Annals of Oncology

News:

Stan Kaye moves to Royal Marsden
Ann Oncol 11: 1365.
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How good is the Dutch health-care system?
Ann Oncol 11: 1365-1366.
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UK charities campaign for patient-centered health service
Ann Oncol 11: 1366.
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Good news for tobacco industry from Luxembourg
Ann Oncol 11: 1366-1367.
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Health costs rising in Europe
Ann Oncol 11: 1367.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 11: 1367-1369.
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Book reviews:

C. Steer and P. Harper

Book review
Ann Oncol 11: 1370.
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D. B. Geffen

Book review
Ann Oncol 11: 1374.
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Editorial:

J. S. Tobias, M. Baum, and H. Thornton

Clinical trials in cancer: What makes for a successful study?
Ann Oncol 11: 1371-1373.
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Reviews:

H. van den Berg and J. van der Lelie

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in puberty and adolescence
Ann Oncol 11: 1375-1379.
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P. Roy, J.-Y. Bobin, and J. Estève

Methodological questions in sentinel lymph node analysis in breast cancer patients
Ann Oncol 11: 1381-1385.
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Original articles:

W. H. Miller, Jr, L. M. Reyno, G. R. Loewen, S. Huan, E. Winquist, M. Moore, A. Cato, III, D. Jaunakais, J. A. Truglia, S. Matthews, J. Dancey, and E. Eisenhauer

A phase I-II study of 9-cis retinoic acid and interferon-2b in patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma: An NCIC Clinical Trials Group study
Ann Oncol 11: 1387-1389.
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P. H. M. De Mulder, C. Theodore, A. Sella, O. Koriakine, C. N. Sternberg, L. Collette, and C. de Balincourt

Phase II EORTC trial with 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin and interferon- as second-line treatment of advanced transitional cell cancer of the urothelial tract
Ann Oncol 11: 1391-1394.
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E. Samantas, H. Kalofonos, H. Linardou, C. Nicolaides, N. Mylonakis, G. Fountzilas, P. Kosmidis, and D. Skarlos

Phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin: Inactive in recurrent small-cell lung cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
Ann Oncol 11: 1395-1397.
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V. Heinemann, H. Wilke, H.-G. Mergenthaler, M. Clemens, H. König, H. J. Illiger, M. Arning, A. Schalhorn, K. Possinger, and U. Fink

Gemcitabine and cisplatin in the treatment of advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer
Ann Oncol 11: 1399-1403.
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U. Axdorph, J. Sjöberg, G. Grimfors, O. Landgren, A. Porwit-MacDonald, and M. Björkholm

Biological markers may add to prediction of outcome achieved by the international prognostic score in Hodgkin's disease
Ann Oncol 11: 1405-1411.
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A. Sobrero, A. Zaniboni, G. L. Frassineti, C. Aschele, A. Guglielmi, R. Giuliani, A. Ravaioli, C. Lanfranco, C. Caroti, E. Arnoldi, S. Barni, L. Gallo, M. A. Pessi, D. Turci, E. Cortesi, F. Grossi, L. Frontini, E. Piazza, P. Bruzzi, R. Labianca, and for the GISCAD, IOR and collaborating centers

Schedule specific biochemical modulation of 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer: A randomized study
Ann Oncol 11: 1413-1420.
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A. Favaretto, G. L. Ceresoli, A. Paccagnella, F. Barbieri, A. Bearz, C. Ghiotto, F. Oniga, S. Schiavon, S. Frustaci, E. Villa, and for the Gruppo Studio Tumori Polmonari Veneto (GSTPV)

Paclitaxel and carboplatin in combination with gemcitabine: A phase I-II trial in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 11: 1421-1426.
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E. Fritz and H. Ludwig

Interferon- treatment in multiple myeloma: Meta-analysis of 30 randomised trials among 3948 patients
Ann Oncol 11: 1427-1436.
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B. G. Taal, C. Hoefnagel, H. Boot, R. Valdés Olmos, and M. Rutgers

