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Alexander Vlantis

Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The …
Verified email at cuhk.edu.hk
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Regulation of cell growth by estrogen signaling and potential targets in thyroid cancer

GG Chen, AC Vlantis, Q Zeng… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
… In ovarian cancers, although ERα is the main subtype expressed [87], ERβ plays a protective
role against ERα mitogenic activity [88]. A decrease in ERβ mRNA is inversely correlated …

Necrosis in metastatic neck nodes: diagnostic accuracy of CT, MR imaging, and US

…, EHY Yuen, AC Vlantis, EWH To, AC Van Hasselt - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT), magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging, and ultrasonography (US) in the detection of necrosis in metastatic …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: diagnostic performance of diffusion-weighted MR imaging for the prediction of treatment response

…, FKF Mo, DKW Yeung, J Yuan, KS Bhatia, AC Vlantis… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the diagnostic performance of diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging for
the prediction of treatment failure in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC…

The role of microRNA in cisplatin resistance or sensitivity

S Wang, MY Li, Y Liu, AC Vlantis… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug that has been used to treat a number of cancers
for decades, and is still one of the most commonly used anti-cancer agents. However, …

Oestrogen mediates the growth of human thyroid carcinoma cells via an oestrogen receptor–ERK pathway

Q Zeng, GG Chen, AC Vlantis… - Cell …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Although thyroid cancer occurs much more frequently in females, the role of sex
hormones in thyroid carcinogenesis is unknown. In this study, it has been investigated how …

Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case series, literature review, and pooled analysis

AC Vlantis, DLY Lee, EWY Wong… - … Forum of Allergy & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background To critically evaluate the use of endoscopic nasopharyngectomy in the treatment
of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) through a case series, systematic literature …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: diffusion-weighted MR imaging for prediction and monitoring of treatment response

…, H Zhou, KS Bhatia, GMK Tse, AC Vlantis… - European …, 2010 - Springer
Objective To investigate the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting and
monitoring chemoradiotherapy response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). …

Comparison of CT and MR imaging for the detection of extranodal neoplastic spread in metastatic neck nodes

…, AC Vlantis, B Zee, ABW Chan, AC Van Hasselt… - European journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Purpose: To compare computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for
the detection of extranodal neoplastic spread (ENS) in metastatic cervical nodes from head …

Induction of thyroid papillary carcinoma cell proliferation by estrogen is associated with an altered expression of Bcl-xL

ML Lee, GG Chen, AC Vlantis, GMK Tse… - The Cancer …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE One of the features of thyroid carcinoma is its predilection for women of reproductive
age relative to men. An increased risk has also been documented in women who have …

Primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging versus that of endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy

AD King, AC Vlantis, KSS Bhatia, BCY Zee, JKS Woo… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with that of the
current clinical standard of endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy, to determine whether MR …