Annals of Oncology

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RNA interference, a way ahead, not only to change the colour of flowers?
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1513-1514; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf340 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

J.-C. Soria and T. Le Chevalier

Is cisplatin still the best platinum compound in non-small-cell lung cancer?
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1515-1517; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf331 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews

Get checked abstract V. C. G. Tjan-Heijnen, D. J. T. Wagener, and P. E. Postmus

An analysis of chemotherapy dose and dose-intensity in small-cell lung cancer: lessons to be drawn
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1519-1530; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Bonnema and C. J. H. van de Velde

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1531-1537; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf319 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lung cancer

Get checked abstract R. Rosell, U. Gatzemeier, D. C. Betticher, U. Keppler, H. N. Macha, R. Pirker, P. Berthet, J. L. Breau, P. Lianes, M. Nicholson, A. Ardizzoni, A. Chemaissani, J. Bogaerts, and G. Gallant

Phase III randomised trial comparing paclitaxel/carboplatin with paclitaxel/cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a cooperative multinational trial
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1539-1549; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf332 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Laack, A. Köhler, C. Kugler, T. Dierlamm, C. Knuffmann, G. Vohwinkel, A. Niestroy, N. Dahlmann, A. Peters, J. Berger, W. Fiedler, and D. K. Hossfeld

Pretreatment serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor in non-small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1550-1557; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gastrointestinal tumors

Get checked abstract P. Rougier, D. Lepille, J. Bennouna, A. Marre, M. Ducreux, L. Mignot, A. Hua, and D. Méry-Mignard

Antitumour activity of three second-line treatment combinations in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after optimal 5-FU regimen failure: a randomised, multicentre phase II study
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1558-1567; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf259 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. C. Tebbutt, A. Norman, D. Cunningham, T. Iveson, M. Seymour, T. Hickish, P. Harper, N. Maisey, K. Mochlinski, Y. Prior, and M. Hill

A multicentre, randomised phase III trial comparing protracted venous infusion (PVI) 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with PVI 5-FU plus mitomycin C in patients with inoperable oesophago-gastric cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1568-1575; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. L. Rothenberg, J. K. Benedetti, J. S. Macdonald, T. E. Seay, M. A. Neubauer, C. S. George, M. S. Tanaka, J. K. Giguere, B. T. Pruitt, and J. L. Abbruzzese

Phase II trial of 5-fluorouracil plus eniluracil in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: a Southwest Oncology Group study
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1576-1582; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W. Scheithauer, G. V. Kornek, M. Raderer, B. Schüll, K. Schmid, F. Längle, and H. Huber

Intermittent weekly high-dose capecitabine in combination with oxaliplatin: a phase I/II study in first-line treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1583-1589; doi:10.1093/annonc/dkf281 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynecologic tumors

Get checked abstract D. H. Smith, J. R. Adams, S. R. D. Johnston, A. Gordon, M. F. Drummond, and C. L. Bennett

A comparative economic analysis of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin versus topotecan in ovarian cancer in the USA and the UK
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1590-1597; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Fujimoto, I. Aoki, H. Toyoki, S. Khatun, and T. Tamaya

Clinical implications of expression of ETS-1 related to angiogenesis in uterine cervical cancers
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1598-1604; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf248 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Fujimoto, I. Aoki, H. Toyoki, S. Khatun, and T. Tamaya

Clinical implications of expression of ETS-1 related to angiogenesis in uterine endometrial cancers
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1605-1611; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf334 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Breast cancer

Get checked abstract S. E. Soule, K. D. Miller, P. Porcu, R. Ansari, F. Fata, J. W. McClean, R. Zon, G. W. Sledge, and L. H. Einhorn

Combined anti-microtubule therapy: a phase II study of weekly docetaxel plus estramustine in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1612-1615; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Urogenital tumors

Get checked abstract J. A. Gietema, M. T. Meinardi, D. T. Sleijfer, H. J. Hoekstra, and W. T. A. van der Graaf

