Prognostic factors in gastric cancer

…, MM Heiss, FW Schildberg - British Journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite gastric cancer being common, its prognosis has not been improved
significantly in recent years. Now, greater insight has been gained into the biological properties …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of proinflammatory cytokine release in whole blood from septic patients

…, U Steckholzer, D Jarrar, O Trentz, FW Schildberg - Blood, 1995 - Elsevier
Using animal models or healthy volunteers, injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or
bacteria causes activation of macrophages with excessive synthesis and secretion of …

E-cadherin expression in primary and metastatic gastric cancer: down-regulation correlates with cellular dedifferentiation and glandular disintegration

…, F Leitl, KW Jauch, MM Heiss, FW Schildberg… - Cancer research, 1993 - AACR
Expression of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin in primary and metastatic
gastric carcinoma was examined using immunohistochemical analyses. Compared to normal …

Incidence and mortality of severe sepsis in surgical intensive care patients: the influence of patient gender on disease process and outcome

…, D Inthorn, HJ Andress, FW Schildberg - Intensive care …, 2000 - Springer
Objective: Laboratory studies demonstrated significant detrimental effects of male sex-steroids
(testosterone) on immune functions following hemorrhagic shock and soft-tissue trauma. …

Beneficial effect of autologous blood transfusion on infectious complications after colorectal cancer surgery

…, KW Jauch, C Delanoff, G Mayer, FW Schildberg… - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
SummaryHomologous blood transfusion has been associated with an increased risk of
postoperative infectious complications. To test the clinical consequences of this apparently …

Blood transfusion-modulated tumor recurrence: first results of a randomized study of autologous versus allogeneic blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery.

…, HJ Dieterich, HJ Eissner, FW Schildberg - Journal of clinical …, 1994 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Allogeneic blood transfusions have reportedly been associated with a poor
prognosis in patients with curatively resected cancer. To control for immunosuppression induced …

c-erbB-2 is of independent prognostic relevance in gastric cancer and is associated with the expression of tumor-associated protease systems

…, KU Gruetzner, A Tarabichi, FW Schildberg… - Journal of Clinical …, 2000 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: The c-erbB-2 gene (encoding the protein p185) is overexpressed in diverse
human cancers and has been implicated to be of prognostic value in gastric cancer. Recent …

De-novo expression of CD44 and survival in gastric cancer

B Mayer, KW Jauch, FW Schildberg, I Funke… - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
We have examined the cell surface molecule CD44, which is attracting interest because of
reports that isoforms are associated with metastasis. The prognostic value of CD44 …

Long-term results after pulmonary resection of renal cell carcinoma metastases

…, MW Wichmann, R Hatz, FW Schildberg… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background. Until now no conclusive data exist regarding the factors influencing long-term
survival after pulmonary resection of renal cell carcinoma metastases. The aim of the present …

Modulation of immune response by blood transfusion: evidence for a differential effect of allogeneic and autologous blood in colorectal cancer surgery

…, A Tarabichi, E Faist, KW Jauch, FW Schildberg - Shock, 1997 - journals.lww.com
… Heiss MM, Mempel W., Delanoff Ch, Mempel M, Jauch KW, Schildberg FW: Multizentrische
studienplanung zur immunmodulation bei tumorpatienten durch die bluttransfusion. In …