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V. Izzo, P. Mariconti, Κ. Mystakidou, M. Tiengo. Electric Stimulation of the Dorsal Cords for the Treatment of Obliterating Arteriosclerosis (Stage IV) of the Lower Limbs. Schmerz/Pain/Douleur 1988 ; 9 (3): 265-269.

K. Mystakidou, A. Vadalouca, F. Antoniou, G. Tolis. Analgesia Peridulare Post-Operatoria con Analogo di Somatostatina SMS201995. ALGOS 1988; 5 (4): 27-29.

V. Izzo, C. Longhi, S. Casalino, K. Mystakidou. Trattamento Palliativo delle arteriopatie obliteranti mediante elettroagopuntura paravertebrale lombare. ALGOS, December 1988, 5 (4), 22-26.

Mystakidou K. Greece: Status of Cancer Pain and Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 1993; 8 (6), 419.

Mystakidou K., Liossi C., Vlahos L. and Papadimitriou J. Disclosure of diagnostic information to cancer patients in Greece. Palliative Medicine 1996; 10 (3), 195-200.

Liossi C., Mystakidou K. Clinical Hypnosis in palliative care. European Journal of Palliative Care 1996; 3 (2), 56-58.

Georgaki S., Mystakidou K. Patient - controlled analgesia in cancer pain. European Journal of Palliative Care 1996; 3 (3), 99.

Mystakidou K., Befon S., Trifillis J., Liossi C., Papadimidriou J. Tropisetron versus metoclopramide in the control of emesis in far advanced cancer. The Ongologist 1997; 2 (5), 319-323.

Liossi C., Hatira P., Mystakidou K. The use of genogram in Palliative care. Palliative Medicine 1997; 11(6), 455-461.

Liossi C., Mystakidou K. Heron's theory of human needs in palliative care. European Journal of Palliative Care 1997; 4 (1), 32-35.

Liossi C., Mystakidou K. Catharsis in palliative care. European Journal of Palliative Care 1997; 4 (4), 133-136.

K. Mystakidou. Promoting Palliative Care in Greece. European Journal of Palliative Care 1998; 5(3), 98.

C. Liossi, K. Mystakidou. New paradigm research in palliative care. European Journal of Palliative Care 1988; 5 (4), 130-133.

K. Mystakidou, Liossi C., Fragiadakis K., Georgaki S.,Vlahos L. What do Greek Physicians know about managing cancer pain? Journal of Cancer Education 1998; 13(1), 39-42.

K. Mystakidou, Befon S., Liossi C.,Vlahos L. Comparison of Tropisetron and Chlorpromazin Combinations in the Control of Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 1998; 15(3), 176-184.

K. Mystakidou, Befon S., Liossi C., Vlahos L. Comparison of the efficacy and safety of tropisetron, metoclopramide and chlorpromazin in the treatment of emesis associated with far advanced cancer. Cancer 1998; 83(6), 1214-1223.

K. Mystakidou, S. Befon , K. Hondros, E. Kouskouni , L. Vlahos. Continuous Subcutaneous Administration of High dose Salmon Calcitonin in bone Metastasis: Pain Control and B- Endorphin Plasma Levels . Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 1999; 18(5) 323-330.

Κ.Mystakidou E. Tsilika, S. Befon , V. Kouloulias , L. Vlahos. Quality of life as a parameter determining therapeutic choices in cancer care. Palliative Medicine 1999; 13: 385-392.

S. Βefon, K. Mystakidou, M. Lyra, N. Tubanakis, L.Vlahos. Continuous subcutaneous octreotide in gastrointestinal cancer patients: Pain control and B-endorphin levels. Anticancer Research 2000; 20: 4039-4046. ΄

K. Mystakidou. Team dynamics and the difficult patient. European Journal of Palliative Care 2000; 7(2).

Κ. Μystakidou, T. Mentoza, E. Tsilika, S. Befon, E. Parpa, G. Bellos, L. Vlahos, C. Cleeland. Greek Brief Pain Inventory (B.P.I.-G): Validation and utility in Cancer Pain. Oncology 2001; 60: 35-42.

K. Mystakidou. Global perspective, Interdisciplinary working: a Greek perspective. Palliative Medicine 2001; 15: 67-68.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, O. Κalaidopoulou, V. Smyrniotis, L. Vlahos. The EORTC Core Quality of life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30, Version 3.0) in terminally ill cancer patients under palliative care: validity and reliability in a hellenic sample. International Journal of Cancer 2001; 94: 135-139.

K. Mystakidou, S. Befon, E. Kouskouni, K. Gerolymatos, S. Georgaki, E. Tsilika, L. Vlahos. From Codeine to Transdermal Fentanyl for cancer pain control: A safety and efficacy clinical trial. Anticancer Research 2001; 21: 2225-2230.

