Veronique Cocquyt

Trastuzumab treatment of early stage breast cancer in cost-effective from the perspective of the Belgian heatlh authorities (2009)

Van Vlaenderen, I, Canon, JL, Cocquyt, Veronique, Jerusalem, G, Machiels, JP, Neven, P, ...

Trastuzumab (Herceptin, Roche) is a recombinant, humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the neu-HER2 protein, since May 2002 reimbursed in Belgium for the treatment of metastatic HER2+ breast...

Fulvestrant (Faslodextrade mark) in advanced breast cancer: clinical experience from a Belgian cooperative study (2008)

Pelgrims, Gino, Martens, Marc, Bols, Alain, Goeminne, Jean Charles, ...

Fulvestrant (Faslodextrade mark) is a new estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist with no agonist effects that is licensed for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive advanced breast...

Fulvestrant (Faslodex (TM)) in advanced breast cancer: clinical experience from a Belgian cooperative study (2008)

NEVEN, P, PARIDAENS, R, PELGRIMS, G, MARTENS, M, BOLS, A, GOEMINNE, J, ...

Fulvestrant (Faslodex (TM)) is a new estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist with no agonist effects that is licensed for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive advanced breast cancer...

Preceding Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Breast Cancer: Does it Affect the Number of Axillary Lymph Nodes? (2008)

BRAEMS, GEERT, DENYS, HANNELORE, Cocquyt, Veronique, Van Den Broecke, Rudy

In the staging of early breast cancer a positive sentinel node biopsy is followed by axillary dissection in order to assess the number of metastasised lymph nodes. Immediate axillary dissection has...

Gastrin releasing peptide receptor imaging in human breast carcinoma versus immunohistochemistry (2008)

Van De Wiele, Christophe, Fonteyne, Philippe, Pauwels, Patrick, Goethals, Ingeborg, Van Den Broecke, Rudy, Cocquyt, Veronique, ...

This study reports on the uptake of Tc-99m-RP527 by human breast carcinoma and its relationship to gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRIP-R) expression as measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC)....

The Role of Oncoplastic Surgery in Breast Cancer (2008)

Hamdi, Moustapha, SINOVE, YVES, Depypere, Herman, Van Den Broecke, Rudy, Vakaet, Luc, Cocquyt, Veronique, ...

The authors discuss the objectives of oncoplastic surgery in breast cancer management. Indications and advantages are summarised. Some surgical techniques are described. The authors report their own...

Fosaprepitant dimeglumine (MK-0517 or L-785,298), an intravenous neurokinin-1 antagonist for the prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (2008)

Van Belle, Simon, Cocquyt, Veronique

Background. This paper reviews the existing literature on fosaprepitant, an intravenous neurokinin-1 anatgonist for the prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Objectives: To describe...