Annals of Oncology

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A fistful of Euro
Ann Oncol 13: 179-183; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf135
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Editorials:

Robert P. Cole and Salvatore J. Scialla

Does rehabilitation have a place in oncology management?
Ann Oncol 13: 185-186; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf104
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K. Fizazi, I. Chen, and C. J. Logothetis

Germ-cell tumor survivors: the price for cure
Ann Oncol 13: 187-189; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf126
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Reviews:

B. A. Stoll

Oestrogen/insulin-like growth factor-I receptor interaction in early breast cancer: clinical implications
Ann Oncol 13: 191-196; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf059
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F. Cardoso, A. Di Leo, C. Lohrisch, C. Bernard, F. Ferreira, and M. J. Piccart

Second and subsequent lines of chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer: what did we learn in the last two decades?
Ann Oncol 13: 197-207; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf101
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Original articles:

Quality of life and supportive care:

M. Hensel, G. Egerer, A. Schneeweiss, H. Goldschmidt, and A. D. Ho

Quality of life and rehabilitation in social and professional life after autologous stem cell transplantation
Ann Oncol 13: 209-217; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf031
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B. Esmaeli, G. Hortobagyi, F. Esteva, V. Valero, M. A. Ahmadi, D. Booser, N. Ibrahim, E. Delpassand, and R. Arbuckle

Canalicular stenosis secondary to weekly docetaxel: a potentially preventable side effect
Ann Oncol 13: 218-221; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf036
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Urogenital tumors:

S. D. Fosså, N. Aass, M. Winderen, O. P. Börmer, and D. R. Olsen

Long-term renal function after treatment for malignant germ-cell tumours
Ann Oncol 13: 222-228; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf048
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D. Strumberg, S. Brügge, M. W. Korn, S. Koeppen, J. Ranft, G. Scheiber, C. Reiners, C. Möckel, S. Seeber, and M. E. Scheulen

Evaluation of long-term toxicity in patients after cisplatin-based chemotherapy for non-seminomatous testicular cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 229-236; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf058
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M. L. Harvey, T. R. Geldart, R. Duell, G. M. Mead, and K. Tung

Routine computerised tomographic scans of the thorax in surveillance of stage I testicular non-seminomatous germ-cell cancer—a necessary risk?
Ann Oncol 13: 237-242; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf032
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D. Pectasides, J. Glotsos, N. Bountouroglou, A. Kouloubinis, N. Mitakidis, N. Karvounis, N. Ziras, and A. Athanassiou

Weekly chemotherapy with docetaxel, gemcitabine and cisplatin in advanced transitional cell urothelial cancer: a phase II trial
Ann Oncol 13: 243-250; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf017
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Gynecologic tumors:

A. du Bois, W. Meier, H. J. Lück, G. Emons, V. Moebus, W. Schroeder, S. Costa, T. Bauknecht, S. Olbricht, C. Jackisch, B. Richter, and U. Wagner

Chemotherapy versus hormonal treatment in platinum- and paclitaxel-refractory ovarian cancer: a randomised trial of the German Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynaekologische Onkologie (AGO) Study Group Ovarian Cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 251-257; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf038
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V. Dieras, P. Bougnoux, T. Petit, P. Chollet, P. Beuzeboc, C. Borel, F. Husseini, A. Goupil, P. Kerbrat, J. L. Misset, M. A. Bensmaïne, I. Tabah-Fisch, and P. Pouillart

Multicentre phase II study of oxaliplatin as a single-agent in cisplatin/carboplatin ± taxane-pretreated ovarian cancer patients
Ann Oncol 13: 258-266; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf018
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D. Elias, M. Bonnay, J. M. Puizillou, S. Antoun, S. Demirdjian, A. El Otmany, J. P. Pignon, L. Drouard-Troalen, J. F. Ouellet, and M. Ducreux

Heated intra-operative intraperitoneal oxaliplatin after complete resection of peritoneal carcinomatosis: pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution
Ann Oncol 13: 267-272; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf019
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Breast cancer:

M. Colleoni, N. Rotmensz, C. Robertson, L. Orlando, G. Viale, G. Renne, A. Luini, P. Veronesi, M. Intra, R. Orecchia, G. Catalano, V. Galimberti, F. Nolé, G. Martinelli, and A. Goldhirsch

Very young women (<35 years) with operable breast cancer: features of disease at presentation
Ann Oncol 13: 273-279; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf039
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G. Lunardi, M. Venturini, M. O. Vannozzi, G. Tolino, L. Del Mastro, C. Bighin, G. Schettini, and M. Esposito

Influence of alternate sequences of epirubicin and docetaxel on the pharmacokinetic behaviour of both drugs in advanced breast cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 280-285; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf016
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T. Aihara, Y. Kim, and Y. Takatsuka

Phase II study of weekly docetaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 286-292; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf027
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L. Mauriac, M. Debled, M. Durand, A. Floquet, V. Boulanger, C. Dagada, N. Trufflandier, and G. MacGrogan

Neoadjuvant tamoxifen for hormone-sensitive non-metastatic breast carcinomas in early postmenopausal women
Ann Oncol 13: 293-298; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf037
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

E. Bajetta, R. Buzzoni, L. Mariani, E. Beretta, F. Bozzetti, G. Bordogna, E. Aitini, S. Fava, G. Schieppati, G. Pinotti, M. Visini, G. Ianniello, and M. Di Bartolomeo

Adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer: 5-year results of a randomised study by the Italian Trials in Medical Oncology (ITMO) Group
Ann Oncol 13: 299-307; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf040
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C.-H. Köhne, D. Cunningham, F. Di Costanzo, B. Glimelius, G. Blijham, E. Aranda, W. Scheithauer, P. Rougier, M. Palmer, J. Wils, B. Baron, F. Pignatti, P. Schöffski, S. Micheel, and H. Hecker

Clinical determinants of survival in patients with 5-fluorouracil- based treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer: results of a multivariate analysis of 3825 patients
Ann Oncol 13: 308-317; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf034
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Hematologic malignancies:

I. Barista, F. Cabanillas, J. E. Romaguera, I. F. Khouri, Y. Yang, T. L. Smith, S. S. Strom, L. J. Medeiros, and F. B. Hagemeister

Is there an increased rate of additional malignancies in patients with mantle cell lymphoma?
Ann Oncol 13: 318-322; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf042
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Clinical cases:

N. Omezzine, C. Khouatra, S. Larivé, G. Freyer, S. Isaac-Pinet, L. Gérinière, J.-P. Droz, and P.-J. Souquet

Rhabdomyosarcoma arising in mediastinal teratoma in an adult man: a case report
Ann Oncol 13: 323-326; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf022
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R. Blum, J. F. Seymour, and G. Toner

Significant impairment of high-dose methotrexate clearance following vancomycin administration in the absence of overt renal impairment
Ann Oncol 13: 327-330; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf021
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Letters to the Editor:

G. Numico and M. Merlano

Second-line treatment with docetaxel after failure of a platinum-based chemotherapy in squamous-cell head and neck cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 331-333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf103
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M. Schrader, M. Müller, N. Sofikitis, C. Goessl, B. Straub, and K. Miller

Testicular sperm extraction prior to treatment in azoospermic patients with Hodgkin’s disease
Ann Oncol 13: 333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf102
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Book reviews:

C. van den Bos

Tumors of the Pediatric Central Nervous System
Ann Oncol 13: 335; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf087
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E. Montserrat

Hematologic Malignancies: Methods and Techniques
Ann Oncol 13: 335-336; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf088
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