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Open publication Potential Therapeutic Synergy of Thymoquinone and Nivolumab in Experimental Models of Renal Cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Science Journal
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Dirican, MD, PhDMedical Oncology
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2024
2024
Open publication Can Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Improve Outcomes of Nivolumab Treatment in Patients with Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Carcinoma?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Current Oncology
2023
2023
Open publication A multicentre, multinational study of clinical characteristics and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
2023
Open publication Hypermetabolic Axillary Lymph Nodes Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination in Breast Cancer Management
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
2023
Open publication The Confusion Caused by the Fear of COVID 19 in the Future of Cancer Patients
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
2022
2022
Open publication Could the Inflammatory Prognostic Index Predict the Efficacy of Regorafenib in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
2022
Open publication Prolonged Response with Enzalutamide in a Prostate Cancer Patient on Hemodialysis
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Contemporary Medicine
2022
Open publication Effect of Thymoquinone in Combination with Nivolumab on Experimental Renal Cell Cancer Models
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Advanced Research in Health Sciences
2021
2021
Open publication Inflammatory prognostic index score as a new parameter predicting overall survival in renal cell carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Surgery and Medicine
2021
Open publication Evaluation of Clinical and Prognostic Characteristics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Experience
Ahmet Dirican et al. · CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal
2021
Open publication The Effect of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio on Prognosis in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Abant Medical Journal
2021
Open publication Retinal Detachment Due to Choroidal Metastasis in a Patient with Lung Cancer: A Case Report
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Dergisi
2020
2020
Open publication Atezolizumab Treatment in Stage IV Bladder Cancer: Real-World Data
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Conference Paper
2017
2017
Open publication Association of intra-tumoral tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Clinical Respiratory Journal
2016
2016
Open publication A New Inflammatory Prognostic Index, Based on C-reactive Protein, the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Serum Albumin is Useful for Predicting Prognosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cases
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2016
Open publication Thymoquinone enhances cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in high dose
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Oncological Sciences
2016
Open publication Can Liquid Biopsy Replace Tissue Biopsy in Detecting Target Driver Mutations in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal
2015
2015
Open publication Thiol/disulfide homeostasis: A prognostic biomarker for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Redox Report
2015
Open publication Quality of life in colorectal cancer patients: An Izmir Oncology Group (IZOG) study
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2015
Open publication First-line cisplatin plus bolus 5-Fluorouracil combination in patients with locally advanced and metastatic esophageal cancer (Izmir Oncology Group Study)
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Annals of Oncology
2015
Open publication Prognostic value of mesothelin expression in patients with triple negative and HER2-positive breast cancers
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
2015
Open publication Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Prognostic Factors in Stage II Colon Cancer - Izmir Oncology Group Study
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2015
Open publication Comparison of first-line bevacizumab in combination with mFOLFOX6 or XELOX in metastatic colorectal cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2015
Open publication Do the derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predict prognosis in breast cancer?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · International Journal of Clinical Oncology
2015
Open publication Depression, Anxiety and Sexual Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients and their Partners-Izmir Oncology Group Study
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2014
2014
Open publication Enhanced cytotoxicity and apoptosis by thymoquinone in combination with zoledronic acid in hormone- and drug-resistant prostate cancer cell lines
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2014
Open publication Mandible Bone Metastases Secondary to Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Medical Archives
2014
Open publication Second-Line Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin Combination for Gemcitabine-Resistant Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2014
Open publication Expression and prognostic significance of mesothelin in HER-2-positive and triple-negative breast cancer patients
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Annals of Oncology
2014
Open publication Novel combination of docetaxel and thymoquinone induces synergistic cytotoxicity and apoptosis in DU-145 human prostate cancer cells by modulating PI3K–AKT pathway
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Clinical and Translational Oncology
2014
Open publication Sexual satisfaction, anxiety, depression and quality of life in testicular cancer survivors
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Medical Oncology
2014
Open publication The prognostic significance of bone marrow metastases: Evaluation of 58 cases
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
2014
Open publication Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With or Without Bevacizumab: Can the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Predict the Efficiency of Bevacizumab?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2014
Open publication Isolated Liver Metastasis of Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
2014
Open publication The impact of cell proliferation markers and p53 mutation status on prognosis of non-metastatic colon cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Surgical Oncology
