Laboratory of Clinical Oncology

1. Aukštikalnis T, Sinkevičius R, Rašimaitė O, Šidlauskienė A, Aukštikalnytė AE, Dulskas A, Jasiūnas E, Raistenskis J. The Effect of comprehensive rehabilitation on Lithuanian adolescent’s nonspecific low back pain, depending on the duration: Nonrandomized single-arm trial. Medicine. 2022; 101(41): 1-12. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030940
2. Dulskas A, Aukstikalnis T, Kavaliauskas P, Samalavicius NE. The role of traditional acupuncture in low anterior resection syndrome treatment: a pilot study. Diseases of the colon & rectum. 2022; 65(1): 93-99. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002060
3. Dulskas A, Caushaj PF, Grigoravicius D, Zheng L, Fortunato R, Nunoo-Mensah JW, Samalavicius NE. International society of university colon and rectal surgeons survey of surgeons' preference on rectal cancer treatment. Ann Coloproctol. 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.3393/ac.2022.00255.0036
4. Dulskas A, Caushaj PF, Grigoravičius D, Zheng L, Fortunato R, Nunoo-Mensah JW, Samalavicius NE. Surgeons' choice for rectal cancer treatment if they were a patient. BJS open. 2022; 6(1): 1-2. DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab141
5. Dulskas A, Kavaliauskas P, Kulikauskas E, Smolskas E, Pumputiene K, Samalavicius NE, Nunoo-Mensah JW. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: What Have We Learned Assessing a Large Population? J. Clin. Med. 2022; 11(16), 4752: 394-424. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11164752
6. Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Sirvys A, Bausys A, Kryzauskas M, Bickaite K, Abeciunas V, Kaminskas T, Poskus T, Strupas K. Anastomotic Leak Impact on Long-Term Survival after Right Colectomy for Cancer: A Propensity-Score-Matched Analysis. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(15), 4375: 1-9. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154375
7. Dulskas A, Petrauskas V, Kavaliauskas P, Sapoka V, Samalavicius NE. Short-term clinical and functional results of rectal wall suture defect after transanal endoscopic microsurgery-a prospective cohort study. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022; 1-6. DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02476-x.
8. Eide IJZ, Stensgaard S, Helland A, Ekman S, Mellemgaard A, Holmskov Hansen K, Cicenas S, Koivunen J, Henning Grønberg B, Sandahl Sørensen B, Brustugun OT. Osimertinib in non-small cell lung cancer with uncommon EGFR-mutations: a post-hoc subgroup analysis with pooled data from two phase II clinical trials. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2022; 11(6): 953-963. DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-21-995
9. Girardi F, Matz M, Stiller C, You H, Marcos Gragera R, Valkov MY, Bulliard JL, De P, Morrison D, Wanner M, O'Brian DK, Saint-Jacques N, Coleman MP, Allemani C; CONCORD Working Group (L Steponaviciene, I Vincerževskienė). Global survival trends for brain tumors, by histology: analysis of individual records for 556,237 adults diagnosed in 59 countries during 2000-2014 (CONCORD-3). Neuro Oncol. 2022; noac217: 1-13. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac217
10. Group Authors: STARSurg Collaborative (STARSurg Collaborative) ; STARSurg Collaborative (STARSurg Collaborative) ; EuroSurg Collaborative (EuroSurg Collaborative) (4097): Ahmed WUR, Bhatia S, McLean KA,.... Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Kavaliauskas P, Kavaliauskaite R. et all. Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery. BJS Open. 2022; 6(1), zrab150: DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab150
11. Jonusas J, Drevinskaite M, Patasius A, Kincius M, Janulionis E, Smailyte G. Androgen-deprivation therapy and risk of death from cardio-vascular disease in prostate cancer patients: a nationwide lithuanian population-based cohort study. AGING MALE. 2022; 25(1): 173-179. DOI 10.1080/13685538.2022.2091130
12. Jonušas J, Patašius A, Urbonas V, Smailytė G. Melanoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma: A cancer registry-based study in Lithuania. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022. 00:1–2. DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18645
13. Jurkeviciute D, Dulskas A. Diagnosis and Management of Perineal Hernias. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2022; 65(2): 143-146. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002351
14. Kaminskas A, Patasius A, Kincius M, Sapoka V, Zilevicius R, Garnelytė A, Dulskas A. A case report and review of the literature of penile metastasis from rectal cancer. Front. Surg. 2022; vol.9(814832): 1-10. DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.814832
15. Kavaliauskas P, Dulskas A, Kildusiene I, Arlauskas R, Stukas R, Smailyte G. Trends in Pancreatic Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Lithuania, 1998-2015. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022; 19(2):949:876-884. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020949
16. Klotz L, Grudén S, Axén N, Gauffin C, Wassberg C, Bjartell A, Giddens J, Incze P, Jansz K, Jievaltas M, Rendon R, Richard PO, Ulys A, Tammela TL. Liproca Depot: A New Antiandrogen Treatment for Active Surveillance Patients. Eur Urol Focus. 2022; 8(1): 112-120. DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2021.02.003
17. Kristensen H, Thyø A, Emmertsen KJ, Smart NJ, Pinkney T, Warwick AM, Pang D, Elfeki H, Shalaby M, Emile SH, Abdelkhalek M, Zuhdy M, Poskus T, Dulskas A, Horesh N, Furnée EJB, Verkuijl SJ, Rama NJ, Domingos H, Maciel J, Solis-Peña A, Espín-Basany E, Hidalgo-Pujol M, Biondo S, Sjövall A, Christensen P. Surviving rectal cancer at the cost of a colostomy: global survey of long-term health-related quality of life in 10 countries. BJS Open. 2022 Nov 2;6(6):zrac085. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac085.
18. Lachej N, Dabkeviciene D, Simiene J, Sabaliauskaite R, Jonusiene V, Brasiunas V, Sasnauskiene A, Vaicekauskaite I, Brasiuniene B, Kanopiene D, Suziedelis K, Didziapetriene J. Components of NOTCH Signaling for Uterine Cancer Patients' Prognosis. J Oncol. 2022; 2022:8199306: 1333-1338. DOI: 10.1155/2022/8199306.
