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2023, 'Effective Use of Bromelain and Acetylcysteine (BromAc®) for Treatment of Perigastric Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: A Case Report', Anticancer Research, 43, pp. 4735 - 4738, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.16670
,2023, 'Increased Incidence of Liver Metastases in Colorectal Versus Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Peritonectomy Patients Despite Equivocal Survival', Anticancer Research, 43, pp. 4657 - 4662, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.16661
,2023, 'Perioperative chemotherapy in colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases: A global propensity score matched study', eClinicalMedicine, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101746
,2023, 'Taming the SARS-CoV-2-mediated proinflammatory response with BromAc®', Frontiers in Immunology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1308477
,2023, 'Bromelain and acetylcysteine (BromAc®): a novel approach to the treatment of mucinous tumours.', Am J Cancer Res, 13, pp. 1522 - 1532, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168359
,2023, 'Enhancement of treatment efficacy of hepatic tumours using Trans-arterial-chemoembolization.', Am J Cancer Res, 13, pp. 1623 - 1639, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37293148
,2023, 'Microwave Ablation for Pulmonary Metastases: A Systematic Review', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. S11 - S11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.04.034
,2022, 'Gene-Expression Profiling of Mucinous Ovarian Tumors and Comparison with Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tumors Identifies Markers Associated with Adverse Outcomes', Clinical Cancer Research, 28, pp. 5383 - 5395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-1206
,2022, 'Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for ovarian cancer in an Australian institution: lessons from 20 years’ experience', BMC Surgery, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01786-7
,2022, 'Peritoneal Oxygenation as a Novel Technique for Extrapulmonary Ventilation; A Review and Discussion of the Literature', Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 90, pp. 511 - 517, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/arm90060057
,2022, 'Comparison of Microwave and Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Pulmonary Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer', Anticancer Research, 42, pp. 4563 - 4571, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15959
,2022, 'Comparison of Proportion of Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Patients With Appendiceal and Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Anticancer Research, 42, pp. 4217 - 4235, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15922
,2022, 'Second-look Surgery for Appendiceal High Grade and Colorectal Cancers following Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)', In Vivo, 36, pp. 2350 - 2356, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/invivo.12966
,2022, 'Retained surgical drain fragments: A systematic review and case report', Surgical Practice, 26, pp. 199 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1744-1633.12557
,2022, 'Impact of Macroscopic Tumour Consistency and EPIC in Low-grade Appendiceal Neoplasms With Pseudomyxoma Peritonei', Anticancer Research, 42, pp. 3665 - 3673, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15855
,2022, 'An International Registry of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Appendiceal Goblet Cell Carcinoma Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy', World Journal of Surgery, 46, pp. 1336 - 1343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06498-w
,2022, 'Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Outcomes and Survival From an Australian Centre', Anticancer Research, 42, pp. 2939 - 2944, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15776
,2022, 'Long term survival after multiple microwave ablations for colorectal cancer lung metastases: A case report', Radiology Case Reports, 17, pp. 2038 - 2042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.03.059
,2022, 'Sodium thiosulfate during cisplatin-based hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is associated with transient hypernatraemia without clinical sequelae', Pleura and Peritoneum, 7, pp. 87 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pp-2022-0107
,2022, 'A novel method for potentiation of chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas with BromAc.', American Journal of Translational Research, 14, pp. 2894 - 2909, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9185037/
,2022, 'Case series on high grade appendiceal cancer with peritoneal and liver carcinomatosis undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)', International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107027
,2022, 'Cost-effectiveness of Iterative Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis', In Vivo, 36, pp. 1527 - 1533, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/invivo.12863
,2022, 'Continuing Progress in the Interdisciplinary Management of Peritoneal Metastases', Visceral Medicine, 38, pp. 120 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000523760
,2022, 'Ex-vivo mucolytic and anti-inflammatory activity of BromAc in tracheal aspirates from COVID-19', Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112753
,2022, 'Hypothesis to explain the disparity in the proportion of liver metastases between appendiceal and colorectal cancer', British Journal of Surgery, 109, pp. E63 - E64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab472
,2022, 'Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma arising in cystic duplication of colon', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, pp. 608 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.17105
