Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsArgyrios Tzouvelekis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Adjunct of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)About
Research
Publications
2026
Pulmonary Fibrosis Beyond the Lung: Adipose Tissue as a Systemic Modifier of Fibrotic Remodeling
Tsiri P, Crestani B, Mailleux A, Tzouvelekis A. Pulmonary Fibrosis Beyond the Lung: Adipose Tissue as a Systemic Modifier of Fibrotic Remodeling. Diagnostics 2026, 16: 1493. PMID: 42196858, PMCID: PMC13205186, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16101493.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDesign of the MERCURION-IPF trial – intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sotiropoulou V, Sampsonas F, Vasarmidi E, Antoniou K, Gogali A, Kostikas K, Drakopanagiotakis F, Steiropoulos P, Margaritopoulos G, Porpodis K, Daniil Z, Tomos I, Papanikolaou I, Tzilas V, Loukides S, Tzouvelekis A. Design of the MERCURION-IPF trial – intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Frontiers In Immunology 2026, 17: 1777564. PMID: 42164489, PMCID: PMC13183516, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1777564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3).
Chu J, Hollins S, Elsheikh A, Gerry S, Manoharan N, Zarganes-Tzitzikas T, Feng Y, Antoun E, Bedawi E, Corcoran J, Gilmour A, Mei F, Monaco F, Tomasetti M, Tzouvelekis A, Koulousousa E, Sampsonas F, Bhatnagar M, Chen E, Brennan P, Dong T, Pavord I, Song Y, Chalmers J, Knight J, Rahman N, Kanellakis N. Pleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3). European Respiratory Journal 2026, 2600113. PMID: 42025308, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00113-2026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeupirfenidone Compared with Pirfenidone and Placebo in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (ELEVATE-IPF): a Phase 2b Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Maher T, Hamblin M, Choi W, Case A, Tomos I, Tzouvelekis A, Shore J, Bergna M, Golod D, Elenko E, Zhang Y, Graham C, Song J, Kulkarni T, Investigators T. Deupirfenidone Compared with Pirfenidone and Placebo in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (ELEVATE-IPF): a Phase 2b Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2026, aamag155. PMID: 42085224, DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen cancer treatment affects the lungs: a clinical overview on pulmonary toxicity induced by new cancer drugs
Komninos D, Psarros E, Theochari E, Tsirikos G, Sampsonas F, Tzouvelekis A. When cancer treatment affects the lungs: a clinical overview on pulmonary toxicity induced by new cancer drugs. Expert Review Of Respiratory Medicine 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 41717783, DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2026.2631816.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe Fibrotic–Cancer Continuum in IPF: Shared Mechanisms, Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Challenges
Tsiri P, Kouvela M, Papaioannou O, Sotiropoulou V, Katsaras M, Syrigos N, Sampsonas F, Tzouvelekis A. The Fibrotic–Cancer Continuum in IPF: Shared Mechanisms, Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Challenges. Life 2026, 16: 295. PMID: 41752931, PMCID: PMC12941835, DOI: 10.3390/life16020295.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsLipidemic Profile of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Its Association with Driver Mutations: A Tertiary Center Retrospective Study
Lagadinou M, Efthymiou D, Sampsonas F, Karidis P, Marlafeka I, Adamopoulou E, Michailides C, Bosgana P, Papaioannou O, Psarros E, Tsiri P, Sotiropoulou V, Katsaras M, Tzelepi V, Tzouvelekis A, Marangos M. Lipidemic Profile of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Its Association with Driver Mutations: A Tertiary Center Retrospective Study. Cancers 2026, 18: 374. PMID: 41681847, PMCID: PMC12896490, DOI: 10.3390/cancers18030374.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis with nephrocalcinosis: A case report