S. Georgaki, O. Kalaidopoulou, I. Liarmakopoulos, K. Mystakidou. Nurses? attitudes toward truthful communication with patients with cancer. Α Greek study. Cancer Nursing 2002; 25(6): 436-441.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, S. Georgaki, A. Mavromati, L. Vlahos. Quality of life in terminally ill cancer patients. European Journal of Palliative Care, 2002; 9(6): 252-255.

K. Mystakidou. E-TRANS fentanyl ALZA. Curr Opin Investigational Drugs 2002; 3(3): 463-469.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, O. Kalaidopoulou, L. Vlahos. The families evaluation on management, care, and disclosure for terminal stage cancer patients. B.M.C. Palliative Care April 10, 2002; 1; 3.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, O. Kalaidopoulou, S. Georgaki, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Greek McGill Pain Questionnaire: Validation and Utility in cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2002; 24(4): 379-387.

K. Mystakidou, S. Befon, E. Tsilika, K. Dardoufas, S. Georgaki, L. Vlahos. Use of TTS Fentanyl as a single opioid for cancer pain relief: A safety and efficacy clinical trial in patients naive to mild or strong opioids. Oncology 2002; 62: 9-16.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, O. Kalaidopoulou, K. Chondros, S. Georgaki, L. Papadimitriou. Comparison of Octreotide Administration vs conservative treatment in the management of inoperable bowel obstruction in patients with far advanced cancer: a randomized double ?blind, controlled clinical trial. Anticancer Research 2002; 22: 1187-1192.

V. Kouloulias, J. Kouvaris, K. Nikita, B. Golematis, N. Uzunoglou, K. Mystakidou, C. Papavasiliou, L. Vlahos. Intraoperative hyperthermia in conjunction with multi-schedule chemotherapy (pre-, intra- and post-operative), by-pass surgery, and post-operative radiotherapy for the management of unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Hyperthermia 2002; 18(3): 233-252.

VE Kouloulias, KS Nikita , JR Kouvaris, B.C. Golematis, N.K. Uzunoglu, K. Mystakidou, L. Vlahos. Intraoperative hyperthermia and chemoradiotherapy for inoperable pancreatic carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer Care 2002; 11(2): 100-107.

V. Smyrniotis, G. Kostopanagiotou, A. Kondi, E. Gamaletsos, K. Theodaraki, D. Kehagias, K. Mystakidou, J. Contis. Hemodynamic interaction between portal vein and hepatic artery flow in small-for-size split liver transplatation. Transpl Int 2002; 15: 355-360.

K. Mystakidou. From Greece. Pallative Medicine, 17: 143. In: L.J. Materstvedt, D. Clark, J. Ellershaw, R Forde, A-M. Boeck Gravgaard, H.C. Muller-Busch, J Porta I Sales, C-H Rapin. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: A view from an EAPC Ethics TasK Force. Palliative Medicine 2003; 17: 97-185.

V. Smyrniotis, G. Kostopanagiotou, K. Theodoraki, E. Gamaletsos, A. kondi-Pafiti, K. Mystakidou, N. Arcadopoulos. Effect of mesocaval shunt on survival of small-for-size liver grafts: experimental study in pigs. Transplatation 2003; 75(10): 1737-1760.

EV. Kouloulias, RJ. Kouvaris, C. Antypas, K. Mystakidou, G. Matsopoulos, CN Uzunoglou, A. Moulopoulos, L. Vlahos. An intra-patient dose-escalation study of disodium pamidronate plus radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for the treatment of osteolytic metastases. Monitoring of recalcification using image-processing techniques. Strahlenther Onkol 2003; 179(7): 471-9.

K. Mystakidou, Ε. Parpa, E. Tsilika, A. Mavromati, V. Smyrniotis, S. Georgaki, L. Vlahos. Long-Term management of non-cancer pain with Transdermal Therapeutic System Fentanyl. The Journal of Pain 2003; 4(6): 298-306.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, V. Kouloulias, I. Kouvaris, S. Georgaki, L. Vlahos. Long-Term cancer pain management in morphine pre-treated and opioid naive patients with Transdermal Fentanyl. International Journal of Cancer 2003; 107(3): 486-492.

K. Mystakidou. A debate on Neuropathic Pain. Current-Drugs, European Federation of the IASP chapters-Fourth Congress (Part II), IDDB Meeting Report 2003, September 2-6.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, L. Vlahos. A Greek perspective on concepts of death and expression of grief with implications for practice International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2003; 9(12): 534-7.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Patiraki, L. Vlahos. The cancer care triangle. European Journal of Palliative Care 2004; 11(3): 112-114.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. The influence of pain and quality of life in the desire of hastened death in advanced cancer patients. International Journal of Palliative nursing 2004, 10(10): 476-483.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, L. Vlahos. Use of the Greek Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire in cancer patients. Expert Rev. Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res 2004; 4(2): 227-233.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, V. Kouloulias, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, J. Kouvaris, Vlahos L. The ?Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI)? in terminal cancer patients. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2004; 2(1): 8.

