Kosmas Daskalakis
Title: Affiliated Researcher School/office: School of Medical SciencesEmail: kosmas.daskalakis@oru.se
Phone: +46 19 303000
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About Kosmas Daskalakis
Kosmas Daskalakis studied Medicine at the University of Crete in Greece, and is a licensed physician, specialist in General and Endocrine Surgery.
He received his doctorate at Uppsala University in 2017, completed postdoctoral training at the ENETS Center of Excellence for Neuroendocrine Tumors in Athens, Greece in 2019 and became associate professor of Surgery at Örebro University in 2022. His research is mainly focused on epidemiological, clinical and translational studies in Endocrine Tumors and Endocrine Surgery.
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Articles in journals
- Kravvariti, E. , Kasdagli, M. , Diomatari, K. M. , Mouratidou, P. , Daskalakis, K. , Mitsikostas, D. D. , Sfikakis, P. P. & Yavropoulou, M. P. (2023). Meta-analysis of placebo-arm dropouts in osteoporosis randomized-controlled trials and implications for nocebo-associated discontinuation of anti-osteoporotic drugs in clinical practice. Osteoporosis International.
- Daskalakis, K. , Wedin, M. , Tsoli, M. , Kogut, A. , Srirajaskanthan, R. , Sarras, K. , Kattiparambil, S. , Giovos, G. & et al. (2022). Association of lymph node metastases, grade and extent of mesenteric lymph node dissection in locoregional small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors with recurrence-free survival. Journal of neuroendocrinology, 34 (11).
- Koumarianou, A. , Daskalakis, K. , Tsoli, M. , Kaltsas, G. & Pavel, M. (2022). Efficacy, safety and unmet needs of evolving medical treatments for carcinoid syndrome.. Journal of neuroendocrinology (Print), 34 (7).
- Wedin, M. , Tsoli, M. , Wallin, G. , Janson, E. T. , Koumarianou, A. , Kaltsas, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2022). Heterogeneity of Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors Metastasis: Biologic Patterns of a Series with Virchow's Node Involvement. Cancers, 14 (4).
- Kaçmaz, E. , Engelsman, A. F. , Bemelman, W. A. , Tanis, P. J. , Nieveen van Dijkum, E. J. M. & Daskalakis, K. (2022). International survey on opinions and use of minimally invasive surgery in small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 48 (6), 1251-1257.
- Wedin, M. , Tsoli, M. , Wallin, G. , Janson, E. T. , Koumarianou, A. , Kaltsas, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2022). Virchow's node metastasis from small intestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms: A bi-center cohort study. Journal of neuroendocrinology (Print), 34 (Suppl. 1), 88-88.
- Tsoli, M. , Daskalakis, K. , Kassi, E. , Kaltsas, G. & Tsolakis, A. V. (2021). A Critical Appraisal of Contemporary and Novel Biomarkers in Pheochromocytomas and Adrenocortical Tumors. Biology, 10 (7).
- Karapanagioti, A. , Daskalakis, K. , Nasiri-Ansari, N. , Vachou, E. , Kyriakopoulos, G. , Kassi, E. & Kaltsas, G. (2021). Aberrant expression pattern of circadian clock genes in type 1 gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms compared to ECL-cell hyperplasia. Journal of neuroendocrinology (Print), 33 (S1), 37-37.
- Alexandraki, K. I. , Spyroglou, A. , Kykalos, S. , Daskalakis, K. , Kyriakopoulos, G. , Sotiropoulos, G. C. , Kaltsas, G. A. & Grossman, A. B. (2021). Changing biological behaviour of NETs during the evolution of the disease: progress on progression. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 28 (5), R121-R140.
- Wedin, M. , Mehta, S. , Angerås-Kraftling, J. , Wallin, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2021). Prognostic and diagnostic value of serum 5-HIAA in well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms. Journal of neuroendocrinology (Print), 33 (S1), 117-117.
