Published in Eur J Pain on March 18, 2008
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Carboplatin plus paclitaxel versus carboplatin plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as first-line treatment for patients with ovarian cancer: the MITO-2 randomized phase III trial. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.36
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Phase II study of sorafenib in patients with sunitinib-refractory metastatic renal cell cancer. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.27
Relationships between scores of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). Med Teach (2005) 1.20
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Deep sclerectomy versus trabeculectomy with low-dosage mitomycin C: four-year follow-up. Ophthalmologica (2008) 1.01
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Is ranibizumab effective in stopping the loss of vision for choroidal neovascularisation in pathologic myopia? A long-term follow-up study. Br J Ophthalmol (2010) 0.99
Aggressive pharmacological treatment for reversing malignant bowel obstruction. J Pain Symptom Manage (2004) 0.99
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Cancer patient-centered home care: a new model for health care in oncology. Ther Clin Risk Manag (2011) 0.97
Peritoneal catheter for continuous drainage of ascites in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer (2008) 0.97
Optimization of opioid therapy for preventing incident pain associated with bone metastases. J Pain Symptom Manage (2004) 0.97
Alternative treatments of breakthrough pain in patients receiving spinal analgesics for cancer pain. J Pain Symptom Manage (2005) 0.96
High-dose furosemide and small-volume hypertonic saline solution infusion for the treatment of leg edema in advanced cancer patients. J Pain Symptom Manage (2008) 0.96
The use of high doses of oxycodone in an acute palliative care unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (2010) 0.96
A model of acute symptom control unit: Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit of La Maddalena Cancer Center. Support Care Cancer (2002) 0.96
Opioid escalation in patients with cancer pain: the effect of age. J Pain Symptom Manage (2006) 0.95
Medical treatment for inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a qualitative systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage (2007) 0.95
TLR4 upregulation underpins airway neutrophilia in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure. Hum Immunol (2010) 0.95
Octreotide for malignant bowel obstruction: twenty years after. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol (2012) 0.95
Comparisons of nurses and physicians on an operational measure of empathy. Eval Health Prof (2004) 0.95
Intrathecal treatment in cancer patients unresponsive to multiple trials of systemic opioids. Clin J Pain (2007) 0.93
Early magnesium reduction in advanced colorectal cancer patients treated with cetuximab plus irinotecan as predictive factor of efficacy and outcome. Clin Cancer Res (2008) 0.93
Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy: preliminary psychometric data. Croat Med J (2007) 0.93
Changes of topoisomerase IIalpha expression in breast tumors after neoadjuvant chemotherapy predicts relapse-free survival. Clin Cancer Res (2006) 0.93
Sexual issues in early and late stage cancer: a review. Support Care Cancer (2010) 0.93
Cryptic Leishmania infantum infection in Italian HIV infected patients. BMC Infect Dis (2009) 0.93
The Supportive Care Task Force at the University of L'Aquila: 2-years experience. Support Care Cancer (2005) 0.92
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Serum interleukin-6 in patients with metastatic bone disease: correlation with cystatin C. Med Oncol (2008) 0.92