Κ. Mystakidou, V. Kouloulias, E. Tsilika, E. Boviatsis, J. Kouvaris, G. Matsopoulos, L. Vlahos. Is early recognition of radiologically silent metastasis from breast cancer beneficial? A retrospective study of 22 cases. Breast Cancer 2004; 11(3): 276-281.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. The Schedule of Attitudes toward Hastened Death: Validation analysis in terminally ill cancer patients. Palliative and Supportive Care, 2004; 2: 395-402.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, L. Papageorgiou, S. Georgaki, L. Vlahos. Investigating the effects of TTS-Fentanyl for cancer pain on the psychological status of patients naive to strong opioids: An open label study. Cancer Nursing, 2004; 27(2): 127-133.

Kouloulias V.E., Kouvaris J.R., Mystakidou K., Varela M.N., Kokakis J., Pistevou-Gombaki K., Balafouta M., Gennatas C., Vlahos L.J. Duration of bisphosphonate treatment: results of a non-randomised study in patients previously treated with local irradiation for bone metastases from breast cancer. Curr Med Res Opin, 2004; 20(6): 819-26.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, E. Katsouda, L. Vlahos. Cancer information disclosure in different cultural contexts. Supportive Care in Cancer 2004; 12(3): 147-154.

Κ. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Tsilika, E. Katsouda, V. Kouloulias, I. Kouvaris, S. Georgaki, L. Vlahos. Pain management of cancer patients with Transdermal Fentanyl: A study of 1828 Step I-II & III transfers. The Journal of Pain 2004; 5(2): 119-32.

Pistevou-Gompaki K., Kouloulias V.E., Varveris C., Mystakidou K., Georgakopoulos G., Eleftheriadis N., Gompakis N., Kouvaris J. Radiotherapy plus either transdermal fentanyl or paracetamol and codeine for painful bone metastases: a randomized study of pain relief and quality of life. Curr Med Res Opin 2004; 20(2): 159-163.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, L. Vlahos. Transdermal Therapeutic Fentanyl System (TTS-F): a pharmacological and clinical review. In vivo 2004, 18: 633-642.

Κ. Mystakidou, E.J. Boviatsis, A.T. Kouyialis, K. Voumvourakis, V. Kouloulias, J. Kouvaris, L. Vlahos. Silent radiological imaging time in patients with brain metastasis. Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery 2004; 106: 300-304.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Greek cancer patients: Psychometric analyses and Applicability. Supportive Care in Cancer 2004, 12: 821-825.

K. Mystakidou, C. Cleeland, E. Tsilika, E. Katsouda, A. Primikiri, E. Parpa, L. Vlahos, T. Mendoza. Greek M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory: Validation and Utility in a cancer patient population. Oncology 2004; 67: 203-210.

K. Mystakidou, M. Watson, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, A. Primikiri, E. Katsouda, L. Vlahos. Psychometric Analyses of the mental adjustment to cancer (MAC) scale in a Greek palliative care unit. Psycho-oncology 2005; 14: 16-20.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, L. Vlahos. The evolution of euthanasia and its perceptions in Greek culture and civilization. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 2005; 48: 95-104.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, L. Vlahos. Death and grief in the Greek culture. Omega 50(1) 23-34, 2004-2005.

V.E. Kouloulias, J.R. Kouvaris, G. Pissakas, E. Mallas, C. Antypas, J.D. Kokakis, G. Matsopoulos, K. Mystakidou, L.J. Vlahos. Phase II multicenter randomized study of amifostine for prevention of acute radiation rectal toxicity: topical intrarectal versus subcutaneous application. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys 2005; 62(2), pp. 486-493.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E Parpa, Katsouda E, Vlahos L. Patterns and barriers in information disclosure between health care professionals and relatives with cancer patients in the Greek society. European Journal of Cancer Care 2005; 14: 175-181.

K. Mystakidou, Parpa E., Katsouda E., Galanos A., Vlahos L. Pain and desire for hastened death in terminally ill cancer patients. Cancer Nursing, 2005; 28(4): 318-340.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, A. Kelekis, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Randomized open label, prospective study on the effect of zoledronic acid on the prevention of bone metastases in patients with recurrent solid tumors, which did not present with bone metastases at baseline. Medical Oncology 2005; 22(2): 195-202.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, P. Sakkas, C. Soldatos. Life before death: Identifying Preparatory Grief through the development of a new measurement in Advanced Cancer Patients. Supportive Care in Cancer 2005; 13: 834-841.