19. Makevičius J, Čekauskas A, Želvys A, Ulys A, Jankevičius F, Miglinas M. Evaluation of Renal Function after Partial Nephrectomy and Detection of Clinically Significant Acute Kidney Injury. Medicina. 2022; 58(5), 667: 99-108. DOI: 10.3390/medicina58050667
20. Matulevicius A, Bakavicius A, Ulys A,Trakymas M, Usinskiene J, Naruseviciute I, Sabaliauskaite R, Zukauskaite K, Jarmalaite S, Jankevicius F. Multiparametric MRI Fusion-Guided Prostate Biopsy for Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Eliminates the Systemic Prostate Biopsy. Applied Sciences-basel. 2022; 12(19): 18-28. DOI 10.3390/app121910151
21. Samalavicius NE, Dulskas A, Janusonis V, Klimasauskiene V, Eismontas V, Deduchovas O, Janusonis T, Markelis R, Smolskas E. Robotic colorectal surgery using the Senhance® robotic system: a single center experience. Tech Coloproctol. 2022; 26(6): 437-442. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02589-x
22. Samalavicius NE, Kaminskas T, Zidonis Z, Janusonis V, Deduchovas O, Eismontas V, Nausediene V, Dulskas A. Robotic cholecystectomy using Senhance robotic platform versus laparoscopic conventional cholecystectomy: a propensity score analysis. Acta Chirurgica Belgica . 2021; 122(3): 160-163. DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2021.1881332
23. Samalavicius NE, Klimasauskiene V, Dulskas A. Open left hemicolectomy for proximal sigmoid cancer. Diseases of the colon & rectum. 2022; 65(1): 14-15. DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002299
24. Samalavicius NE, Klimasauskiene V, Janusonis V, Samalavicius RS, Janusonis T, Dulskas A. Abdominoperineal resection for low rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemotherapy using the Senhance robotic system with articulating Radia instrument – a video vignette. Colorectal disease. 2022; 24(6): 798-799. DOI: 10.1111/codi.16065
25. Samalavicius NE, Kuliesius Z, Samalavicius RS, Tikuisis R, Smolskas E, Gricius Z, Kavaliauskas P, Dulskas A. Hand assisted laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: surgical and oncological outcomes from a single tertiary referral centre. Journal of clinical medicine. 2022; 11(13), 3781: 1-9. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133781
26. Samalavičius NE, Poth C, Schilcher F, Slabadzin Y, Kukharchuk M, Willeke F, Staib L, Dulskas A, Sirvys A, Klimašauskienė V, Janušonis C, Janušonis T, Eismontas V, Deduchovas O, Stephan D, Darwich I. Inguinal hernia TAPP repair using Senhance® robotic platform: first multicenter report from the TRUST registry. Hernia. 2022; 26(4): 1041-1046. DOI: 10.1007/s10029-021-02510-9
27. Ssenyonga N, Stiller C, Nakata K, Shalkow J, Redmond S, Bulliard JL, Girardi F, Fowler C, Marcos-Gragera R, Bonaventure A, Saint-Jacques N, Minicozzi P, De P, Rodríguez-Barranco M, Larønningen S, Di Carlo V, Mägi M, Valkov M, Seppä K, Wyn Huws D, Coleman MP, Allemani C; CONCORD Working Group (588) (Ieva Vincerzevskienė). Worldwide trends in population-based survival for children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with leukaemia, by subtype, during 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual data from 258 cancer registries in 61 countries. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Jun;6(6):409-431. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00095-5. Epub 2022 Apr 22. Erratum in: Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Jul;6(7):e21. PMID: 35468327.
28. Smolskas E, Mikulskyte G, Sileika E, Suziedelis K, Dulskas A. Tissue-Based Markers as a Tool to Assess Response to Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer-Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2022; 23(11),6040: 101-174. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116040
29. Snipaitiene K, Bakavicius A, Lazutka JR, Ulys A, Jankevicius F, Jarmalaite J. Urinary microRNAs can predict response to abiraterone acetate in castration resistant prostate cancer: A pilot study. Prostate. 2022; 82(4): 475-482. DOI: 10.1002/pros.24293
30. Unterrainer M, Deroose CM, Herrmann K, Moehler M, Blomqvist L, Cannella R, Caramella C, Caruso D, Chouhan MD, Denecke T, De la Pinta C, De Geus-Oei LF, Dulskas A, Eisenblätter M, Foley KG, Gourtsoyianni S, Lecouvet FE, Lopci E, Maas M, Obmann MM, Oprea-Lager DE, Verhoeff JJC, Santiago I, Terraz S, D'Anastasi M, Regge D, Laghi A, Beets-Tan RGH, Heinemann V, Lordick F, Smyth EC, Ricke J, Kunz WG; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Imaging Group. Imaging standardisation in metastatic colorectal cancer: A joint EORTC-ESOI-ESGAR expert consensus recommendation. Eur J Cancer. 2022; 176:193-206. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.09.012.
31. Žalimas A, Kubiliūtė R, Žukauskaitė K, Sabaliauskaitė R, Trakymas M, Letautienė S, Kaubrienė EM, Ušinskienė J, Ulys A, Jarmalaitė S. Urine Molecular Biomarkers for Detection and Follow-Up of Small Renal Masses. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 17;23(24):16110. doi: 10.3390/ijms232416110.

2020

1. Aarestrup FM, Albeyatti A, Armitage WJ, Auffray C, Augello L, Balling R, Benhabiles N, Bertolini G, Bjaalie JG, Black M, Blomberg N, Bogaert P, Bubak M, Claerhout B, Clarke L, De Meulder B, D'Errico G, Di Meglio A, Forgo N, Gans-Combe C, Gray AE, Gut I, Gyllenberg A, Hemmrich-Stanisak G, Hjorth L, Ioannidis Y, Jarmalaite S, Kel A, Kherif F, Korbel JO, Larue C, Laszlo M, Maas A, Magalhaes L, Manneh-Vangramberen I, Morley-Fletcher E, Ohmann C, Oksvold P, Oxtoby NP, Perseil I, Pezoulas V, Riess O, Riper H, Roca J, Rosenstiel P, Sabatier P, Sanz F, Tayeb M, Thomassen G, Van Bussel J, Van den Bulcke M, Van Oyen H. Towards a European health research and innovation cloud (HRIC). Genome Med. 2020 Feb 19;12(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13073-020-0713-z.
