Annals of Oncology

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Human and fruit fly genome nucleotide sequences hit the press as similar: And so what...
Ann Oncol 12: 423.
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Cheap drugs? Part 1: A challenge to multinationals and to patent rights
Ann Oncol 12: 423-424.
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Embryo (cells) for research
Ann Oncol 12: 424-425.
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Argentina loses a pioneer
Ann Oncol 12: 425.
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A fighter against environmentally induced cancer passes away
Ann Oncol 12: 425-426.
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Cheap drugs? Part 2: WHO intervenes
Ann Oncol 12: 426-427.
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Italy: Colleagues will assure the pain does not return
Ann Oncol 12: 427.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that ...
Ann Oncol 12: 427-429.
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Book reviews:

T. Barbui Bergamo

Book review
Ann Oncol 12: 430.
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Editorials:

H. H. Hansen and G. Daugaard

Management of carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP), any changes?
Ann Oncol 12: 431-432.
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C. Dumontet

What can we expect from liposomal drugs?
Ann Oncol 12: 433-434.
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Reviews:

C.-H. Köhne, A. Grothey, C. Bokemeyer, N. Bontke, and M. Aapro

Chemotherapy in elderly patients with colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 435-442.
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M. Maltoni and D. Amadori

Palliative medicine and medical oncology
Ann Oncol 12: 443-450.
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Original articles:

A. Colita, A. Belhabri, Y. Chelghoum, C. Charrin, D. Fiere, and X. Thomas

Prognostic factors and treatment effects on survival in acute myeloid leukemia of M6 subtype: A retrospective study of 54 cases
Ann Oncol 12: 451-455.
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A. Tulpule, M. U. Rarick, J. Kolitz, J. Bernstein, A. Myers, L. A. Buchanan, B. M. Espina, A. Traynor, J. Letzer, G. R. Justice, S D. McDonald, L. Roberts, W. Boswell, B. Nathwani, and A. M. Levine

Liposomal daunorubicin in the treatment of relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Ann Oncol 12: 457-462.
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D. Mavroudis, E. Papadakis, M. Veslemes, X. Tsiafaki, J. Stavrakakis, C. Kouroussis, S. Kakolyris, E. Bania, J. Jordanoglou, M. Agelidou, and J. Vlachonicolis

A multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing paclitaxel-cisplatin-etoposide versus cisplatin-etoposide as first-line treatment in patients with small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 463-470.
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M. Pfreundschuh, D. Hasenclever, M. Loeffler, G. Ehninger, N. Schmitz, H. Kirchner, P. Koch, B. Lathan, U. Rueffer, M. Sextro, J. Franklin, H. Tesch, and V. Diehl

Dose escalation of cytotoxic drugs using haematopoietic growth factors: A randomized trial to determine the magnitude of increase provided by GM-CSF
Ann Oncol 12: 471-477.
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C. Franzius, H. E. Daldrup-Link, J. Sciuk, E. J. Rummeny, S. Bielack, H. Jürgens, and O. Schober

FDG-PET for detection of pulmonary metastases from malignant primary bone tumors: Comparison with spiral CT
Ann Oncol 12: 479-486.
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J. A. Arranz Arija, X. García del Muro, J. Gumà, J. Aparicio, R. Salazar, A. Saenz, J. Carles, M. Sanchez, and J. R. Germà-Lluch

E400P in advanced seminoma of good prognosis according to the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group (IGCCCG) classification: The Spanish Germ Cell Cancer Group experience
Ann Oncol 12: 487-491.
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K. J. Harrington, C. R. Lewanski, A. D. Northcote, J. Whittaker, H. Wellbank, R. G. Vile, A. M. Peters, and J. S. W. Stewart

Phase I-II study of pegylated liposomal cisplatin (SPI-077 ^TM) in patients with inoperable head and neck cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 493-496.
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J. P. C. Steele, C. A. O'Doherty, J. Shamash, M. T. Evans, N. H. Gower, M. D. Tischkowitz, and R. M. Rudd

Phase II trial of liposomal daunorubicin in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Ann Oncol 12: 497-499.
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P. M. Sanz-Altamira, E. O'Reilly, K. E. Stuart, L. Raeburn, C. Steger, N. E. Kemeny, and L. B. Saltz