Routine chest X-rays have no additional value in the detection of relapse during routine follow-up of patients treated with chemotherapy for disseminated non-seminomatous testicular cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1616-1620; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf282 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hematologic malignancies

Get checked abstract Y. Chelghoum, C. Danaïla, A. Belhabri, C. Charrin, Q.-H. Le, M. Michallet, D. Fiere, and X. Thomas

Influence of cigarette smoking on the presentation and course of acute myeloid leukemia
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1621-1627; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Josting, C. Rudolph, M. Reiser, M. Mapara, M. Sieber, H. H. Kirchner, B. Dörken, D. K. Hossfeld, V. Diehl, and A. Engert

Time-intensified dexamethasone/cisplatin/cytarabine: an effective salvage therapy with low toxicity in patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin’s disease
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1628-1635; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. K. Grover, G. Uppal, and V. Raina

The adverse effects of thalidomide in relapsed and refractory patients of multiple myeloma
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1636-1640; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. von Rohr, S.-F. H. Schmitz, A. Tichelli, U. Hess, D. Piguet, M. Wernli, N. Frickhofen, G. Konwalinka, G. Zulian, M. Ghielmini, B. Rufener, C. Racine, M. F. Fey, T. Cerny, D. Betticher, and A. Tobler

Treatment of hairy cell leukemia with cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) by subcutaneous bolus injection: a phase II study
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1641-1649; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. Radman, N. Basic, B. Labar, J. Kovacevic, I. Aurer, V. Bogdanic, S. Zupancic-Salek, D. Nemet, J. Jakic-Razumovic, M. Mrsic, F. Santek, L. Grgic-Markulin, and D. Boban

Long-term results of conventional-dose salvage chemotherapy in patients with refractory and relapsed Hodgkin’s disease (Croatian experience)
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1650-1655; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarcomas

Get checked abstract T. Ozaki, K.-L. Schaefer, D. Wai, R. Yokoyama, S. Ahrens, R. Diallo, T. Hasegawa, T. Shimoda, S. Hirohashi, A. Kawai, N. Naito, Y. Morimoto, H. Inoue, W. Boecker, H. Juergens, W. Winkelmann, B. Dockhorn-Dworniczak, and C. Poremba

Population-based genetic alterations in Ewing’s tumors from Japanese and European Caucasian patients
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1656-1664; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Head and neck cancer

Get checked abstract R. Hitt, L. Paz-Ares, A. Brandáriz, D. Castellano, C. Peña, J. M. Millán, F. Calvo, D. Ortiz de Urbina, E. López, J. J. Álvarez-Vicent, and H. Cortés-Funes

Induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: long-term results of a phase II trial
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1665-1673; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf268 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Phase I

Get checked abstract R. M. Goldberg, S. H. Kaufmann, P. Atherton, J. A. Sloan, A. A. Adjei, H. C. Pitot, S. R. Alberts, J. Rubin, L. L. Miller, and C. Erlichman

A phase I study of sequential irinotecan and 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1674-1680; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical case

Get checked abstract T. Fietz, E. Thiel, C. Baldus, I. W. Blau, G. Stoltenburg, and W. U. Knauf

Successful treatment of extracranially metastasized pineal gland germinoma with high-dose methotrexate
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1681-1685; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf276 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

M. Cantore, C. Rabbi, S. Guadagni, D. Zamagni, and E. Aitini

Intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy combined with continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil in patients with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1687-1688; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf262 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Levi, C. Pasche, F. Lucchini, C. Bosetti, and C. La Vecchia

Glycaemic index, breast and colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1688-1689; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf261 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Salgado, I. Benoy, E. van Marck, P. Vermeulen, and L. Dirix

The importance of the VEGF-load in platelets in cancer patients
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1689-1690; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf320 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews

M. J. van den Bent

J. Hildebrand, M. Brada (eds). Differential Diagnosis in Neuro-oncology
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1691; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf251 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Raymond

E. Chu, V.T. DeVita Jr (eds). Physicians’ Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2001
Ann Oncol 2002 13: 1691-1692; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf265 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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