecular compounds and POSS-based systems are promising carriers for biological molecules. In this work, the ability of human granulocytes to uptake positively and negatively charged POSS was measured using a simple flow cytometry analysis based on cell size modifications. The data obtained showed that after a 30 min exposure only positive NPs were uptaken by human granulocyte using both macropinocytosis and clathrin-mediated mechanisms as demonstrated by uptake inhibition mediated by amiloride and chlorpromazine.
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- Filippo Renò
- Innovative Research Laboratory for Wound Healing, Health Sciences Department, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, via Solaroli, 17 I-28100 Novara, Italy.
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Venegoni I, Carniato F, Olivero F, Bisio C, Pira NL, Lambertini VG, Marchese L. A novel electroluminescent PPV copolymer and silsesquioxane nanocomposite film for the preparation of efficient PLED devices. Nanotechnology 2012; 23:435702. [PMID: 23059798 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/43/435702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) have attracted growing interest in recent years for their potential use in displays and lighting fields. Nevertheless, PLED devices have some disadvantages in terms of low optoelectronic efficiency, high cost, short lifetimes and low thermal stability, which limit their final applications. Huge efforts have been made recently to improve the performances of these devices. The addition of inorganic or hybrid organic-inorganic nanoparticles to the light-emitting polymers, for example, allows their thermal stability and electroluminescent efficiency to be increased. Following this approach, novel PLED devices based on composite films of PPV-derivative copolymer (commercial name Super Yellow, SY) and octaisobutil POSS, were developed in this study. The device containing Super Yellow loaded with 1 wt% of POSS showed higher efficiency (ca. +30%) and improved lifetime in comparison to PLED prepared with the pure electroluminescent polymer. The PLED devices developed in this study are suitable candidates for automotive dashboards and, in general, for lighting applications.
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- Ivan Venegoni
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and Centro Interdisciplinare Nano-Sistemi, Università del Piemonte Orientale 'Amedeo Avogadro' Viale T Michel 11, I-15121 Alessandria, Italy
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Olivero F, Renò F, Carniato F, Rizzi M, Cannas M, Marchese L. A novel luminescent bifunctional POSS as a molecular platform for biomedical applications. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:7467-73. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30218g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Olivero F, Carniato F, Bisio C, Marchese L. A novel stable and efficient light-emitting solid based on saponite and luminescent POSS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34230h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Floreani A, Niro G, Rosa Rizzotto E, Antoniazzi S, Ferrara F, Carderi I, Baldo V, Premoli A, Olivero F, Morello E, Durazzo M. Type I autoimmune hepatitis: clinical course and outcome in an Italian multicentre study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006; 24:1051-7. [PMID: 16984499 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many reports of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) were written in the 'pre-Hepatitis C era' and data on the natural history are still incomplete. AIM To evaluate the clinical presentation and the natural history of type I AIH. METHODS Seventy-three consecutive patients with a regular follow-up of at least 2 years were prospectively included in the study. The mean follow-up was 91 +/- 61 months. RESULTS Patients with 'acute' onset at presentation were significantly older than patients with 'chronic' onset (P < 0.05) and had significantly higher serum levels of transaminase, gamma-glutamyltransferase and bilirubin; Prothrombin time was significantly lower in the said group compared with AIH patients with 'chronic' onset. In 4 of 63 (6.3%) female patients, AIH had the onset during pregnancy; in all of them the outcome of pregnancy was favourable. The major events during the follow-up included oesophageal varices (n = 9) and ascites (n = 4), and 60 patients remained in remission while receiving immunosuppression. None of the patients died during the follow-up, but seven patients were transplanted. The cumulative transplant-free probability of survival was 73.5% at 280 months. CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients have more frequently an acute onset at presentation. Survival in AIH is apparently good; with early diagnosis, and improved medical therapy, liver transplantation for AIH will become a rare event in future.
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- A Floreani
- Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Fedele M, Preve CU, Olivero F, D'Affinito S, Bontempo S. [The Gemeprost test in the screening of endometrial pathology]. Minerva Ginecol 1991; 43:181-4. [PMID: 1857516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A randomized clinical trial has been performed to evaluate the efficacy of intravaginal 1 mg Gemeprost for pre-operative cervical dilatation prior to vacuum aspiration and curettage for endometrial biopsy. Eighty-nine patients were evaluated, 51 treated with Gemeprost and 38 with placebo: in the first group biopsy was possible in 94% of cases vs 86% in the second group. Pain was significantly reduced with Gemeprost improving the success rate and the patient compliance.
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- M Fedele
- Istituto di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Universita di Torino
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Seinera P, Olivero F, Maccario S, Libanori E, Meduri B, Ferrara L. [Crohn's disease and pregnancy. Report of a clinical case with acute onset in the 33d week]. Minerva Ginecol 1988; 40:485-8. [PMID: 3064004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lanza A, Fedele M, Olivero F, Pera A, Zago P, Re A, D'Addato F, Oliaro A. [Crohn disease and pregnancy]. Minerva Ginecol 1985; 37:349-57. [PMID: 4069429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lanza A, Fedele M, Olivero F, Re A, D'Addato F, Pera G, Zago P, Oliaro A. [Ulcero-hemorrhagic rectocolitis and pregnancy]. Minerva Ginecol 1985; 37:359-66. [PMID: 4069430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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