Annals of Oncology

News:

News
Ann Oncol 13: 1-5; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf099
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Editorials:

D. J. Kerr

Per ardua ad astra
Ann Oncol 13: 7; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf094
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J. Baselga

Combined anti-EGF receptor and anti-HER2 receptor therapy in breast cancer: a promising strategy ready for clinical testing
Ann Oncol 13: 8-9; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf092
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J. R. Bertino

Modulation of 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin by trimetrexate—did it work?
Ann Oncol 13: 10-11; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf086
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R. S. Kerbel, G. Klement, K. I. Pritchard, and B. Kamen

Continuous low-dose anti-angiogenic/metronomic chemotherapy: from the research laboratory into the oncology clinic
Ann Oncol 13: 12-15; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf093
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P. Boyle

Faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) as screening for colorectal cancer: the current controversy
Ann Oncol 13: 16-18; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf066
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N. Gray and P. Boyle

Regulation of cigarette emissions
Ann Oncol 13: 19-21; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf007
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Reviews:

J. S. Whelan, R. J. Burcombe, J. Janinis, A. M. Baldelli, and A. M. Cassoni

A systematic review of the role of pulmonary irradiation in the management of primary bone tumours
Ann Oncol 13: 23-30; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf047
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Debates:

C. La Vecchia

Fecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer: open issues
Ann Oncol 13: 31-34; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf073
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C. S. McArdle

Faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 35-39; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf069
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A. B. Lowenfels

Fecal occult blood testing as a screening procedure for colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 40-43; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf074
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H. Bleiberg

Hemoccult should no longer be used for the screening of colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 44-46; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf071
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M. Crespi and D. Lisi

Is colorectal cancer screening by fecal occult blood feasible?
Ann Oncol 13: 47-50; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf070
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H. Strul and N. Arber

Fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening
Ann Oncol 13: 51-56; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf076
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P. Autier

Should organised faecal occult blood test screening be established?
Ann Oncol 13: 57-60; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf072
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M. J. Barry

Fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer: a perspective
Ann Oncol 13: 61-64; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf075
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Original articles:

Breast cancer:

N. Normanno, M. Campiglio, A. De Luca, G. Somenzi, M. Maiello, F. Ciardiello, L. Gianni, D. S. Salomon, and S. Menard

Cooperative inhibitory effect of ZD1839 (Iressa) in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin) on human breast cancer cell growth
Ann Oncol 13: 65-72; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf020
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M. Colleoni, A. Rocca, M. T. Sandri, L. Zorzino, G. Masci, F. Nolè, G. Peruzzotti, C. Robertson, L. Orlando, S. Cinieri, F. de Braud, G. Viale, and A. Goldhirsch

Low-dose oral methotrexate and cyclophosphamide in metastatic breast cancer: antitumor activity and correlation with vascular endothelial growth factor levels
Ann Oncol 13: 73-80; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf013
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Gastrointestinal tumours:

C. J. A. Punt, H. J. Keizer, J. Douma, T. Skovsgaard, J. Schüller, E. W. Muller, C. H. H. Ten Napel, J. J. Croles, H. Lochs, J. Zhang, and L. Hammershaimb

Trimetrexate as biochemical modulator of 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin in advanced colorectal cancer: final results of a randomised European study
Ann Oncol 13: 81-86; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf045
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C. D. Blanke, J. Shultz, J. Cox, M. Modiano, R. Isaacs, B. Kasimis, R. Schilsky, J. Fleagle, M. Moore, N. Kemeny, D. Carlin, L. Hammershaimb, D. Haller, and Participating investigators

A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized phase III trial of 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin, plus or minus trimetrexate, in previously untreated patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 87-91; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf043
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C. J. A. Punt, C. D. Blanke, J. Zhang, and L. Hammershaimb

Integrated analysis of overall survival in two randomised studies comparing 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin with or without trimetrexate in advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 92-94; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf044
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Lung cancer:

N. H. Hanna, A. B. Sandler, P. J. Loehrer Sr, R. Ansari, S. H. Jung, K. Lane, and L. H. Einhorn

Maintenance daily oral etoposide versus no further therapy following induction chemotherapy with etoposide plus ifosfamide plus cisplatin in extensive small-cell lung cancer: a Hoosier Oncology Group randomized study
Ann Oncol 13: 95-102; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf014
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I. Monnet, H. de Cremoux, P. Soulié, S. Saltiel-Voisin, M. Bekradda, J.-C. Saltiel, E. Brain, O. Rixe, Y. Yataghene, J.-L. Misset, and E. Cvitkovic