A phase II trial of irinotecan (CPT-11) for unresectable biliary tree carcinoma
Ann Oncol 12: 501-504.
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L. Del Mastro, M. Venturini, C. Viscoli, M. Bergaglio, A. Signorini, C. Bighin, G. Bertelli, C. Semino, G. Pietra, S. Bertoglio, M. R. Sertoli, A. Lambiase, R. Rosso, and G. Melioli

Intensified chemotherapy supported by DMSO-free peripheral blood progenitor cells in breast cancer patients
Ann Oncol 12: 505-508.
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J. Smyth, M. E. Boneterre, J. Schellens, H. Calvert, G. Greim, J. Wanders, and A. Hanauske

Activity of the dolastatin analogue, LU103793, in malignant melanoma
Ann Oncol 12: 509-511.
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R. Bouabdallah, A. M. Stoppa, D. Coso, V. J. Bardou, D. Blaise, C. Chabannon, J. A. Gastaut, and D. Maraninchi

Clinical outcome after front-line intensive sequential chemotherapy (ISC) in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and high-risk international prognostic index (IPI 3): Final analysis of survival in two consecutive ISC trials
Ann Oncol 12: 513-517.
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A. Martoni, E. Mini, C. Pinto, S. Nobili, A. L. Gentile, P. Dentico, B. Angelelli, S. Scicolone, E. Piana, and T. Mazzei

Oxaliplatin and protracted continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion in patients with pretreated advanced colorectal carcinoma
Ann Oncol 12: 519-524.
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A. E. Pinto, S. André, T. Pereira, S. Nóbrega, and J. Soares

c-erbB-2 oncoprotein overexpression identifies a subgroup of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer patients with poor prognosis
Ann Oncol 12: 525-533.
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M. Saghatchian, K. Fizazi, C. Borel, M. Ducreux, P. Ruffié, T. Le Chevalier, and C. Théodore

Carcinoma of an unknown primary site: A chemotherapy strategy based on histological differentiation - results of a prospective study
Ann Oncol 12: 535-540.
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A. Dueñas-Gonzalez, C. Lopez-Graniel, A. Gonzalez, M. Reyes, A. Mota, D. Muñoz, G. Solorza, L. M. Hinojosa, R. Guadarrama, R. Florentino, A. Mohar, J. Meléndez, V. Maldonado, J. Chanona, E. Robles, and J. De la Garza

A phase II study of gemcitabine and cisplatin combination as induction chemotherapy for untreated locally advanced cervical carcinoma
Ann Oncol 12: 541-547.
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F. R. Dunphy, T. L. Dunleavy, B. R. Harrison, C. L. Cantrell, J. L. Visconti, S. M. Pincus, J. M. Richart, and P. J. Petruska

Phase I dose escalation study of topotecan combined with alternating schedules of paclitaxel and carboplatin in advanced solid tumors
Ann Oncol 12: 549-555.
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I. van der Lee, E. F. Smit, J. W. G. van Putten, H. J. M. Groen, N. J. J. Schlösser, P. E. Postmus, and F. M. N. H. Schramel

Single-agent gemcitabine in patients with resistant small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 557-561.
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Clinical cases:

E. Shmueli, L. Leider-Trejo, I. Schwartz, D. Aderka, and M. Inbar

Primary papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum in a man
Ann Oncol 12: 563-567.
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J. Volk, F. Reinke, A. B. P. van Kuilenburg, A. H. van Gennip, C. Schlichting, A. Ganser, and P. Schöffski

Safe administration of irinotecan, oxaliplatin and raltitrexed in a DPD-deficient patient with metastatic colon cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 569-571.
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Letters to the editor:

P. Wanner, L. Raymond, and C. Bouchardy

Geographical disparities in self-reported use of mammography and breast self-examination according to the Swiss Health Survey
Ann Oncol 12: 573-574.
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S. A. Grumett, V. R. Archer, R. Midgley, P. Mulhoiland, S. Nicum, L. Blewitt, and D. J. Kerr

The role of mitomycin C in the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer resistant to 5-fluorouracil-folinic acid chemotherapy
Ann Oncol 12: 575.
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