Annals of Oncology

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Create your own organ?
Ann Oncol 13: 989-990; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf296
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Editorials:

R. Amato

Development of a prognostic model for patients with extragonadal germ-cell tumors
Ann Oncol 13: 991-992; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf267
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B. Leyland-Jones

Trastuzumab therapy for the metastatic patient: does the primary match?
Ann Oncol 13: 993-994; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf295
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Reviews:

C. Monnerat, S. Faivre, S. Temam, J. Bourhis, and E. Raymond

End points for new agents in induction chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancers
Ann Oncol 13: 995-1006; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf172
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A. T. C. Chan, P. M. L. Teo, and P. J. Johnson

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Ann Oncol 13: 1007-1015; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf179
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Original articles:

Urogenital tumors:

J. T. Hartmann, C. R. Nichols, J.-P. Droz, A. Horwich, A. Gerl, S. D. Fossa, J. Beyer, J. Pont, L. Kanz, L. Einhorn, and C. Bokemeyer

Prognostic variables for response and outcome in patients with extragonadal germ-cell tumors
Ann Oncol 13: 1017-1028; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf176
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B. Escudier, N. Lassau, D. Couanet, E. Angevin, F. Mesrati, S. Leborgne, A. Garofano, C. Leboulaire, N. Dupouy, and A. Laplanche

Phase II trial of thalidomide in renal-cell carcinoma
Ann Oncol 13: 1029-1035; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf213
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Breast cancer:

D. Gancberg, A. Di Leo, F. Cardoso, G. Rouas, M. Pedrocchi, M. Paesmans, A. Verhest, C. Bernard-Marty, M. J. Piccart, and D. Larsimont

Comparison of HER-2 status between primary breast cancer and corresponding distant metastatic sites
Ann Oncol 13: 1036-1043; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf252
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E. M. Kirchner, R. Gerhards, and R. Voigtmann

Sequential immunochemotherapy and edrecolomab in the adjuvant therapy of breast cancer: reduction of 17-1A-positive disseminated tumour cells
Ann Oncol 13: 1044-1048; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf184
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G. Bonadonna, M. Zambetti, C. Bumma, M. Donadio, A. Bolognesi, G. Robustelli della Cuna, G. Ambrosini, G. Lelli, M. Mansutti, P. Verderio, and P. Valagussa

Multimodal treatment with primary single-agent epirubicin in operable breast cancer: 5-year experience of the Michelangelo Cooperative Group
Ann Oncol 13: 1049-1058; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf097
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E. Bajetta, A. Martinetti, N. Zilembo, P. Pozzi, I. La Torre, L. Ferrari, E. Seregni, R. Longarini, G. Salvucci, and E. Bombardieri

Biological activity of anastrozole in postmenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer: effects on estrogens and bone metabolism
Ann Oncol 13: 1059-1066; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf083
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

S. Sharma, N. Kemeny, D. P. Kelsen, D. Ilson, E. O’Reilly, S. Zaknoen, C. Baum, P. Statkevich, E. Hollywood, Y. Zhu, and L. B. Saltz

A phase II trial of farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor SCH 66336, given by twice-daily oral administration, in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer refractory to 5-fluorouracil and irinotecan
Ann Oncol 13: 1067-1071; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf173
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J.-F. Seitz, J. Bennouna, B. Paillot, E. Gamelin, E. François, T. Conroy, J.-L. Raoul, Y. Becouarn, F. Bertheault-Cvitkovic, M. Ychou, S. Nasca, A. Fandi, P. Barthelemy, and J.-Y. Douillard

Multicenter non-randomized phase II study of raltitrexed (Tomudex) and oxaliplatin in non-pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Ann Oncol 13: 1072-1079; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf183
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Lung cancer:

H. Soto Parra, R. Cavina, F. Latteri, A. Sala, M. Dambrosio, G. Antonelli, E. Morenghi, M. Alloisio, G. Ravasi, and A. Santoro