K. Mystakidou, B. Rosenfeld, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, E. Tsilika, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Desire for death near the end of life: the role of depression, anxiety and pain. General Hospital Psychiatry 2005; 27(4): 258-262.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Stathopoulou, L. Vlahos. Approaches to managing bone metastases from breast cancer: the role of bisphosphonates. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2005; 31: 303-311.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Assessment and depression in advanced cancer patients and their relationship with quality of life. Quality of Life Research 2005; 14: 1825-1833.

E. Katsouda, K. Mystakidou, A. Rapti, S. Argentos, N.L. Kelekis, R. Mastorakou, O. Anagnostopoulou, D.A Kelekis. The Diagnostic Evaluation of Spiral Computed Tomography versus Ventilation/perfusion Scanning in Patients Clinically Suspected of Pulmonary Embolism. In vivo 2005; 19(5): 873-878.

K. Mystakidou, O. Kalaidopoulou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, E. Kouskouni, C. Chondros, M. L. Tsiatas, L. Vlahos. Evaluation of epoetin supplemented with oral iron in patients with solid malignancies and chronic anemia not receiving anticancer treatment. Anticancer Research 2005; 25(5): 3495-500.

K. Mystakidou, Katsouda E, Parpa E, Vlahos L. Prostate cancer presenting with normal PSA levels and bone metastases treated with zoledronic acid. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacotherapy, Sept 2005; 19(3): 41-5.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, M. Tsiatas, L. Vlahos. Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate for the treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients: An overview of its pharmacological and clinical characteristics. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care 2005; 22(3): 228-232.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Tsilika, L. Vlahos. Bone metastases responding to bisphosphonate treatment: Two case reports of patients with solid tumors. The Journal of Cancer Integrative Medicine 2005; 3(2): 85-90.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, V. Kouloulias, J. Kouvaris, M. Tsiatas, L. Vlahos. Comparison of transdermal fentanyl with codeine/paracetamol, in combination with radiotherapy, for the management of metastatic bone pain. Journal of Opioid Management, Sept/Oct 2005; 1(4): 204-210.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, E. Kouskouni, C. Chondros, M. Tsiatas, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. A prospective randomized control clinical trial with Zoledronic Acid in bone metastases. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006; 23(1): 41-50.

K. Mystakidou, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. The role of physical and psychological symptoms in desire for death: a study of terminally ill cancer patients. Psycho-oncology 2006; 15: 355-360.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, A. Linou, E. Parpa, V. Kouloulias, V. Nikolaou, L. Vlahos. Prophylactic Tropisetron versus Rescue Tropisetron in Fractionated Radiotherapy to Moderate or High Emetogenic Areas. Medical Oncology 2006; 23(2): 251-62.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E. Parpa, M. Tsiatas, L. Vlahos. Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate: An overview of its pharmacological and clinical characteristics. Drug Delivery 2006; 13: 269-276.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Psychological distress of advanced cancer patients: Influence and contribution of pain severity and pain interference. Cancer Nursing 2006; 29(5): 400-405.

E. Parpa, K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, P. Sakkas, E. Patiraki, K Pistevou-Gombaki, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. The attitudes of Greek physicians and lay people on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in terminally ill cancer patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006; 23(4): 297-303.

K. Mystakidou, E. Katsouda, E Tsilika, V Smyrniotis, I Vassiliou, M Tsiatas, L Vlahos. Octreotide long-acting formulation (LAR) in chronic loperamide-refractory diarrhea not related with cancer treatment. Anticancer Research 2006; 26: 2325-2328.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, E. Katsouda, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Demographic and clinical predictors of preparatory grief in a sample of advanced cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology 2006; 15(9): 828-33.

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Brief cognitive assessment of cancer patients: evaluation of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) psychometric properties. Psycho-Oncology 2006 Sep 21 (in press)

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale in Greek cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2006 (in press).

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, V. Smyrniotis, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Beck Depression Inventory: Exploring its psychometric properties in a palliative care population of advanced cancer patients. European Journal of Cancer Care 2006 (in press).

K. Mystakidou, E. Tsilika, E. Parpa, M. Smyrnioti, A. Galanos, L. Vlahos. Assessing spirituality and religiousness in advanced cancer patients in palliative care American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2006 (in press)

V. Kouloulias, J. Kouvaris, K. Mystakidou, N. Kelekis. Prevention of Acute Radiation-Induced Rectal Toxicity by Amifostine: Efficacy and evaluation of objective and subjective endpoints for radiation therapy-induced mucositis. Supportive Cancer Therapy 2006 (in press).