Publications by authors named "G Surico"
A 71-year-old male ex-smoker presented in October 2021 to our department with a brain and bone metastatic adenocarcinoma NSCLC. PDL1, ROS, EGFR, and ALK were negative. He underwent stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has impacted not only the respiratory system but also various eye-related conditions, demonstrating a range of ocular symptoms.
- Important eye manifestations of COVID-19 include conjunctivitis, scleritis, uveitis, and retinopathy, making it crucial for eye care practitioners to monitor these signs as potential early indicators of the disease.
- The review also discusses how the virus interacts with ocular tissues and examines vaccine-related ocular side effects, highlighting the necessity for continued research on vaccine safety and effective eye examinations for COVID-19 patients.
Lampedusa, the largest island of the Pelagie archipelago, Sicily, Italy, has proven to be a rich source of plants and shrubs used in folk medicine. These plants, often native to the island, have been very poorly investigated for their phytochemical composition and biological potential to be translated into pharmacological applications. To start achieving this purpose, a specimen of , a plant native to Lampedusa, was investigated for the first time.
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- The study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of reirradiation (re-RT) using radiosurgery or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in combination with regorafenib for patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM).
- A total of 21 patients were observed, showing a median overall survival of 8.4 months and median progression-free survival of 6 months after treatment, with manageable side effects reported.
- The findings suggest that this treatment approach is safe, but further prospective trials are needed to establish standard protocols.
Major threats to the human lifespan include cancer, infectious diseases, diabetes, mental degenerative conditions and also reduced agricultural productivity due to climate changes, together with new and more devastating plant diseases. From all of this, the need arises to find new biopesticides and new medicines. Plants and microorganisms are the most important sources for isolating new metabolites.
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