Tryfona F, Psarros E, Komninos D, Tzelepi V, Sampsonas F, Tzouvelekis A. Diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis with nephrocalcinosis: A case report. Pneumon 2025, 38: 1-4. DOI: 10.18332/pne/216113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and serum neutralizing activity of AZD7442 (tixagevimab-cilgavimab) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: long-term results from the DisCoVeRy trial
Massonnaud C, Peiffer-Smadja N, Poignard P, Jamard S, Goehringer F, Danion F, Reignier J, de Castro N, Garot D, Lapique E, Lacombe K, Tolsma V, Faure E, Malvy D, Staub T, Courjon J, Cazenave-Roblot F, Riise A, Leturnier P, Martin-Blondel G, Roger C, Akinosoglou K, Le Moing V, Piroth L, Sellier P, Lescure X, Trøseid M, Clevenbergh P, Dalgard O, Gallien S, Gousseff M, Loubet P, Vardon-Bounes F, Visée C, Belkhir L, Botelho-Nevers É, Cabié A, Kotanidou A, Lanternier F, Rouveix-Nordon E, Silva S, Thiery G, Carcelain G, Diallo A, Mercier N, Terzić V, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Gaymard A, Destras G, Josset L, Belhadi D, Billard N, Guedj J, Han T, Couffin-Cadiergues S, Dechanet A, Delmas C, Esperou H, Fougerou-Leurent C, Le Mestre S, Métois A, Noret M, Bally I, Dergan-Dylon S, Tubiana S, Kalif O, Bergaud N, Leveau B, Eustace J, Greil R, Hajdu E, Halanova M, Paiva J, Piekarska A, Baño J, Tonby K, Trojánek M, Tsiodras S, Unal S, Burdet C, Costagliola D, Yazdanpanah Y, Mentré F, Ader F, Hites M, Couffin-Cadièrgues S, Espérou H, Investigators, Egle A, Egle A, Greil R, Grundbichler M, Hauck V, Ratzinger L, De Bièvre F, Hites M, Jacobs F, Larranaga E, Pierre E, Verschelden G, Clevenbergh P, Leemans S, Maillart E, Belkhir L, De Greef J, Yombi J, Colin I, Visée C, Leys M, Samaey P, Cox J, Messiaen P, Van der Hilst J, Van Halem K, Badaev Z, Grebenyuk V, Trojanek M, Bednarova V, Chaloupka A, Dolezalova K, Nagy A, Rezek M, Soucek F, Trckova A, Bauvois A, Charron C, Coutte L, Geri G, Godement M, Greffe S, Jouffroy R, Jullien E, Kahn J, Pepin M, Petit M, Rouveix-Nordon E, Andrejak C, Basille D, Joseph C, Lanoix J, Lion S, Schmit J, Soriot-Thomas S, Belzunce C, Bougon D, Charretier P, Chouquer R, Dorez D, Escudier E, Gay S, Hautefeuille S, Janssen C, Levrat A, Macheda G, Maillet M, Manuel A, Merlet A, Muller M, Panh S, Piet E, Rougon M, Sirodot M, Tolsma V, Varache C, Vitrat V, Bouiller K, Chirouze C, Ilic D, Navellou J, Tissot N, Bessi S, Chantalat C, Jaureguiberry S, Bachelard A, Bertin C, Collias L, Fleurot O, Peiffer-Smadja N, Isernia V, Lescure X, Mallo B, Proux C, Yazdanpanah Y, Cazanave C, Boyer P, Boyer A, Bui H, Carrier C, Clouzeau B, Desclaux A, Ducours M, Gil-Jardine C, Gros A, Gruson D, Leitao J, Lescure M, Malvy D, Neau D, Poteau M, Sazio C, Bourrachot C, Corbin V, Grapin K, Jacomet C, Laurichesse H, Lesens O, Mrozek N, Sauvat L, Simon A, Theis C, Vidal M, Gravier S, Ion C, Kayser D, Martinot M, Mohseni-Zadeh M, Guerpillon B, Khatchatourian L, Saidani N, Talarmin J, Dollat M, Gambier N, Khuong M, Tandjaouilambiotte Y, Buisson M, Catherine F, Chavanet P, Duong M, Esteve C, Mahy S, Piroth L, Andreu P, Aptel F, Charles P, Labruyere M, Prin S, Quenot J, Roudaut J, Aswad N, Beltramo G, Berrier A, Bonniaud P, Dignoire C, Favrolt N, Georges M, Rabec C, Spanjaard M, Guillaud C, Dubos G, Lelievre J, Mahevas M, Gallien S, Mehawej H, Melica G, Michel M, Runyo F, Saada N, Vindrios W, Delcey V, Devatine S, Kopp A, Manda V, Munier A, Sellier P, Salmon-Rousseau A, Faure E, Ader F, Alfaiate D, Allaouchiche B, Becker A, Benech N, Bert A, Berton E, Bitker L, Bohe J, Braun E, Cannesson O, Chabert P, Chauvelot P, Chidiac C, Flores R, Conrad A, Devouassoux G, Ferry T, Gormand F, Granger A, Grumet P, Jay L, Joffredo E, Jullien T, Kiakouama L, Levrad M, Lucena e Silva I, Mezidi M, Miailhes P, Pelton O, Perpoint T, Petitjean T, Philit F, Pouderoux C, Richard J, Richard-Colmant G, Roux