2. Bakavičius A, Drevinskaitė M, Daniūnaitė K, Barisienė M, Jarmalaitė S, Jankevičius F. The Impact of Prostate Cancer Upgrading and Upstaging on Biochemical Recurrence and Cancer-Specific Survival. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Feb 4;56(2). doi: 10.3390/medicina56020061
3. Danila E, Linkevičiūtė-Ulinskienė D, Zablockis R, Gruslys V, Cicėnas S, Smailytė G. A Cohort Study of Exposure to Antihyperglycemic Therapy and Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020; 17(5):1-12.  https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph17051747
4. Didžiapetrienė J, Kazbarienė B, Tikuišis R, Dulskas A, Dabkevičienė D, Lukosevičienė V, Kontrimavičiūtė E, Sužiedėlis K, Ostapenko V. Oxidant/Antioxidant Status of Breast Cancer Patients in Pre- and Post-Operative Periods. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020; 56(2):624-628. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56020070
5. Drevinskaite M, Patasius A, Kevlicius L, Mickys U, Smailyte G. Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a rare case and review of literature. BMC Cancer. 2020; 20(1),162:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-6648-3
6. Dulskas A, Albandar M, Samalavicius NE, Han YD, Kim NK. Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer—Comparative Study Between Two Centres. Ind J Surg 2020; 218552371: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02287-8
7. Dulskas A, Gaizauskas V, Kildusiene I, Samalavicius NE, Smailyte G. Improvement of survival over time for colorectal cancer patients by anatomical sub-site and stage: a population-based study. J Clin Med. 2020 Dec 14;9(12):E4038. doi: 10.3390/jcm9124038
8. Dulskas A, Kavaliauskas P, Pilipavicius L, Jodinskas M, Mikalonis M, Samalavicius, N.E. Long-term bowel dysfunction following low anterior resection. Scientific Reports. 2020; 10(1),11882: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68900-8
9. Dulskas A, Klimovskij M, Senkus L, Samalavicius N.E. Comment on: Disposable customized aerosol containment chamber for oral cancer biopsy: A novel technique during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020; 122(5): 992-993. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.26083
10. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Kaceniene A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Smailyte G. A Cohort Study of Antihyperglycemic Medication Exposure and Gastric Cancer Risk. J Clin Med. 2020;9(2), pii: E435: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9020435
11. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Smailyte G. Cohort Study of Antihyperglycemic Medication and Pancreatic Cancer Patients Survival. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17), 6016: 1-11. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176016
12. Dulskas A, Pilvelis A. Oncologic outcome of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC): A single center case series. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2020; 46(1): 105–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.08.002
13. Eide IJZ, Helland Å, Ekman S, Mellemgaard A, Hansen KH, Cicenas S, Koivunen J, Grønberg BH, Brustugun OT. Osimertinib in T790M-positive and -negative patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (the TREM-study). Lung Cancer. 2020; 143:27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.03.009
14. EismontasV, Klimasauskiene V, Dulskas A, Samalavicius NE. Laparoscopic excision of a cystic vascular malformation of the sigmoid colon mesentery presenting as a retroperitoneal tumour - a video vignette.  Colorectal Disease. 2020; 22(11): 1802-1803. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15230
15. Fizazi K, Shore N, Tammela TL, Ulys A, Vjaters E, Polyakov S, Jievaltas M, Luz M, Alekseev B, Kuss I, Le Berre MA, Petrenciuc O, Snapir A, Sarapohja T, Smith MR, ARAMIS Investigators Collaborators. Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Survival with Darolutamide. N Engl J Med. 2020; 383(11): 1040-1049. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2001342
16. Gedvilaitė V, Danila E, Cicėnas S, Smailytė G. Lung cancer in Lithuania. Journal of thoracic oncology. 2020;  15(9 ): 1401-1405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2020.02.029
17. Kincius M, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Smailyte G. Reduced risk of prostate cancer in a cohort of Lithuanian diabetes mellitus patients. Aging male. 2020; first on line: 1-6. DOI 10.1080/13685538.2020.1766013
18. Kunigenas L, Stankevicius V, Dulskas A, Budginaite E, Alzbutas G, Stratilatovas E, Cordes N, Suziedelis K. 3D Cell Culture-Based Global miRNA Expression Analysis Reveals miR-142-5p as a Theranostic Biomarker of Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Long-Course Treatment. Biomolecules. 2020; 10(4), 613:2893-2917. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10040613
19. Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Dulskas A, Patasius A, Zabuliene L, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Response to Letter to the Editor: Metformin in colorectal cancer: A match ruled by MiR26b? Cancer Epidemiol. 2020; 64(101626):1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.101626
20. Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Kaceniene A, Dulskas A, Patasius A, Zabuliene L, Smailyte G. Increased Mortality Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lithuania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(18), 6870:1-11. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186870
21. Mauravičiūtė S, Dulskas A. Treatment Strategies for Massive Presacral Bleeding. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020; 63(12):1579-1583. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000001852 
22. Patasius A, Krilaviciute A, Smailyte G. Prostate Cancer Screening with PSA: Ten Years' Experience of Population Based Early Prostate Cancer Detection Programme in Lithuania. J Clin Med. 2020; 9(12):E3826:1-9. doi: 10.3390/jcm9123826
23. Poskus T, Danys D, Makunaite G, Mainelis A, Mikalauskas S, Poskus E, Jotautas V, Dulskas A, Jasiunas E, Strupas K. Results of the double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing laser hemorrhoidoplasty with sutured mucopexy and excisional hemorrhoidectomy. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020; 35(3):481-490.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-019-03460-6
24. Rasmusson A, Zilenaite D, Nestarenkaite A, Augulis R, Laurinaviciene A, Ostapenko V, Poskus T, Laurinavicius A. Immunogradient indicators for anti-tumor response assessment by automated tumor-stroma interface zone detection. Am J Pathol. 2020; 190(6): 1309-1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.01.018
25. Sadzevičienė I, Liaugaudienė O, Besusparis J, Asadauskienė J, Kulikienė I, Brasiūnienė B, Sabaliauskaitė R, Jarmalaitė S. Recurrent Germline BRCA2 Gene Mutation in Lithuanian Family. Medicina 2020, 56(3), 119:1-9; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030119
26. Sipaviciute A, Sileika E, Burneckis A, Dulskas A. Late gastrointestinal toxicity after radiotherapy for rectal cancer: a systematic review. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2020; 35(6):977-983. doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03595-x
27. Skeberdytė A, Sarapinienė I, Aleksander Krasko J, Barakauskienė A, Žilionytė K, Prokarenkaitė R, Sužiedėlis K, Bukelskienė V, Jarmalaitė S. Salinomycin and dichloroacetate synergistically inhibit Lewis lung carcinoma cell proliferation, tumor growth and metastasis. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2020; 523(4):874-879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.107
28. Stuopelyte K, Sabaliauskaite R, Bakavicius A, Haflidadóttir BS, Visakorpi T, Väänänen RM, Patel C, Danila DC, Lilja H, Lazutka JR, Ulys A, Jankevicius F, Jarmalaite S. Analysis of AR-FL and AR-V1 in Whole Blood of Patients with Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer as a Tool for Predicting Response to Abiraterone Acetate. J Urol. 2020 Feb 18:101097JU0000000000000803. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000803.
