Annals of Oncology

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Royalty implicated in a scandal again ?
Ann Oncol 12: 877.
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New centre in Italy for breast cancer treatment and research
Ann Oncol 12: 877.
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Get set, ready, go and walk briskly:Obesity and cancer go together
Ann Oncol 12: 877-878.
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Proteome and Genome: Where is the new (financial) frontier?
Ann Oncol 12: 878.
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Phobias
Ann Oncol 12: 878.
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Health research
Ann Oncol 12: 878.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 12: 879.
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Perhaps not everyone know that...
Ann Oncol 12: 880.
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Obituary:

Obituary
Ann Oncol 12: 879.
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Editorial:

M. H. N. Tattersall

Chemotherapy in cervical cancer: Is cisplatin alone still the standard of care?
Ann Oncol 12: 883.
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D. A. Thomas and H. M. Kantarjian

The revitalization of thalidomide
Ann Oncol 12: 885-886.
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Reviews:

R. Malafosse, Ch. Penna, A. Sa Cunha, and B. Nordlinger

Surgical management of hepatic metastases from colorectal malignancies
Ann Oncol 12: 887-894.
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O. I. Olopade and G. Pichert

Cancer genetics in oncology practice
Ann Oncol 12: 895-908.
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Original articles:

M. Campone, P. Fumoleau, V. Delecroix, R. Deporte-Fety, G. Perrocheau, L. Vernillet, O. Borg-Olivier, J. P. Louboutin, M.-C. Bissery, A. Riva, and N. Azli

Phase I dose-finding and pharmacokinetic study of docetaxel and vinorelbine as first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 909-918.
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M. Knowling, G. Browman, L. Siu, K. Khoo, A. Cooke, I. Tannock, D. Klaassen, C. Cripps, G. Goss, S. Matthews, R. Clarke, and L. Seymour

A National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group phase II study of eniluracil (776C85) and oral 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced squamous cell head and neck cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 919-922.
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A. Younes, H. A. Preti, F. B. Hagemeister, P. McLaughlin, J. E. Romaguera, M. A. Rodriguez, B. I. Samuels, J. L. Palmer, and F. Cabanillas

Paclitaxel plus topotecan treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Ann Oncol 12: 923-927.
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S. A. Hussain, D. D. Moffitt, J. G. Glaholm, D. Peake, D. M. A. Wallace, and N. D. James

A phase I—II study of synchronous chemoradiotherapy for poor prognosis locally advanced bladder cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 929-935.
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M. Raderer, C. Österreicher, M. Machold, M. Formanek, M. Penz, B. Dragosics, and A. Chott

Impaired response of gastric MALT-lymphoma to Helicobacter pylori eradication in patients with autoimmune disease
Ann Oncol 12: 937-939.
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C. Waldherr, M. Pless, H. R. Maecke, A. Haldemann, and J. Mueller-Brand

The clinical value of [⁹⁰Y-DOTA]-D-Phe¹-Tyr³-octreotide (⁹⁰Y-DOTATOC) in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours: A clinical phase II study
Ann Oncol 12: 941-945.
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C. Shannon, C. Crombie, A. Brooks, H. Lau, M. Drummond, and H. Gurney

Carboplatin and gemcitabine in metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium: Effective treatment of patients with poor prognostic features
Ann Oncol 12: 947-952.
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L. Castagna, E. Benhamou, E. Pedraza, M. Luboinski, M. Forni, I. Brandes, J.-L. Pico, and P.-Y. Dietrich

Prevention of mucositis in bone marrow transplantation: A double blind randomised controlled trial of sucralfate
Ann Oncol 12: 953-955.
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E. Quoix, J. L. Breton, C. Daniel, P. Jacoulet, D. Debieuvre, N. Paillot, R. Kessler, L. Moreau, D. Coëtmeur, D. Lemarié, D. Lemarié, and B. Milleron

Etoposide phosphate with carboplatin in the treatment of elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer: A phase II study
Ann Oncol 12: 957-962.
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H. Dazzi, K. Kaufmann, and F. Follath