Three-week versus four-week schedule of cisplatin and gemcitabine: results of a randomized phase II study
Ann Oncol 13: 1080-1086; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf186
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E. Radzikowska, P. Glaz, and K. Roszkowski

Lung cancer in women: age, smoking, histology, performance status, stage, initial treatment and survival. Population-based study of 20 561 cases
Ann Oncol 13: 1087-1093; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf187
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Hematological malignancies:

M. Raderer, A. Chott, J. Drach, C. Montalban, B. Dragosics, U. Jäger, A. Püspök, C. Österreicher, and C. C. Zielinski

Chemotherapy for management of localised high-grade gastric B-cell lymphoma: how much is necessary?
Ann Oncol 13: 1094-1098; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf178
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A. Hollender, S. Kvaloy, O. Nome, E. Skovlund, K. Lote, and H. Holte

Central nervous system involvement following diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a risk model
Ann Oncol 13: 1099-1107; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf175
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K. Leroy, C. Haioun, E. Lepage, N. Le Métayer, F. Berger, E. Labouyrie, V. Meignin, B. Petit, C. Bastard, G. Salles, C. Gisselbrecht, F. Reyes, and Ph. Gaulard

p53 gene mutations are associated with poor survival in low and low-intermediate risk diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
Ann Oncol 13: 1108-1115; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf185
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R. Alexanian, D. Weber, S. Giralt, and K. Delasalle

Consolidation therapy of multiple myeloma with thalidomide–dexamethasone after intensive chemotherapy
Ann Oncol 13: 1116-1119; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf188
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Epidemiology:

A. Ullrich, W. Fischbach, and M. Blettner

Incidence of gastric B-cell lymphomas: a population-based study in Germany
Ann Oncol 13: 1120-1127; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf177
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A. Verdecchia, A. Micheli, M. Colonna, V. Moreno, M. I. Izarzugaza, and E. Paci

A comparative analysis of cancer prevalence in cancer registry areas of France, Italy and Spain
Ann Oncol 13: 1128-1139; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf160
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Phase I and pharmacokinetics:

C. Sessa, C. Cuvier, S. Caldiera, J. Bauer, S. Van den Bosch, C. Monnerat, D. Semiond, D. Pérard, A. Lebecq, M. Besenval, and M. Marty

Phase I clinical and pharmacokinetic studies of the taxoid derivative RPR 109881A administered as a 1-hour or a 3-hour infusion in patients with advanced solid tumors
Ann Oncol 13: 1140-1150; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf174
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Clinical cases:

K.-D. Lee, T.-W. Liu, C.-W. Wu, C.-M. Tiu, J. M. Liu, T.-R. Chung, J.-Y. Chang, J. Whang-Peng, and L.-T. Chen

Non-surgical treatment for afferent loop syndrome in recurrent gastric cancer complicated by peritoneal carcinomatosis: percutaneous transhepatic duodenal drainage followed by 24-hour infusion of high-dose fluorouracil and leucovorin
Ann Oncol 13: 1151-1155; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf212
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Letters to the Editor:

G. Apolone, P. Mosconi, G. Cattaneo, L. Pomodoro, and S. Garattini

Oncologists’ opinion of ethics committees functioning in Italy
Ann Oncol 13: 1157-1158; doi:NULL
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R. Gastaldi, P. Martino, G. Gentile, V. Picardi, M. S. De Propris, M. F. Pirillo, A. De Vellis, and F. Mandelli

Hodgkin’s disease in HIV-infected patients: report of eight cases usefully treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (ABVD) plus granulocyte colony- stimulating factor
Ann Oncol 13: 1158-1160; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdf239
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Book reviews:

C. J. A. Punt

D.P. Kelsen, J.M. Daly, S.E. Kern, B. Levin, J.E. Tepper (eds). Gastrointestinal Oncology, Principles and Practice
Ann Oncol 13: 1161; doi:NULL
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