29. Stumbrytė-Kaminskienė A, Gudlevičienė Ž, Dabkevičienė D, Mackevičienė I. Combined Effect of HPV and Several Gene SNPs in Laryngeal Cancer. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020; 56(2):9-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56020081
30. Šablinskas V, Bandzevičiūtė R, Velička M, Čeponkus J, Urbonienė V, Jankevičius F, Laurinavičius A, Dasevičius D, Steiner G. Fiber ATR infrared spectroscopy of kidney tissue during live surgery. J Biophotonics. 2020;13(7): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202000018
31. Undzyte G, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Stukas R, Dulskas A, Smailyte G. Increased kidney cancer risk in diabetes mellitus patients: a population-based cohort study in Lithuania. Aging Male. 2020; vol. 00, no. 00:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2020.1755249
32. Urbonas V, Rutenberge J, Patasius A, Dulskas A, Burokiene N, Smailyte G. The impact of metformin on survival in patients with melanoma-national cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 2020;52:23-25. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.09.010
33. Vezelis A, Platkevicius G, Kincius M, Naruseviciute I, Ulys A, Jankevicius F. Prostate 3D ultrasound-guided imaging device (HistoScanning) performance detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Journal of BUON. 2020;  25(1): 460-463. https://www.jbuon.com/archive/25-1-460.pdf
34. Zilenaite D, Rasmusson A, Augulis R, Besusparis J, Laurinaviciene A, Plancoulaine B, Ostapenko V, Laurinavicius A. Independent prognostic value of intratumoral heterogeneity and immune response features by automated digital immunohistochemistry analysis in early hormone receptor-positive breast carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020; 10(950): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.00950
35. EuroSurg Collaborative: (S. J. Chapman; Kęstutis Strupas; Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius; Dainius Šimčikas; V. Nutautienė; Paulius Žeromskas; Jonas Jurgaitis; Oleg Aliošin; A. Slepavičius; M. Eismontas; Miglė Kybransienė; Matas Jakubauskas; Audrius Dulskas; Justas Kuliavas; Povilas Kavaliauskas; R. Kavaliauskaitė; Eligijus Poškus; Donatas Danys; Marius Kryžauskas; Saulius Mikalauskas; Rokas Račkauskas; Mantas Drungilas; Tomas Poškus; Valdemaras Jotautas). Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery. Br J Surg. 2020; 107(5): 552-559. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11422
36. EuroSurg Collaborative: (S.J. Chapman; Audrius Dulskas; Justas Kuliavas; Povilas Kavaliauskas; R. Kavaliauskaitė; Eligijus Poškus; Donatas Danys; Marius Kryžauskas; Saulius Mikalauskas; Rokas Račkauskas; Mantas Drungilas; Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius; Eligijus Poškus; Valdemaras Jotautas; Kęstutis Strupas; Dainius Šimčikas; V. Nutautienė; Paulius Žeromskas; Jonas Jurgaitis; Oleg Aliošin; A. Slepavičius; V. Eismontas; Miglė Kybransienė). Safety and efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery. British journal of surgery, vol. 107, no. 2.: e161-e169. DOI 10.1002/bjs.11326

2019

1. Dulskas A, Bandar AM, Choi YY, Shin SJ, Beom SH, Son T, Kim HI, Cheong JH, Hyung WJ, Noh SH. A case of gastric cancer metastasis to the breast in a female with BRCA2 germline mutation and literature review. Acta Chir Belg. 2019 Feb;119(1):59-63. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2017.1411554. (IF=0,521)
2. Bausys A, Kuliavas J, Dulskas A, Kryzauskas M, Pauza K, Kilius A, Rudinskaite G, Sangaila E, Bausys R, Stratilatovas E. Early versus standard closure of temporary ileostomy in patients with rectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial. J Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug;120(2):294-299. doi: 10.1002/jso.25488. (IF=2,886)
3. Drevinskaite M, Patasius A, Kincius M, Jievaltas M, Smailyte G. A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in Testicular Cancer Patients in Lithuania. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Aug 30;55(9). doi: 10.3390/medicina55090552. (IF=1,467)
4. Dulskas A, Atkociunas A, Kilius A, Petrulis K, Samalavicius NE. Is Previous Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Early Rectal Cancer a Risk Factor of Worse Outcome following Salvage Surgery A Case-Matched Analysis. Visc Med. 2019 Jun;35(3):151-155. doi: 10.1159/000493281. (IF=1,989)
5. Dulskas A, Cereska V, Zurauskas E, Stratilatovas E, Jankevicius F. Prostate cancer solitary metastasis to anal canal: case report and review of literature. BMC Cancer. 2019 Apr 23;19(1):374. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5573-9. (IF=2,933)
6. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Smailyte G. A cohort study of antihyperglycemic medication exposure and survival in patients with gastric cancer. Aging (Albany NY). 2019 Sep 13;11(17):7197-7205. doi: 10.18632/aging.102245. (IF=5,515)
7. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Metformin increases cancer specific survival in colorectal cancer patients–National cohort study. Cancer Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;62:101587. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.101587. (IF=2,619)
8. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Zabuliene L, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Positive effect of metformin treatment in colorectal cancer patients with type 2 diabetes: national cohort study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2019 Sep 16. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000547. (IF=2,33)
9. Dulskas A, Patasius A, Kaceniene A, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Suicide risk among colorectal cancer patients in Lithuania. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2019 Mar;34(3):555-558. doi: 10.1007/s00384-018-03228-4. (IF=2,533)
10. Dulskas A, Smolskas E, Kildusiene I, Maskelis R, Stratilatovas E, Miliauskas P, Tikuisis R, Samalavicius N. Outcomes of surgical management of iatrogenic colonic perforation by colonoscopy and risk factors for worse outcome. J BUON. 2019 Mar-Apr;24(2):431-435. (IF=1,379)
11. Bakavicius A, Daniunaite K, Zukauskaite K, Barisiene M, Jarmalaite S, Jankevicius F. Urinary DNA methylation biomarkers for prediction of prostate cancer upgrading and upstaging. Clin Epigenetics. 2019 Aug 5;11(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s13148-019-0716-z. (IF=5,496)
12. Elsakov P, Ostapenko V, Luksyte A, Smailyte G. Similar 10-year survival in breast cancer patients of Lithuania and Poland with common BRCA1 founder mutations. Breast Cancer Management, 2019; 8(2): 1-3.
13. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group: (collaborator 1102: Dich Grandt S, El-Hussuna A, Dulskas A). Patients with Crohn's disease have longer post-operative in-hospital stay than patients with colon cancer but no difference in complications' rate. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 May 27;11(5):261-270. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i5.261. (IF= 2,686)
14. Fizazi K, Kappeler C, Snapir A, Sarapohja T, Smith MR, Shore N, Tammela TL, Ulys A, Vjaters E, Polyakov S, Jievaltas M, Luz M, Alekseev B, Kuss I. Darolutamide in nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2019 Mar 28;380(13):1235-1246. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1815671. (IF=79,26)
15. Gedvilaitė V, Danila E, Cicėnas S, Smailytė G. Lung cancer survival in Lithuania: changes by histology, age, and sex from 2003-2007 to 2008-2012. Cancer Control. 2019 Jan-Dec;26(1):1073274819836085. doi: 10.1177/1073274819836085. (IF=2,009)
16. Harrison EM. GlobalSurg Collaborative: (collaborators 3445: Kuliavas J, Dulskas A, Samalavičius NE). Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use andmortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051. (IF=5,586)
17. Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene D, Dulskas A, Patasius A, Zabuliene L, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Response to Letter to the Editor: Metformin in colorectal cancer: A match ruled by MiR26b? Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 Feb;64:101626. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.101626. (IF=2,619)
18. Liutkevičienė R, Mečėjus G, Žilovič D, Bumbulienė Ž. Endometrial biopsy and density of nerve fibres in eutopic endometrium. Looking for easier ways to diagnose endometriosis. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Dec;35(12):1107-1110. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1640198. (IF=1,406)
19. Maleckaite R, Zalimas A, Bakavicius A, Jankevicius F, Jarmalaite S, Daniunaite K. DNA methylation of metallothionein genes is associated with the clinical features of renal cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep. 2019 Jun;41(6):3535-3544. doi: 10.3892/or.2019.7109. (IF=3,041)
20. Milonas D, Venclovas Ž, Gudinaviciene I, Auskalnis S, Zviniene K, Jurkiene N, Basevicius A, Patasius A, Jievaltas M, Joniau S. Impact of the 2014 international society of urological pathology grading system on concept of high-risk prostate cancer: comparison of long-term oncological outcomes in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Front Oncol. 2019 Nov 19;9:1272. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01272. (IF=4,137)
21. Patasius A, Innos K, Barchuk A, Ryzhov A, Leja M, Misins J, Yaumenenka A, Smailyte G. Prostate cancer incidence and mortality in the Baltic states, Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 9;9(10):e031856. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031856. (IF=2,376)
22. Patasius A, Kincius M, Kazlauskas E, Smailyte G. The role of androgen-deprivation therapy on suicide among patients with advanced prostate cancer: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Psychooncology. 2019 Oct;28(10):2098-2100. doi: 10.1002/pon.5186. (IF=3,43)
23. Patasius A, Smailyte G. Changing stage distribution of prostate cancer in a Lithuanian population – evidence from national PSA-based screening programme. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Dec; 16(23): 4856. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234856. (IF=2,468)
24. Patasius A, Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Skin Melanoma and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Lithuanian Cancer Registry Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct; 16(20): 3915. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203915. (IF=2,468)
25. Steponaviciene L, Vincerzevskiene I, Briediene R, Urbonas V, Vanseviciute-Petkeviciene R, Smailyte G. Breast Cancer Screening Program in Lithuania: Interval Cancers and Program Sensitivity After 7 Years of Mammography Screening. Cancer Control. 2019 Jan-Dec; 26(1): 1073274819874122. doi: 10.1177/1073274819874122. (IF=2,009)

2018

1. Battersby N, Glasbey JC, Neary P, Negoi I, Kamarajah S, Sgro A, Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A, Pinkney T, Frasson M, Europeanan Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group: Venskutonis D, Bradulskis S, Dainius E, Subocius A, Vencius J, Zeromskas P, Eismontas V, Nutautiene V, Simcikas D, Tamosiunas A, Svagzdys S, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladzinskas Z, Tamelis A, Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Samalavicius NE, Poskus, Jotautas V, Mikalauskas S, Poskus E, Strupas K. Evaluating the incidence of pathological complete response in current international rectal cancer practice: the barriers to widespread safe deferral of surgery. Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:58-68. doi: 10.1111/codi.14361. (IF=2,997)
2. Bausys R, Bausys A, Maneikis K, Belogorceva V, Stratilatovas E, Strupas K. Safety of expanded criteria for endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer in a Western cohort. BMC Surg. 2018 Sep 25;18(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12893-018-0414-3. (IF=1,775)
3. Bausys R, Bausys A, Stanaitis J, Vysniauskaite I, Maneikis K, Bausys B, Stratilatovas E, Strupas K. Propensity score-matched comparison of short-term and long-term outcomes between endoscopic submucosal dissection and surgery for treatment of early gastric cancer in a Western setting. Surg Endosc. 2019 Oct;33(10):3228-3237. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-06609-6. (IF=3,209)
4. Baušys R, Baušys A, Vyšniauskaitė I, Maneikis K, Stratilatovas E, Strupas K. Surgical treatment outcomes of patients with T1-T2 gastric cancer: does the age matter when excellent treatment results are expected? World J Surg Oncol. 2018 Apr 16;16(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12957-018-1388-4. (IF=1,966)