Improved effect of ¹³¹I-MIBG treatment by predosing with non-radiolabeled MIBG in carcinoid patients, and studies in xenografted mice
Ann Oncol 11: 1437-1443.
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M. Casanova, A. Ferrari, G. Bisogno, G. Cecchetto, E. Basso, B. De Bernardi, P. Indolfi, F. Fossati Bellani, and M. Carli

Alveolar soft part sarcoma in children and adolescents: A report from the Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Italian Cooperative Group
Ann Oncol 11: 1445-1449.
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S. Burdach, B. van Kaick, H. J. Laws, S. Ahrens, R. Haase, D. Körholz, H. Pape, J. Dunst, T. Kahn, R. Willers, B. Engel, U. Dirksen, C. Kramm, W. Nürnberger, A. Heyll, R. Ladenstein, H. Gadner, H. Jürgens, U. Göbel, and for the Stem-Cell Transplant Programs at Düsseldorf University Medical Center, Germany and St. Anna Kinderspital, Vienna, Austria

Allogeneic and autologous stem-cell transplantation in advanced Ewing tumors: An update after long-term follow-up from two centers of the European Intergroup Study EICESS
Ann Oncol 11: 1451-1462.
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F. Goldwasser, M. Gross-Goupil, J.-M. Tigaud, M. Di Palma, J. Marceau-Suissa, E. Wasserman, A. Yovine, J.-L. Misset, and E. Cvitkovic

Dose escalation of CPT-11 in combination with oxaliplatin using an every two weeks schedule: A phase I study in advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients
Ann Oncol 11: 1463-1470.
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D. Belpomme, S. Gauthier, E. Pujade-Lauraine, T. Facchini, M.-J. Goudier, I. Krakowski, G. Netter-Pinon, M. Frenay, C. Gousset, F. N. Marié, M. Benmiloud, and F. Sturtz

Verapamil increases the survival of patients with anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast carcinoma
Ann Oncol 11: 1471-1476.
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F. Maindrault-Gæbel, A. de Gramont, C. Louvet, T. André, E. Carola, V. Gilles, J.-P. Lotz, C. Tournigand, M. Mabro, J.-L. Molitor, P. Artru, V. Izrael, M. Krulik, and for the Oncology Multidisciplinary Research Group (GERCOR)

Evaluation of oxaliplatin dose intensity in bimonthly leucovorin and 48-hour 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion regimens (FOLFOX) in pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 11: 1477-1483.
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L. Benboubker, C. Valat, C. Linassier, G. Cartron, M. Delain, M. Bout, F. Fetissof, T. Lefranq, J. P. Lamagnere, and Ph. Colombat

A new serologic index for low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma based on initial CA125 and LDH serum levels
Ann Oncol 11: 1485-1491.
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G. Meloni, A. Proia, V. Guerrisi, I. Cordone, R. De Cuia, S. Fenu, F. R. Mauro, E. Pescarmona, G. Reato, and F. Mandelli

Acute myeloid leukemia and lung cancer occurring in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient treated with fludarabine and autologous peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation
Ann Oncol 11: 1493-1495.
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Clinical cases:

D. Giuffrida, M. Attard, L. Marasà, F. Ferraù, F. Marletta, N. Restuccia, L. Gambino, F. Jannì, and G. Failla

Thyroid carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive histotype: A case report
Ann Oncol 11: 1497-1499.
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W. H. J. Kruit, A. M. M. Eggermont, and G. Stoter

Interferon- induced Raynaud's syndrome
Ann Oncol 11: 1501-1502.
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Letters to the editor:

D. C. Coeman, E. K. Verbeken, K. L. Nackaerts, M. G. Demedts, and J. F. Vansteenkiste

A fatal case of cholestatic liver failure probably related to gemcitabine
Ann Oncol 11: 1503.
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P. A. Ascierto, N. Mozzillo, C. Caracò, R. Parasole, G. Palmieri, M. T. Melucci, G. Botti, and G. Castello

Epithelioid cell-type melanoma as a prognostic factor of poor response to immunological treatment
Ann Oncol 11: 1504.
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