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Article End-Of Results of Turkish Gastric Cancer Patients From the Global Regate Study(Zerbinis Publications, 2014) Yalcin, S.; Gumus, M.; Kilickap, S.; Alkis, N.; Ilhan, M.; Oksuzoglu, B.; Demir, G.Purpose: Registry of Gastric Cancer Treatment Evaluation (REGATE) study was an international, prospective study including over 10000 patients from 22 countries, designed to describe the pattern of care in gastric cancer globally. The aim of this study was to summarize the data of the Turkish arm and compare them with the global results. Methods: Ten centers from Turkey took part in the REGATE registry. Between 2004 and 2008, 395 patients (median age, 60 years; range, 18-91, 67.6% men) with newly diagnosed primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach were followed at initial visit and 8-10 months later, at the time of treatment completion. Data on patient demographics, medical history, histopathology, cancer stage, planned and realized treatments was prospectively collected. Data processing and analysis were conducted centrally. Results: In Turkey, the majority of patients were diagnosed at an advanced stage, while the rate of surgery was lesser compared with the rest of the world. Realized treatment included more palliative-only therapy than initially planned (63.3%), while no therapy was recommended in 21.8%. Surgery involved total gastrectomy (46.3%) or distal subtotal gastrectomy (51.9%), with 87% R0 resection, 51.0% D1 and 44.9% D2 lymph node dissection. Combination chemotherapy was administered in more than half of the patients receiving palliative therapy (57.9%). Chemoradiotherapy was used in 66.7% of the cases receiving adjuvant therapy. Radiotherapy was applied to 32% of the cases receiving palliative therapy. Conclusion: Advanced stage gastric cancer is highly prevalent in Turkey. Increasing public awareness and implementing screening programs in high risk groups may help identify gastric cancer at earlier stages.Article Occurrence and Distribution of Stone Fruit Viruses and Viroids in Commercial Plantings of Prunus Species in Western Anatolia, Turkey(Springer, 2007) Gumus, M.; Paylan, I. C.; Matic, S.; Myrta, A.; Sipahioglu, H. M.; Erkan, S.Symptoms of virus and viroid infections have been observed during the last ten years in stone fruit crops, however, no relative incidences of virus and viroid diseases have been reported on stone fruit crops in western Anatolia, Turkey. Large-scale surveys were conducted from June to August between the years 2004 and 2006 in the main stone fruit growing orchards and mother blocks of western Anatolia to determine the seven most important virus and two important viroid affecting Prunus species. The results of serological (ELISA) and molecular (PCR and tissue-printing molecular hybridization) tests demonstrated the occurrence of Plum pox virus (PPV), Prune dwarf virus (PDV), Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV), Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV), Apple mosaic virus (ApMV), Apricot latent virus (ApLV), Plum bark necrosis stem pitting-associated virus (PBNSPaV), Peach latent mosaic viroid (PLMVd), and Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) in tested 1732 specimens of stone fruits. The overall infection level with these graft-transmissible agents was 30%. The results showed that PDV is predominant in stone fruit crops. To our knowledge, PBNSPaV was reported for the first time in western Anatolia. The results obtained in this study illustrate a need for certification or clean stock program to prevent the occurrence and the spread of graft transmissible agents in western Anatolia.Article Optimization of Cdna Amplification of Apricot Latent Virus (Aplv) From Various Plant Tissues Sources(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2007) Gumus, M.; Sipahioǧlu, H.M.; Paylan, I.C.; Erkan, S.Although the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) procedure is basically simple operation, often it is not possible to achieve optimum results without optimizing the protocols. An RT-PCR method targeting a 200 bp sequence of the CP gene of Apricot Latent Virus (ApLV) was used as a model to improve the detection limit and to compare the behavior of three different plant tissues in a RT-PCR assay. A number of factors should be considered when selecting the optimal system for RT-PCR. Important considerations include the optimal concentrations of MgCl2, dNTP, Taq DNA polymerase enzyme, specific primer and the amount of cDNA for the downstream applications. This study therefore discusses a series of critical PCR parameters and feasible strategies for optimization of RT-PCR detection of ApLV. © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.Conference Object Real-Life Experience With Maintenance Chemotherapy Plus Biologics After the First-Line Treatment of Ras Wild-Type Metastatic Colon Cancer (Mcrc): a Multicenter Onco-Colon Turkey Study(Elsevier, 2022) Artac, M.; Cubukcu, E.; Bozkurt, O.; Bilici, A.; Celik, S.; Ozcelik, M.; Gumus, M.