5. Coloproctology collaborating group, Jotautas V, Mikalauskas S, Poškus E, Poškus T, Strupas K, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladžinskas Ž, Švagždys S, Tamelis A, Razbadauskas A, Sokolovas M, Dulskas A, Samalavičius NE. Risk factors for unfavourable postoperative outcome in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing right hemicolectomy or ileocaecal resection An international audit by ESCP and S-ECCO. Colorectal Dis. 2017 Sep 15. doi: 10.1111/codi.13889. (IF=2,997)
6. Daniūnaitė K, Jarmalaitė S, Kriukienė E. Epigenomic technologies for deciphering circulating tumor DNA. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2019 Feb;55:23-29. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2018.07.002. (IF=8,083)
7. Dulskas A, Smolskas E, Kildusiene I, Samalavicius NE. Treatment possibilities for low anterior resection syndrome: a review of the literature. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2018 Mar;33(3):251-260. doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2954-x. (IF=2,641)
8. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group (1371): Sánchez-Guillén L, Bradulskis S, Dainius E, Subočius A, Vencius J, Žeromskas P, Eismontas V, Nutautienė V, Simcikas D, Tamošiūnas A, Švagždys S, Nepogodiev D, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladžinskas Ž, Tamelis A, Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Samalavičius NE, Poškus T, Jotautas V, Mikalauskas S, Sivrikoz E, Poškus E, Strupas K, van Elst T, Minaya A, Pata F, Glasbey J, Pinkney T, Bhangu A, Venskutonis D. Safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi‐centre prospective audit. Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:47-57. doi: 10.1111/codi.14373. (IF=2,997)
9. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating groups (1365): Glasbey JC, Venskutonis D, Bradulskis S, Dainius E, Subočius A, Vencius J, Žeromskas P, Eismontas V, Nutautiene V, Simcikas D, Tamošiūnas A, Bhangu A, Švagždys S, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladžinskas Ž, Tamelis A, Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Samalavičius NE, Poškus T, Jotautas V, van der Pool A, Mikalauskas S, Poškus E, Strupas K, Rawlings A, Anchez-Guill en LS, Kuiper S, Negoi I, Buchs N, Nepogodiev D, Pinkney T. The impact of conversion on the risk of major complication following laparoscopic colonic surgery: an international, multicentre prospective audit. Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:69-89. doi: 10.1111/codi.14371. (IF=2,997)   
10. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group (1364): Bhangu A, Vencius J, Žeromskas P, Eismontas V, Nutautiene V, Simcikas D, Tamošiūnas A, Švagždys S, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladžinskas Ž, Minaya-Bravo AM, Tamelis A, Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Samalavičius NE, Poškus T, Jotautas V, Mikalauskas S, Poškus E, Strupas K, Gallo G, Glasbey JC, Kamarajah S, Pinkney T, Venskutonis D, Bradulskis S, Dainius E, Subočius A. An international multicentre prospective audit of elective rectal cancer surgery; operative approach versus outcome, including transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME). Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:33-46. doi: 10.1111/codi.14376. (IF=2,997)
11. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group (1367): Glasbey JC, Vencius J, Žeromskas P, Eismontas V, Nutautienė V, Simcikas D, Tamošiūnas A, Švagždys S, Latkauskas T, Lizdenis P, Saladžinskas Ž, Blanco-Colino R, Tamelis A, Dulskas A, Kuliavas J, Samalavičius NE, Poškus T, Jotautas V, Mikalauskas S, Poškus E, Strupas K, Kelly M, Singh B, Bhangu A, Poškus T, Venskutonis D, Bradulskis S, Dainius E, Subočius A. Association of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics and anastomotic leak following left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre, prospective audit. Colorectal Dis. 2018 Sep;20 Suppl 6:15-32. doi: 10.1111/codi.14362. (IF=2,997)
12. GlobalSurg Collaborative* (1816): Harrison EM, Montrimaitė M, Šlapelytė E, Dainius E, Riauka R, Dambrauskas Ž, Subočius A, Venclauskas L, Gulbinas A, Bradulskis S, Kasputytė S, Jokubauskas M, Mikuckytė D, Kiudelis M, Žilinskas J, Jankus T, Petrikėnas S, Pažuskis M, Urniežius Z, Vilčinskas M, Banaitis VJ, Gaižauskas V, Gribauskaitė J, Grišin E, Mazrimas P, Račkauskas R, Drungilas M, Lagunavičius K, Lipnickas V, Majauskytė D, Jotautas V, Abaliksta T, Uščinas L, Venskutonis D, Simutis G, Ladukas A, Danys D, Laugžemys E, Mikalauskas S, Poškus T, Zdanytė Sruogienė E, Višinskas P, Žilinskienė R, Dragatas D, Kuliavas J, Burmistrovas A, Tverskis Ž, Vaičius A, Maželytė R, Zadorožnas A, Kaselis N, Žiubrytė G, Dulskas A, Samalavičius NE, Jasaitis K, Paršeliūnas A, Nevieraitė V. Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 May;18(5):516-525. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4. (IF=27,516)
13. Kaceniene A, Danila E, Cicenas S, Smailyte G. Suicide risk among lung cancer patients in Lithuania. Clin Respir J. 2018 Sep;12(9):2455-2456. doi: 10.1111/crj.12916. (IF=1,751)
14. Kišonas J, Venius J, Sevriukova O, Grybauskas M, Guogyte K, Burneckis A, Rotomskis R. Application of reflectance confocal microscopy for early diagnosis of radiation-induced acute dermatitis in radiosensitive patient: case study. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Dec 1;182(1):93-97. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy135. (IF=0,831)
15. Kuzmickiene I, Atkocius V, Aleknavicius E, Ostapenko V. Impact of season of diagnosis on mortality among breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Res Ther. 2018 Dec;14(Supplement):S1091-S1097. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.191064. (IF=1,392)
16. Lukoseviciene V, Tikuisis R, Dulskas A, Miliauskas P, Ostapenko V. Surgery for triple-negative breast cancer: does the type of anaesthesia have an influence on oxidative stress, inflammation, molecular regulators, and outcomes of disease? J BUON. 2018 Mar-Apr;23(2):290-295. (IF=1,379)
17. Samalavicius NE, Dulskas A, Uselis S, Smolskas E, Smailyte G, Lunevicius R. High vascular ligation in left-sided colon cancer surgery is safe and adequate. European Surgery. 2018; 50(5): 221-227.DOI: 10.1007/s10353-018-0542-0. (IF=1,629)