- Tsoli, M. , Daskalakis, K. , Koumarianou, A. , Kolomodi, D. , Anagnostou, E. & Kaltsas, G. (2021). The efficacy of above-label doses of long-acting somatostatin analogues for the management of patients with gastroenteropancreatic tumors. Journal of neuroendocrinology (Print), 33 (S1), 146-146.
- Wedin, M. , Mehta, S. , Angerås-Kraftling, J. , Wallin, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2021). The Role of Serum 5-HIAA as a Predictor of Progression and an Alternative to 24-h Urine 5-HIAA in Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Biology, 10 (2).
- Alexandraki, K. I. , Daskalakis, K. , Tsoli, M. , Grossman, A. B. & Kaltsas, G. A. (2020). Endocrinological Toxicity Secondary to Treatment of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (GEP-NENs). Trends in endocrinology and metabolism, 31 (3), 239-255.
- Daskalakis, K. , Alexandraki, K. , Kloukina, L. , Kassi, E. , Felekouras, E. , Xingi, E. , Pagakis, S. , Tsolakis, A. & et al. (2020). Increased Autophagy/Mitophagy Levels in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Neuroendocrinology, 110 (Suppl. 1), 7-7.
- Daskalakis, K. , Alexandraki, K. I. , Kloukina, I. , Kassi, E. , Felekouras, E. , Xingi, E. , Pagakis, S. N. , Tsolakis, A. V. & et al. (2020). Increased autophagy/mitophagy levels in primary tumours of patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Endocrine (Basingstoke), 68 (2), 438-447.
- Kaltsas, G. , Alexandraki, K. I. , Poulia, K. A. , Grozinsky-Glasberg, S. , Pizanias, M. , Srirajaskanthan, R. , Kogut, A. , Kos-Kudla, B. & et al. (2020). THE EFFECT OF PROPHYLACTIC RIGHT HEMICOLECTOMY ON SURVIVAL AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH WELL-DIFFERENTIATED APPENDICEAL NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASMS. British Journal of Surgery, 107 (Suppl. 2), 14-14.
- Alexandraki, K. I. , Kaltsas, G. , Grozinsky-Glasberg, S. , Oleinikov, K. , Kos-Kudła, B. , Kogut, A. , Srirajaskanthan, R. , Pizanias, M. & et al. (2020). The effect of prophylactic surgery in survival and HRQoL in appendiceal NEN. Endocrine (Basingstoke), 70 (1), 178-186.
- Daskalakis, K. , Norlén, O. , Hellman, P. & Stålberg, P. (2019). Applying the use of novel biomarkers for neuroendocrine tumors in the clinic: where are we now?. International Journal of Endocrine Oncology, 6 (1).
- Daskalakis, K. & Tsolakis, A. V. (2018). Is There A Place for Systemic Chemotherapy and Targeted Agents in Metastatic Small Intestine Neuroendocrine Tumors?. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Digestive Disorders, 1-3.
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Aktypis, C. , Spei, M. , Yavropoulou, M. , Wallin, G. , Koumarianou, A. , Kaltsas, G. , Kassi, E. & Daskalakis, K. (2021). Cardiovascular Toxicities Secondary to Biotherapy and Molecular Targeted Therapies in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials.. Cancers, 13 (9).
- Alevroudis, E. , Spei, M. , Chatziioannou, S. N. , Tsoli, M. , Wallin, G. , Kaltsas, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2021). Clinical utility of 18f-fdg pet in neuroendocrine tumors prior to peptide receptor radionuclide therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers, 13 (8).
- Daskalakis, K. (2021). Functioning and nonfunctioning pNENs. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research, 18, 284-290.
- Tsoli, M. , Spei, M. , Wallin, G. , Kaltsas, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2020). Association of a Palliative Surgical Approach to Stage IV Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms with Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers, 12 (8).
- Koumarianou, A. , Alexandraki, K. I. , Wallin, G. , Kaltsas, G. & Daskalakis, K. (2020). Pathogenesis and Clinical Management of Mesenteric Fibrosis in Small Intestinal Neuroendocine Neoplasms: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (6).