Detection of extrathoracic metastases by positron emission tomography in lung cancer

W Weder, RA Schmid, H Bruchhaus, S Hillinger… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background. Accurate staging of non–small cell lung cancer is essential for treatment
planning. We evaluated in a prospective study the role of whole-body 2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-…

First experience of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections in solid organ transplant recipients in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

…, D Hauri, D Heim, C Hess, S Hillinger… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunocompromised patients may be at increased risk for complications of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection. However, comprehensive data of …

Thoracoscopic treatment of pulmonary sequestration

PB Kestenholz, D Schneiter, S Hillinger… - European journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation and may be the cause
of recurrent infections or hemoptysis. It has been shown in case reports that resection by …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumonectomy is a valuable treatment option after neoadjuvant therapy for stage III non–small-cell lung cancer

W Weder, S Collaud, WEE Eberhardt, S Hillinger… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The mortality of pneumonectomy after chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for
locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer is reported to be as high as 26%. We …

Intratumoral administration of dendritic cells overexpressing CCL21 generates systemic antitumor responses and confers tumor immunity

SC Yang, S Hillinger, K Riedl, L Zhang, L Zhu… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
To achieve in situ tumor antigen uptake and presentation, intratumoral administration of ex
vivo-generated, gene-modified murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DC) was used in …

Airway complications after lung transplantation: risk factors, prevention and outcome

…, S Korom, PB Kestenholz, S Hillinger… - European journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Anastomotic complications following lung transplantation (LuTx) have been
described in up to 15% of patients. Challenging to treat, they are associated with high morbidity …

Vaccine-preventable infections among solid organ transplant recipients in Switzerland

…, J Halter, D Heim, C Hess, S Hillinger… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vaccine responses are decreased in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients,
and given the complexity of implementation, vaccination programs may be suboptimal. The …

Survival of patients treated surgically for synchronous single-organ metastatic NSCLC and advanced pathologic TN stage

S Collaud, R Stahel, I Inci, S Hillinger, D Schneiter… - Lung cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Patients with stage IV metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are
generally not considered for surgery due to their poor median survival ranging from 4 to 11 …

PTX3 Polymorphisms and Invasive Mold Infections After Solid Organ Transplant

…, D Good, K Hadaya, C Hess, S Hillinger… - Clinical infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Donor PTX3 polymorphisms were shown to influence the risk of invasive aspergillosis among
hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Here, we show that PTX3 polymorphisms …

Early and long-term complaints following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: evaluation in 173 patients

…, C Steinacher, S Hillinger… - European journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Minimal invasive surgical techniques have gained high acceptance in thoracic
surgery during the last 10 years. However, up to now, only scant information exists on chronic …