18. Samuolis N, Samalavicius NE, Dulskas A, Markelis R, Lunevicius R, Mickys U, Ringeleviciute U. Surgical or endoscopic management of malignant colon polyps. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Dec;88(12):E824-E828. doi: 10.1111/ans.14846. (IF=1,605)
19. Stakišaitis D, Juknevičienė M, Ulys A, Žaliūnienė D, Stanislovaitienė D, Šepetienė R, Slavinska A, Sužiedėlis K, Lesauskaitė V. ABO blood group polymorphism has an impact on prostate, kidney and bladder cancer in association with longevity. Oncol Lett. 2018 Jul;16(1):1321-1331. doi: 10.3892/ol.2018.8749. (IF=1,871)
20. Socinski MA, Jotte RM, Cappuzzo F, Orlandi F, Stroyakovskiy D, Nogami N, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Moro-Sibilot D, Thomas CA, Barlesi F, Finley G, Kelsch C, Lee A, Coleman S, Deng Y, Shen Y, Kowanetz M, Lopez-Chavez A, Sandler A, Reck M; IMpower150 Study Group Collaborators (307): Cicėnas S. Atezolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 14;378(24):2288-2301. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1716948. (IF=70,670)
21. Skeberdytė A, Sarapinienė I, Aleksander-Krasko J, Stankevičius V, Sužiedėlis K, Jarmalaitė S. Dichloroacetate and salinomycin exert a synergistic cytotoxic effect in colorectal cancer cell lines. Sci Rep. 2018 Dec 10;8(1):17744. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35815-4. (IF=4,011)
22. Urbonas V, Schadendorf D, Zimmer L, Danson S, Marshall E, Corrie P, Wheater M, Plummer E, Mauch C, Scudder C, Goff M, Love SB, Mohammed SB, Middleton MR. Paclitaxel with or without trametinib or pazopanib in advanced wild-type BRAF Melanoma (PACMEL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled phase II trial. Ann Oncol. 2019 Feb 1;30(2):317-324. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy500. (IF=14,196)
23. Urbonas V, Smailyte G. Combination of cytokine-directed and anti-programmed cell death protein 1 therapy - a new attractive option in melanoma treatment? Melanoma Res. 2018 Oct;28(5):469-470. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000470. (IF=2,381)
24. Writing group and ESCP Cohort Studies and Audits Sub-Committee: J. C. Glasbey, D. Nepogodiev, N. Battersby, A. Bhangu, A. El-Hussuna, M. Frasson, B. Singh, S. Vennix, O. Zmora, T. Pinkney, S. Chaudhri (overall guarantor); 2015 European Society of Coloproctology Collaborating Group (1102): [...]T. Latkauskas, P. Lizdenis, Ž. Saladžinskas, S. Švagždys, A. Tamelis , A. Razbadauskas, M. Sokolovas, A. Dulskas, N. Samalavicius, V. Jotautas, S. Mikalauskas, E. Poskus, T. Poskus, K. Strupas [...]. The impact of stapling technique and surgeon specialism onanastomotic failure after right-sided colorectal resection: aninternational multicentre, prospective audit. Colorectal Dis. 2018 Nov;20(11):1028-1040. doi: 10.1111/codi.14308. (IF=2,997)
25. Dulskas A, Poskus T, Poskus E, Strupas K. Long-term outcomes after surgery for appendiceal mucinous tumours. Visc Med. 2018 Apr;34(2):151-155. doi: 10.1159/000485092.

2017

1. Baltruskeviciene E, Kazbariene B, Aleknavicius E, Krikstaponiene A, Venceviciene L, Suziedelis K, Stratilatovas E, Didziapetriene J. Changes of reduced glutathione and glutathione S-transferase levels in colorectal cancer patients undergoing treatment. Tumori. 2018 Oct;104(5):375-380. doi: 10.5301/tj.5000674. (IF=1,233)
2. Baltruskeviciene E, Schveigert D, Stankevicius V, Mickys U, Zvirblis T, Bublevic J, Suziedelis K, Aleknavicius E. Down-regulation of miRNA-148a and miRNA-625-3p in colorectal cancer is associated with tumor budding. BMC Cancer. 2017 Sep 1;17(1):607. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3575-z. (IF=3,288)
3. Bausys R, Bausys A, Vysniauskaite I, Maneikis K, Klimas D, Luksta M, Strupas K, Stratilatovas E. Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer patients: Report from Eastern Europe country – Lithuania. BMC Surg. 2017 Nov 23;17(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12893-017-0304-0. (IF=1,422)
4. Daniunaite K, Dubikaityte M, Gibas P, Bakavicius A, Lazutka JR, Ulys A, Jankevicius F, Jarmalaite S. Clinical significance of miRNA host gene promoter methylation in prostate cancer. Hum Mol Genet. 2017 Jul 1;26(13):2451-2461. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddx138. (IF=5,340)
5. Demidenko R, Daniunaite K, Bakavicius A, Sabaliauskaite R, Skeberdyte A, Petroska D, Laurinavicius A, Jankevicius F, Lazutka JR, Jarmalaite S. Decreased expression of MT1E is a potential biomarker of prostate cancer progression. Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 27;8(37):61709-61718. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.18683. (IF=5,168)
6. Dulskas A, Kilius A, Petrulis K, Samalavicius NE. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for giant benign rectal tumours: is large size a contraindication? Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017 Dec;32(12):1759-1761. doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2910-9. (IF=2,426)
7. Everatt R, Kuzmickiene I, Davidaviciene E, Cicenas S. Non-pulmonary cancer risk following tuberculosis: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Lithuania. Infect Agent Cancer. 2017 May 31;12:33. doi: 10.1186/s13027-017-0143-8. (IF=1,422)
8. Fizazi K, Ulys A, Sengeløv L, Moe M, Ladoire S, Thiery-Vuillemin A, Flechon A, Guida A, Bellmunt J, Climent MA, Chowdhury S, Dumez H, Matouskova M, Penel N, Liutkauskiene S, Stachurski L, Sternberg CN, Baton F, Germann N, Daugaard G. A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled phase 2 study of maintenance therapy with tasquinimod in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer responsive to or stabilized during first-line docetaxel chemotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;28(11):2741-2746. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx487. (IF=11,855)