Anthracycline-induced acute cardiotoxicity in adults treated for leukaemia: Analysis of the clinico-pathological aspects of documented acute anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in patients treated for acute leukaemia at the University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland, bet ween 1990 and 1996
Ann Oncol 12: 963-966.
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J. B. Vermorken, G. Zanetta, C. F. De Oliveira, M. E. L. van der Burg, A. J. Lacave, I. Teodorovic, G. Hoctin Boes, and N. Colombo

Randomized phase III trial of bleomycin, vindesine, mitomycin-C, and cisplatin (BEMP) versus cisplatin (P) in disseminated squamous-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: An EORTC Gynecological Cancer Cooperative Group study
Ann Oncol 12: 967-974.
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S. Gallus, C. La Vecchia, F. Levi, L. Simonato, L. Dal Maso, and S. Franceschi

Leanness and squamous cell oesophageal cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 975-979.
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U. Novak, T. J. Grob, G. Baskaynak, U. R. Peters, S. Aebi, D. Zwahlen, M. P. Tschan, K.-A. Kreuzer, E. Oppliger Leibundgut, J.-F. Cajot, A. Tobler, and M. F. Fey

Overexpression of the p73 gene is a novel finding in high-risk B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Ann Oncol 12: 981-986.
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F. Bertolini, W. Mingrone, A. Alietti, P. F. Ferrucci, E. Cocorocchio, F. Peccatori, S. Cineri, P. Mancuso, C. Corsini, A. Burlini, E. Zucca, and G. Martinelli

Thalidomide in multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and histiocytosis. Analysis of clinical results and of surrogate angiogenesis markers
Ann Oncol 12: 987-990.
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M. A. Dimopoulos, K. Zervas, G. Kouvatseas, E. Galani, V. Grigoraki, Ch. Kiamouris, E. Vervessou, E. Samantas, Ch. Papadimitriou, O. Ecomomou, D. Gika, P. Panayiotidis, I. Christakis, and N. Anagnostopoulos

Thalidomide and dexamethasone combination for refractory multiple myeloma
Ann Oncol 12: 991-995.
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U. Veronesi, E. Marubini, L. Mariani, V. Galimberti, A. Luini, P. Veronesi, B Salvadori, and R. Zucali

Radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in small breast carcinoma: Long-term results of a randomized trial
Ann Oncol 12: 997-1003.
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J.-F. Emile, D. Azoulay, J.-M. Gornet, G. Lopes, V. Delvart, D. Samuel, M. Reynes, H. Bismuth, and F. Goldwasser

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the liver with nodular and diffuse infiltration patterns have different prognoses
Ann Oncol 12: 1005-1010.
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F. Içli, H. Akbulut, D. Dincol, H. Onur, A. Demirkazik, R. çam, F. çay, S. Demirci, A. Üner, and S. Erekul

A randomized trial of four cycles of adjuvant AC (adriamycin + cyclophosphamide) ± two cycles of EP (etoposide + cisplatin) in node positive patients with breast cancer
Ann Oncol 12: 1011-1013.
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Clinical case:

B. Ma, J. Corry, D. Rischin, T. Leong, and L.J. Peters

Combined modality treatment for locally advanced squamous-cell carcinoma of the oropharynx in a woman with Bloom's syndrome: A case report and review of the literature
Ann Oncol 12: 1015-1017.
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S. Seronie-Vivien, E. Mery, J. P. Delord, G. Fillola, J. Tkaczuk, J. J. Voigt, and R. Bugat

Carcinocythemia as the single extension of breast cancer: Report of a case and review of the literature
Ann Oncol 12: 1019-1022.
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Letters to the editor:

G. Fiorentini, U. De Giorgi, P. Giovanis, S. Guadagni, and M. Cantore & M. Marangolo on behalf of the International Society of Regional Cancer Treatment and Societa Italiana di Terapie Integrate Locoregionali in Oncologia

Intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy (IAHC) for liver metastases from colorectal cancer: Need of guidelines for catheter positioning, port management, and anti-coagulant therapy
Ann Oncol 12: 1023.
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F. Boccardo, L. Miglietta, M. Bruzzone, A. Rubagotti, M.C. Locatelli, and N. Ragni

Paclitaxel plus organoplatins: Still the gold standard in advanced ovarian cancer?
Ann Oncol 12: 1023-1024.
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Book reviews:

K. Fizazi

Book Review
Ann Oncol 12: 1025.
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S. Aebi

Book Review
Ann Oncol 12: 1026.
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