Oxaliplatin plus vinorelbine in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: final results of a multicenter phase II study
Ann Oncol 13: 103-107; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf006
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Y.-M. Chen, R.-P. Perng, Y.-C. Lee, J.-F. Shih, C.-S. Lee, C.-M. Tsai, and J. Whang-Peng

Paclitaxel plus carboplatin, compared with paclitaxel plus gemcitabine, shows similar efficacy while more cost-effective: a randomized phase II study of combination chemotherapy against inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer previously untreated
Ann Oncol 13: 108-115; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf009
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Urogenital tumours:

C. M. George, N. J. Vogelzang, B. I. Rini, F. J. Geoffroy, P. Kollipara, and W. M. Stadler

A phase II trial of weekly intravenous gemcitabine and cisplatin with continuous infusion fluorouracil in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Ann Oncol 13: 116-120; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf008
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M. Scholz, M. Zehender, G. N. Thalmann, M. Borner, H. Thöni, and U. E. Studer

Extragonadal retroperitoneal germ cell tumor: evidence of origin in the testis
Ann Oncol 13: 121-124; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf003
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K. Fizazi, K.-A. Do, X. Wang, L. Finn, C. J. Logothetis, and R. J. Amato

A 20% dose reduction of the original CISCA/VB regimen allows better tolerance and similar survival rate in disseminated testicular non-seminomatous germ-cell tumors: final results of a phase III randomized trial
Ann Oncol 13: 125-134; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf005
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Hematologic malignancies:

H. Bertz, G. Illerhaus,, H. Veelken, and J. Finke

Allogeneic hematopoetic stem-cell transplantation for patients with relapsed or refractory lymphomas: comparison of high-dose conventional conditioning versus fludarabine-based reduced-intensity regimens
Ann Oncol 13: 135-139; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf010
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T. Rüdiger, D. D. Weisenburger, J. R. Anderson, J. O. Armitage, J. Diebold, K. A. MacLennan, B. N. Nathwani, F. Ullrich, and H. K. Müller-Hermelink

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (excluding anaplastic large-cell lymphoma): results from the Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Classification Project
Ann Oncol 13: 140-149; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf033
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Head and neck cancer:

K.-F. Foo, E.-H. Tan, S.-S. Leong, J. T. S. Wee, T. Tan, K.-W. Fong, L. Koh, B.-C. Tai, L.-G. Lian, and D. Machin

Gemcitabine in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma of the undifferentiated type
Ann Oncol 13: 150-156; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf002
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Sarcomas:

C. Franzius, H. E. Daldrup-Link, A. Wagner-Bohn, J. Sciuk, W. L. Heindel, H. Jürgens, and O. Schober

FDG–PET for detection of recurrences from malignant primary bone tumors: comparison with conventional imaging
Ann Oncol 13: 157-160; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf012
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Phase I studies:

T. De Pas, G. Curigliano, G. Masci, C. Catania, A. Comandone, C. Boni, A. Tucci, O. Pagani, E. Marrocco, and F. de Braud

Phase I study of twelve-day prolonged infusion of high-dose ifosfamide and doxorubicin as first-line chemotherapy in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas
Ann Oncol 13: 161-166; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf004
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Clinical cases:

G. M. Marx, A. Boyce, and D. Goldstein

Elevated -foetoprotein and hepatic metastases—it’s not always what it seems!
Ann Oncol 13: 167-169; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf015
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P. Sagaster, N. Zojer, G. Dekan, and H. Ludwig

A paraneoplastic syndrome mimicking extrauterine pregnancy
Ann Oncol 13: 170-172; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf011
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W. Mermershtain, H. Schulman, Y. Hertzanu, and Y. Cohen

Massive cavitation of solid pulmonary metastatic lesions in a breast cancer patient: a case report
Ann Oncol 13: 173-174; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf001
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Letters to the Editor:

C. M. Balch and M. C. Mihm

Reply to the article "The AJCC staging proposal for cutaneous melanoma: comments by the EORTC Melanoma Group", by D. J. Ruiter et al. (Ann Oncol 2001; 12: 9–11)
Ann Oncol 13: 175-176; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf060
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Book reviews:

G. D. Beretta

Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum
Ann Oncol 13: 177; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf068
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M. Tomirotti

Cancer and Pregnancy
Ann Oncol 13: 177-178; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf067
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