,2022, 'Second-look Surgery Detects Low Volume Recurrent Disease Following Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis', Anticancer Research, 42, pp. 1001 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15560
,2022, 'Outcomes and prognostic factors of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy in high-volume peritoneal carcinomatosis', International Journal of Hyperthermia, 39, pp. 1106 - 1114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2022.2112625
,2022, 'Physical and chemical factors affecting the loading and release of bromelain from DC beads', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, 14, pp. 7135 - 7146, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000883778800003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2022, 'Impact pronostic de la proportion de cellules en bague-à-chaton chez les patients atteints de cancers colorectaux avec métastases péritonéales', Journal de Chirurgie Viscérale, 159, pp. S73 - S73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchirv.2022.07.018
,2021, 'The 5 Year Outcomes of Early Postoperative Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (EPIC) in High-Grade Appendiceal Cancer – Does regimen length and cancer subtype make a difference?', Surgical Research, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2689-1093.1038
,2021, 'Dissolution of biofilm secreted by three different strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa with bromelain, n-acetylcysteine, and their combinations', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112311388
,2021, 'Risk factors and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with concomitant ureteric reimplantation', Pleura and Peritoneum, 6, pp. 155 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pp-2021-0130
,2021, 'The effect of intraperitoneal administration of BromAc on blood parameters: phase 1 study', Discover Oncology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00418-5
,2021, 'Peritoneal spread of low-grade appendiceal tumours - 2 days of early postoperative intra-peritoneal chemotherapy are enough', Anticancer Research, 41, pp. 5569 - 5575, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15370
,2021, 'Postoperative pancreatic fistula after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: An update on incidence, risk factors, management, and clinical sequelae in 1,141 patients', Anticancer Research, 41, pp. 5577 - 5584, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15371
,2021, 'The impact of PRODIGE 7 on the current worldwide practice of CRS-HIPEC for colorectal peritoneal metastases: A web-based survey and 2021 statement by Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI)', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47, pp. 2888 - 2892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2021.05.023
,2021, 'Role of human nucleoside transporters in pancreatic cancer and chemoresistance', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 27, pp. 6844 - 6860, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i40.6844
,2021, 'Albendazole in malignant ascites: a case report and literature review on the successes and adverse effects of therapy', International Surgery Journal, 8, pp. 3146 - 3146, http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20214012
,2021, 'Patterns of peritoneal dissemination and response to systemic chemotherapy in common and rare peritoneal tumours treated by cytoreductive surgery: Study protocol of a prospective, multicentre, observational study', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046819
,2021, 'Distinguishing peritoneal tuberculosis from peritoneal carcinomatosis: a challenge', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91, pp. E537 - E538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.16523
,2021, 'Outcomes in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for maximal volume (PCI 39) appendiceal tumours', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47, pp. 1406 - 1410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.11.138
,2021, 'Comparison of proteolytic, cytotoxic and anticoagulant properties of chromatographically fractionated bromelain to un-fractionated bromelain', American Journal of Translational Research, 13, pp. 4309 - 4321
,2021, 'Acute kidney injury following hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with cisplatin', Anticancer Research, 41, pp. 1641 - 1646, http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.14926
,2021, 'The combination of bromelain and acetylcysteine (Bromac) synergistically inactivates sars-cov-2', Viruses, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13030425
,2021, 'The Role of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei after Cytoreductive Surgery', JAMA Surgery, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.6363
,2021, 'A novel treatment of bromelain and acetylcysteine (BromAc) in patients with peritoneal mucinous tumours: A phase I first in man study', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47, pp. 115 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.10.033
,2021, 'Addition of bromelain and acetylcysteine to gemcitabine potentiates tumor inhibition in vivo in human colon cancer cell line LS174T', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH, 11, pp. 2252 - +, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000654675700002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2021, 'Appendiceal tumours and pseudomyxoma peritonei: Literature review with PSOGI/EURACAN clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and treatment', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47, pp. 11 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.02.012
,2021, 'Combined liver resection and cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC for metastatic colorectal cancer: Results of a worldwide analysis of 565 patients from the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI)', European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 47, pp. 89 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.07.038
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