2014
Open publication Impact of pre-angiogenic factors on the treatment effect of bevacizumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Medical Oncology
2014
Open publication First-Line Mono-Chemotherapy in Frail Elderly Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2014
Open publication Capecitabine-related increased mean corpuscular volume of red blood cell may be a predictive marker of treatment response and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2014
Open publication Tumor characteristics and metastatic sites may predict bevacizumab efficacy in the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Molecular and Clinical Oncology
2014
Open publication Prognostic Evaluation of Breast Cancer Patients with Evident Bone Marrow Metastasis
Ahmet Dirican et al. · The Breast Journal
2014
Open publication Letter to the Editor: Skin and maxillary sinus involvement of colon cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Contemporary Oncology
2014
Open publication Cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma of the left atrium
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Contemporary Oncology
2014
Open publication Acute Cardiotoxic Effects of Adjuvant Trastuzumab Treatment and Its Relation to Oxidative Stress
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Angiology
2014
Open publication Effects of Tamoxifen on Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients in Terms of Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life and Sexual Satisfaction
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Acta Oncologica Turcica
2013
2013
Open publication The relationship of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome with known breast cancer prognostic factors in postmenopausal breast cancer patients
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2013
Open publication The efficacy of minocycline against methotrexate-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice
Ahmet Dirican et al. · European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
2013
Open publication Does Immunohistochemistry Provide Additional Prognostic Data in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2013
Open publication Predictive and prognostic factors in locally advanced breast cancer: Effect of intratumoral FOXP3+ Tregs
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
2013
Open publication Depression and anxiety in cancer patients and their relatives
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2013
Open publication Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine for Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: a Preferential Option for Triple Negative Patients?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2013
Open publication One-day DCF regimen in patients with metastatic gastric cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Tumori Journal
2013
Open publication The effects of hematological parameters and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes on prognosis in patients with gastric cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Cancer Biomarkers
2013
Open publication Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma progressing after chemotherapy and Interferon treatment: A case presentation and a brief review of the literature
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
2013
Open publication Prognostic Significance of Circulating Tumor Cells and Serum CA15-3 Levels in Metastatic Breast Cancer, Single Center Experience, Preliminary Results
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2013
Open publication Prognostic and Predictive Value of Hematologic Parameters in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Second Line Sunitinib Treatment Following IFN-alpha
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2013
Open publication The effect of storage time and freeze-thaw cycles on the stability of serum samples
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Biochemia Medica
2013
Open publication Synchronous Appearance of a High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Ampulla Vater and Sigmoid Colon Adenocarcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
2012
2012
Open publication Metastases of renal cell carcinoma to the larynx and thyroid: Two case reports on metastasis developing years after nephrectomy
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Canadian Urological Association Journal
2012
Open publication The association of hematologic parameters on the prognosis of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.
2012
Open publication Use of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs (Metformin and Pioglitazone) in Diabetic Patients with Breast Cancer: How Does It Effect on Serum Hif-1 Alpha and 8Ohdg Levels?
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2012
Open publication Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from bladder carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Contemporary Oncology
2012
Open publication The clinicopathological evaluation of the breast cancer patients with brain metastases: Predictors of survival
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
2012
Open publication Second-Line Irinotecan after Cisplatin, Fluoropyrimidin and Docetaxel for Chemotherapy of Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
2012
Open publication Stability studies of common biochemical analytes in serum separator tubes with or without gel barrier subjected to various storage conditions
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Biochemia Medica
2012
Open publication The clinicopathological significance of Bax and Bcl-2 protein expression with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in ovarian carcinoma
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Neoplasma
2012
Open publication Intramammary lymph node metastasis in a patient with ovarian carcinoma and a brief review of the literature
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Contemporary Oncology
2012
Open publication Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Spermatic Cord in a Patient With Polycystic Kidney Disease; Review of the Literature
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
2012
Open publication Micro-metastases into the uterine leiomyoma from invasive ductal breast cancer under adjuvant tamoxifen therapy: Case report
Ahmet Dirican et al. · European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
2011
2011
Open publication The toxicity and efficacy of Nordic-FLOX regimen as adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer
Ahmet Dirican et al. · Journal of B.U.ON.