9. Gyvyte U, Juzenas S, Salteniene V, Kupcinskas J, Poskiene L, Kucinskas L, Jarmalaite S, Stuopelyte K, Hemmrich-Stanisak G, Hübenthal M, Franke A, Pangonyte D, Lesauskaite V, Kupcinskas L, Skieceviciene J. MiRNA profiling of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by next-generation sequencing. Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 6;8(23):37225-37238. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16664. (IF=5,168)
10. Han YD, Al Bandar MH, Dulskas A, Cho MS, Hur H, Min BS, Lee KY, Kim NK. Prognosis of ulcerative colitis colorectal cancer vs. sporadic colorectal cancer: propensity score matching analysis. BMC Surg. 2017 Mar 21;17(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12893-017-0224-z. (IF=1,469)
11. Jagelavicius Z, Jovaisas V, Mataciunas M, Samalavicius NE, Janilionis R. Preoperative predictors of conversion in thoracoscopic surgery for pleural empyema. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jul 1;52(1):70-75. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx054. (IF=3,759)
12. Kazakeviciute-Januskeviciene G, Usinskas A, Januskevicius E, Usinskiene J, Letautiene S. Annotation of the medical images using quick response codes. Computer science and information systems. 2017; 14(1):175–196. (IF=0,837)
13. Kettunen E, Hernandez-Vargas H, Cros MP, Durand G, Le Calvez-Kelm F, Stuopelytė K, Jarmalaitė S, Salmenkivi K, Anttila S, Wolff H, Herceg Z, Husgafvel-Pursiainen K. Asbestos-associated genome-wide DNA methylation changes in lung cancer. Int J Cancer. 2017 Nov 15;141(10):2014-2029. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30897. (IF=6,513)
14. Pautier P, Vergote I, Joly F, Melichar B, Kutarska E, Hall G, Lisyanskaya A, Reed N, Oaknin A, Ostapenko V, Zvirbule Z, Chetaille E, Geniaux A, Shoaib M, Green JA. A phase 2, randomized, open-label study of irosustat versus megestrol acetate in advanced endometrial cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2017 Feb;27(2):258-266. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000862. (IF=2,369)
15. Samalavicius NE, Dulskas A, Aliukonis V, Rackauskas R, Kilius A. Hybrid transanal and laparoscopic hand-assisted total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer. ANZ J Surg. 2017 Nov;87(11):953-954. doi: 10.1111/ans.13838. (IF=1,513)
16. Stankevicius V, Kunigenas L, Stankunas E, Kuodyte K, Strainiene E, Cicenas J, Samalavicius NE, Suziedelis K. The expression of cancer stem cell markers in human colorectal carcinoma cells in a microenvironment dependent manner. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Mar 18;484(4):726-733. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.01.111. (IF=2,466)
17. Stankevicius V, Vasauskas G, Rynkeviciene R, Venius J, Pasukoniene V, Aleknavicius E, Suziedelis K. Microenvironment and Dose-Delivery-Dependent Response after Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Human Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines. Radiat Res. 2017 Sep;188(3):291-302. doi: 10.1667/RR14658.1. (IF=2,539)

2016

1. Baltruškevičienė E, Kazbarienė B, Badaras R, Bagdonaitė L, Krikštaponienė A, Zdanavičius L, Aleknavičius E, Didžiapetrienė J. Glutathione and glutathione S-transferase levels in patients with liver metastases of colorectal cancer and other hepatic disorders. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jul;27(4):336-41. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2016.15457. (IF=0,532)
2. Cicenas S, Geater SL, Petrov P, Hotko Y, Hooper G, Xia F, Mudie N, Wu YL. Maintenance erlotinib versus erlotinib at disease progression in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer who have not progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy (IUNO study). Lung Cancer. 2016 Dec;102:30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.10.007. (IF=3,767)
3. Dulskas A, Klivickas A, Kilius A, Samalavicius NE, Sumauskas R, Markelis R. Multiple malignant inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the jejunum: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett. 2016 Feb;11(2):1586-1588. DOI:10.3892/ol.2015.4060. (IF=1,482)
4. Dulskas A, Miliauskas P, Tikuisis R, Escalante R, Samalavicius NE. The functional results of radical rectal cancer surgery: review of the literature. Acta Chir Belg. 2016 Feb;116(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2015.1136482. (IF=0,394)
5. Dulskas A, Samalavicius NE. A prospective study of sexual and urinary function before and after total mesorectal excision. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Jun;31(6):1125-30. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2549-y. (IF=2,383)
6. Everatt R, Kuzmickiene I, Davidaviciene E, Cicenas S. Incidence of lung cancer among patients with tuberculosis: a nationwide cohort study in Lithuania. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Jun;20(6):757-63. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0783. (IF=2,148)
7. Samalavicius NE, Dulskas A, Lasinskas M, Smailyte G. Validity and reliability of a Lithuanian version of low anterior resection syndrome score. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Apr;20(4):215-20. doi: 10.1007/s10151-015-1424-0. (IF=2,320)
8. Samalavicius NE, Smolskas E, Mikelis K, Samalavicius R. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal adenomas: single center experience. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne. 2016;11(1):26-30. doi: 10.5114/wiitm.2015.56408. (IF=0,920)
9. Schveigert D, Krasauskas A, Didžiapetrienė J, Kalibatienė D, Cicėnas S. Smoking, hormonal factors and molecular markers in female lung cancer. Neoplasma. 2016;63(4):504-9. doi: 10.4149/neo_2016_402. (IF=1,961)
10. Stakisaitis D, Lesauskaitė V, Girdauskaitė M, Janulionis E, Ulys A, Benetis R. Investigation of Vitamin D-Binding Protein Polymorphism Impact on Coronary Artery Disease and Relationship with Longevity: Own Data and a Review. Int J Endocrinol. 2016;2016:8347379. doi: 10.1155/2016/8347379. (IF=2,376)
11. Tikuisis R, Miliauskas P, Lukoseviciene V, Samalavicius N, Dulskas A, Zabuliene L, Zabulis V, Urboniene J. Transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative pain relief after hand-assisted laparoscopic colon surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. <span style="color: #003366; text-decoration: under