Publications by authors named "C Apolloni"
This article aimed to determine sexual behaviors among female and male adolescents in northern Italy. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire evaluating sexual attitudes was distributed in middle and high schools in northern Italy. Adolescents between 13 and 19 years of age were asked to participate at the survey.
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- A phase 2 study evaluated the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy using irinotecan and cisplatin in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer at 13 centers in Italy from 2000 to 2003.
- Out of 71 patients analyzed, the overall response rate was 73.2%, with 12.7% achieving complete responses and 60.6% showing partial responses.
- Despite some serious adverse events, the treatment showed a promising overall survival rate of 87% at 4 years, suggesting potential for further investigation in a phase 3 study.
We present the largest multicenter study evaluating whether intraoperative visual estimation can accurately assess the depth of myometrial invasion in patients with endometrial cancer. The study population consisted of 403 consecutive women who underwent total hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. After the uterus was removed, a visual estimate of depth of gross myometrial invasion was recorded.
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