Annals of Oncology

News:

Stay out of the hospital! Wherever you are in the world...
Ann Oncol 13: 495-498; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf190
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Editorials:

P. McLaughlin

Profiling: "Editorial on ‘Survival after progression in patients with follicular lymphoma: analysis of prognostic factors’ ", by S. Montoto et al. (Ann Oncol 2002; 13: 523–530)
Ann Oncol 13: 499-500; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf149
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F. Ciardiello and G. Tortora

Inhibition of bcl-2 as cancer therapy
Ann Oncol 13: 501-502; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf191
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Reviews:

L. C. M. Kremer, E. C. van Dalen, M. Offringa, and P. A. Voûte

Frequency and risk factors of anthracycline-induced clinical heart failure in children: a systematic review
Ann Oncol 13: 503-512; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf118
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E. Van Cutsem, D. Cunningham, J. Maroun, A. Cervantes, and B. Glimelius

Raltitrexed: current clinical status and future directions
Ann Oncol 13: 513-522; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf054
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Original articles:

Hematologic malignancies:

S. Montoto, A. López-Guillermo, A. Ferrer, M. Camós, A. Álvarez-Larrán, F. Bosch, J. Bladé, F. Cervantes, J. Esteve, F. Cobo, D. Colomer, E. Campo, and E. Montserrat

Survival after progression in patients with follicular lymphoma: analysis of prognostic factors
Ann Oncol 13: 523-530; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf119
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A. J. M. Ferreri, J.-Y. Blay, M. Reni, F. Pasini, A. Gubkin, U. Tirelli, A. Calderoni, E. Zucca, S. Cortelazzo, C. Chassagne, M. Tinguely, B. Borisch, F. Berger, M. Ponzoni, and F. Cavalli

Relevance of intraocular involvement in the management of primary central nervous system lymphomas
Ann Oncol 13: 531-538; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf080
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Phase I:

C. M. Rudin, G. A. Otterson, A. M. Mauer, M. A. Villalona-Calero, R. Tomek, B. Prange, C. M. George, L. Szeto, and E. E. Vokes

A pilot trial of G3139, a bcl-2 antisense oligonucleotide, and paclitaxel in patients with chemorefractory small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 539-545; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf124
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M. Venturini, L. Del Mastro, O. Garrone, C. Angiolini, M. Merlano, M. Bergaglio, G. Tolino, A. Lambiase, A. Baldini, G. Canavese, and R. Rosso

Phase I, dose-finding study of capecitabine in combination with docetaxel and epirubicin as first-line chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 546-552; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf056
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S. R. Alberts, P. M. Townley, R. M. Goldberg, S. S. Cha, D. F. Moore, J. E. Krook, H. C. Pitot, T. R. Fitch, M. Wiesenfeld, J. A. Mailliard, and D. J. Sargent

Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin for patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) phase I study
Ann Oncol 13: 553-557; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf062
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E. Díaz-Rubio, T. R. J. Evans, J. Tabernero, J. Cassidy, J. Sastre, M. Eatock, D. Bisset, P. Regueiro, and J. Baselga

Capecitabine (Xeloda^®) in combination with oxaliplatin: a phase I, dose-escalation study in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors
Ann Oncol 13: 558-565; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf065
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

J. Cassidy, C. Twelves, E. Van Cutsem, P. Hoff, E. Bajetta, M. Boyer, R. Bugat, U. Burger, A. Garin, U. Graeven, J. McKendrick, J. Maroun, J. Marshall, B. Osterwalder, G. Pérez-Manga, R. Rosso, P. Rougier, and R. L. Schilsky

First-line oral capecitabine therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: a favorable safety profile compared with intravenous 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin
Ann Oncol 13: 566-575; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf089
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A. B. Benson III, E. Mitchell, N. Abramson, B. Klencke, P. Ritch, J. P. Burnham, C. McGuirt, T. Bonny, J. Levin, and J. Hohneker

Oral eniluracil/5-fluorouracil in patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma
Ann Oncol 13: 576-581; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf079
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R. G. Amado, L. S. Rosen, J. R. Hecht, L.-S. Lin, and P. J. Rosen

Low-dose trimetrexate glucuronate and protracted 5-fluorouracil infusion in previously untreated patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 582-588; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf090
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Breast cancer:

P. Servaes, S. Verhagen, and G. Bleijenberg

Determinants of chronic fatigue in disease-free breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
Ann Oncol 13: 589-598; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf082
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Urogenital tumors:

J. Beyer, S. Stenning, A. Gerl, S. Fossa, and W. Siegert

High-dose versus conventional-dose chemotherapy as first-salvage treatment in patients with non-seminomatous germ-cell tumors: a matched-pair analysis
Ann Oncol 13: 599-605; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf112
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J. I. Clark, T. M. Kuzel, T. M. Lestingi, S. G. Fisher, P. Sorokin, B. Martone, M. Viola, and J. A. Sosman

A multi-institutional phase II trial of a novel inpatient schedule of continuous interleukin-2 with interferon -2b in advanced renal cell carcinoma: major durable responses in a less highly selected patient population
Ann Oncol 13: 606-613; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf105
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Miscellaneous tumors:

E. Bajetta, L. Ferrari, G. Procopio, L. Catena, E. Ferrario, A. Martinetti, M. Di Bartolomeo, R. Buzzoni, L. Celio, M. Vitali, E. Beretta, E. Seregni, and E. Bombardieri

Efficacy of a chemotherapy combination for the treatment of metastatic neuroendocrine tumours
Ann Oncol 13: 614-621; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf064
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Oncology practice:

R. Knox, P. N. Butow, R. Devine, and M. H. N. Tattersall

Audiotapes of oncology consultations: only for the first consultation?
Ann Oncol 13: 622-627; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf055
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Clinical cases:

C. G. Ziske, B. Schöttker, M. Gorschlüter, U. Mey, R. Kleinschmidt, U. Schlegel, T. Sauerbruch, and I. G. H. Schmidt-Wolf

Acute transient encephalopathy after paclitaxel infusion: report of three cases
Ann Oncol 13: 629-631; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf025
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N. Germann, M. Gross-Goupil, E. Wasserman, J.-F. Emile, J.-L. Misset, M. Reynes, and F. Goldwasser

The chemotherapy of metastatic gastric adenocarcinomas with hypersecretion of -fetoprotein or ß-human chorionic gonadotrophin: report of two cases
Ann Oncol 13: 632-636; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf026
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Letters to the Editor:

A. Sulkes and J. Schlachter

Comment on "Perhaps not everyone knows that...", (Ann Oncol 2001; 12: 1186)
Ann Oncol 13: 637; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf147
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C.T.A.M. Knibbeler-van Rossum, F.J.P. Peters, F.L.G. Erdkamp, and L.P. Bos

Unusual presentation of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Ann Oncol 13: 637-638; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf148
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Book reviews:

V. Spataro

S.P. Ethier (ed). Endocrine Oncology
Ann Oncol 13: 639; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf113
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D. J. Kerr

W.B. Coleman & G.J. Tsongalis (eds). The Molecular Basis of Human Cancer
Ann Oncol 13: 639; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf120
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