Publications by authors named "Alexandra Markou"
: Patients with cancer are at risk of thrombotic events, mainly deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. The thrombosis risk is generally 4-6 times higher than in a healthy population and depends on factors related to patient characteristics, tumor factors, and treatment-related factors. The decision-making for prophylactic anticoagulation is individualized according to the relative risks and benefits.
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- Universities shifted to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing first-year students to evaluate the quality of their courses through a 24-item survey across two semesters.
- Results showed a decrease in student interest and dissatisfaction with online classes, despite improved grades in final exams; students struggled with participation and concentration during online lectures.
- The study highlights the need for universities to innovate and collaborate to uphold high educational standards in challenging circumstances.
The potential use of plasma-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEV) as predictors of response to therapy and clinical outcome in chemotherapy-naïve patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was explored. sEV were isolated by size-exclusion chromatography from the plasma of 79 chemotherapy-naïve NSCLC patients and 12 healthy donors (HD). sEV were characterized with regard to protein content, particle size, counts by qNano, morphology by transmission electron microscopy, and molecular profiles by Western blots.
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