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ISSN: 0258-851X International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Pathophysiology and Drug Research Volume 35 , Number 1, January-February 2021 Contents Reviews Suturing Skills for Medical Students: A Systematic Review. T. EMMANUEL, M. NICOLAIDES, I. THEODOULOU, W. YOONG, N. LYMPEROPOULOS, M. SIDERIS (London, UK) ............................ 1 Therapeutic Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cochlear Regeneration. N. MAHARAJAN, G.W. CHO, C.H. JANG (Gwangju, Republic of Korea) ........................................................................ 13 Sensitivity, Specificity and the Diagnostic Accuracy of PET/CT for Axillary Staging in Patients With Stage I-III Cancer: A Systematic Review of The Literature. J. KASEM, U. WAZIR, K. MOKBEL (London, UK; Peshawar, Pakistan) ........................................................................................................ 23 Circulating Tumor Cells, Circulating Tumor DNA and Other Blood-based Prognostic Scores in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma – Mini-Review. M. LIBERKO, K. KOLOSTOVA, A. SZABO, R. GURLICH, M. OLIVERIUS, R. SOUMAROVA (Prague, Czech Republic) ............................................. 31 Aortitis – An Interdisciplinary Challenge. T. SHCHETYSNKA-MARINOVA, K. AMENDT, M. SADICK, M. KEESE, M. SIGL (Mannheim, Germany) .......................................................................................... 41 The Role of Nutritional Support in Malnourished Patients With Lung Cancer. A. KASPRZYK, K. BILMIN, T. CHMIELEWSKA–IGNATOWICZ, J. PAWLIKOWSKI, U. RELIGIONI, P. MERKS (Warsaw; Lublin; Bydgoszcz, Poland) .................................................................................................................... 53 PCSK9 Antibody-based Treatment Strategies for Patients With Statin Intolerance. E. VOUTYRITSA, C. DAMASKOS, P. FARMAKI, G. KYRIAKOS, E. DIAMANTIS, L.V. QUILES-SÁNCHEZ, A. GARMPI, N. GARMPIS, A. PATSOURAS, A. STELIANIDI, S. SAVVANIS (Athens; Piraeus, Greece; Cartagena; Murcia, Spain) ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Contents continued on the back cover International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Pathophysiology and Drug Research ISSN ( print) : 0258-851X, ISSN ( online) : 1791-7549 Editorial Office: International Institute of Anticancer Research, 1st km Kapandritiou-Kalamou Rd., Kapandriti, P.O. Box 22, Attiki 19014, Greece. Editorial Board Tel / Fax: +30-22950-53389. e-mail: [email protected]. I. 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