S, Seve P, Thiolliere F, Fillit C, Valour F, Vassal O, Wallet F, Yonis H, Abel S, Bigeard B, Cabié A, Cabras O, Guitteaud K, Lehoux M, Marquise A, Pierre-François S, Turmel J, Abdelmagid H, Hanisch A, Lacassin-Beller F, Mirabel M, Cerezo I, Sement A, Boulle C, Lejeune J, Le Moing V, Morquin D, Pansu N, Perez L, Baldacini M, Degoul S, Dureau A, Ionescu C, Kuteifan K, Labro G, Mootien J, Oudeville P, Pinto L, Poidevin A, Rabouel Y, Stiel L, Baronnet G, Baux E, Bevilacqua S, Corbel A, Goehringer F, Jeanmaire E, Kimmoun A, Lefevre B, Boutoille D, Canet E, Deschamvres C, Gaborit B, Garret C, Wilquin P, Lascarrou J, Le Turnier P, Lecompte A, Lecomte R, Lemarie J, Martin M, Miailhe A, Ottavy G, Querne G, Raffi F, Reignier J, Seguin A, Sruvay S, Zambon O, Lanternier F, Melenotte C, Rouzaud C, Serris A, Beatini J, Buscot M, Chirio D, Courjon J, cua E, Degoutte A, Demonchy E, Durant J, Leroy S, Marquette C, Michelangeli C, Mondain V, Prouvost-Keller B, Pugliese P, Risso K, Bulyez S, Buzancais A, Daurat A, Larcher R, Loubet P, Louart G, Muller L, Perin N, Roger C, Beraud G, Catroux M, Cazenave-Roblot F, Giraud V, Le Moal G, Martellosio J, Bani-Sadr F, Bermejo M, Cousson J, Goury A, Hentzien M, Julien G, Mourvillier B, Nguyen Y, Tromeur T, Allain J, Baldeyrou M, Benezit F, Dewitte M, Laine F, Laviolle B, Patrat-Delon S, Revest M, Tattevin P, Ait-Oufella H, Bollens D, Chiarabini T, Ingiliz P, Lacombe K, Lefebvre B, Meynard J, Valin N, Botelho-Nevers E, Accassat S, Cazorla C, De Magalhaes E, Fresard A, Gagneux-Brunon A, Lutz M, Morel J, Schein F, Thiery G, De Castro N, Denis B, Liegeon G, Molina J, Rubenstein E, Tateo M, Cattelan J, Clere-Jehl R, Danion F, Hansmann Y, Helms J, Kummerlen C, Lefebvre N, Loewert S, Merdji H, Meziani F, Monnier A, Oulehri W, Rahmani H, Ruch Y, Studer A, Tacquard C, Ursenbach A, Bachir M, Calin R, Chas J, Lassel L, Nadal M, Palacios C, Pialoux G, Siguier M, Alvarez M, Calvas F, Catala H, Debard A, Delobel P, Galitzky M, Garnier C, Grouteau G, Guibert N, Lansalot-Matras P, Lauret S, Lelievre L, Blondel G, Mazieres J, Noelsavina E, Pellerin S, Pontier-Marchandise S, Porte L, Prevot G, Rousset S, Sedkaoui K, Thalamas C, Bastides F, Contentin L, Carvalho-Schneider C, Coustilleres F, Dequin P, Ehrmann S, Flament T, Garot D, Gourraud M, Guillon A, Jacquier S, Larrat C, Legras A, Lemaignen A, Lacasse M, Mankikian J, Mercier E, Rouault L, Gandonniere C, Guy T, Gousseff M, D'Anglejan E, Fragkou P, Grigoropoulos I, Moschopoulos C, Tsiodras S, Tsioulos G, Tziolos N, Kotanidou A, Theodorakopoulou M, Yajai E, Akinosoglou C, Dimakopoulou V, Maragkos M, Polyzou E, Tzouvelekis A, Bakos I, Sandor E, Varkonyi I, Armos R, Balazs S, Istvan T, Bergin C, Kent B, Kerr C, Townsend L, Alexandre M, Aouali N, Arendt V, Bintener T, Braquet P, de la Vega E, Colling J, Damilot G, Henin T, Michaux C, Reuter J, Staub T, Skhiri L, Werer C, Znati A, Berdal J, Dalgard O, Fossum O, Schive H, Fin A, Holten A, Jenum S, Macpherson M, Riise A, Tonby K, Braz S, Ribeiro J, Paiva J, Roncon-Albuquerque R, de la Rosa Riestra S, Baena Z, Palacios P, Bano J. Efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and serum neutralizing activity of AZD7442 (tixagevimab-cilgavimab) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: long-term results from the DisCoVeRy trial. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2025, 32: 618-628. PMID: 41429349, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prognostic Role of Different Blood Cell Count-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Patients with Lung Cancer at Diagnosis
Papaioannou O, Fiste O, Theohari E, Sampsonas F, Dimitrakopoulos F, Koutras A, Gkiozos I, Vathiotis I, Kotteas E, Tzouvelekis A. The Prognostic Role of Different Blood Cell Count-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Patients with Lung Cancer at Diagnosis. Cancers 2025, 17: 3879. PMID: 41375080, PMCID: PMC12691473, DOI: 10.3390/cancers17233879.Peer-Reviewed Original Research