Ann Oncol -- Table of Contents (February 2003, 14 [2])

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Contents: Volume 14, No. 2 February 2003   [Index by Author]      Other Issues:

       Editorials

       Reviews

       Original articles

              Gastrointestinal tumors

              Gynecologic tumors

              Breast cancer

              Lung cancer

              Hematologic malignancies

              Supportive care

              Phase I and pharmacokinetics

              Epidemiology

       Clinical cases

       Letters to the Editor

       Book reviews

       Corrigendum

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Editorials:

A. D. Roth: Chemotherapy in gastric cancer: a never ending saga
Ann Oncol 14: 175-177; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg081
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S. Ménard, M. Campiglio, and A. Balsari: Prediction of response to therapy by biomolecular markers: from the research laboratory to the clinic
Ann Oncol 14: 178-179; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg080
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Reviews:

J. Janinis, M. Patriki, L. Vini, G. Aravantinos, and J. S. Whelan: The pharmacological treatment of aggressive fibromatosis: a systematic review
Ann Oncol 14: 181-190; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg064
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A. J. van de Wouw, R. L. H. Jansen, E. J. M. Speel, and H. F. P. Hillen: The unknown biology of the unknown primary tumour: a literature review
Ann Oncol 14: 191-196; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg068
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Original articles:

Gastrointestinal tumors:

C. M. F. Kruijtzer, H. Boot, J. H. Beijnen, H. L. Lochs, F. X. Parnis, A. S. T. Planting, J. M. G. Pelgrims, R. Williams, R. A. A. Mathôt, H. Rosing, M. E. Schot, H. van Tinteren, and J. H. M. Schellens: Weekly oral paclitaxel as first-line treatment in patients with advanced gastric cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 197-204; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg078
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S. Cascinu, R. Labianca, V. Catalano, S. Barni, F. Ferraù, G. D. Beretta, L. Frontini, P. Foa, G. Pancera, D. Priolo, F. Graziano, M. Mare, and G. Catalano: Weekly gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy: a well-tolerated but ineffective chemotherapeutic regimen in advanced pancreatic cancer patients. A report from the Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer (GISCAD)
Ann Oncol 14: 205-208; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg061
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S. Gallus, A. Altieri, C. Bosetti, S. Franceschi, F. Levi, E. Negri, L. Dal Maso, E. Conti, P. Zambon, and C. La Vecchia: Cigarette tar yield and risk of upper digestive tract cancers: case–control studies from Italy and Switzerland
Ann Oncol 14: 209-213; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg074
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Gynecologic tumors:

H. Sultana, J. Kigawa, Y. Kanamori, H. Itamochi, T. Oishi, S. Sato, S. Kamazawa, M. Ohwada, M. Suzuki, and N. Terakawa: Chemosensitivity and p53–Bax pathway-mediated apoptosis in patients with uterine cervical cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 214-219; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg071
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G. Berclaz, E. Karamitopoulou, L. Mazzucchelli, V. Rohrbach, E. Dreher, A. Ziemiecki, and A.-C. Andres: Activation of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase EphB4 in endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma
Ann Oncol 14: 220-226; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg072
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Breast cancer:

E. Baldini, G. Gardin, P. G. Giannessi, G. Evangelista, M. Roncella, T. Prochilo, P. Collecchi, R. Rosso, R. Lionetto, P. Bruzzi, F. Mosca, and P. F. Conte: Accelerated versus standard cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil or cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil: a randomized phase III trial in locally advanced breast cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 227-232; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg069
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G. Arpino, M. Nair Krishnan, C. Doval Dinesh, V. J. Bardou, G. M. Clark, and R. M. Elledge: Idoxifene versus tamoxifen: a randomized comparison in postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 233-241; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg097
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Lung cancer:

E. Bajetta, S. C. Stani, D. De Candis, N. Zaffaroni, N. Zilembo, D. Cortinovis, S. Aglione, L. Mariani, B. Formisano, and P. Bidoli: Preclinical and clinical evaluation of four gemcitabine plus carboplatin schedules as front-line treatment for stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 242-247; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg060
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V. C. G. Tjan-Heijnen, S. Caleo, P. E. Postmus, A. Ardizzoni, J. T. M. Burghouts, E. Buccholz, B. Biesma, T. Gorlia, R. Crott, G. Giaccone, C. Debruyne, and C. Manegold: Economic evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis in small-cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: an EORTC double-blind placebo-controlled phase III study (08923)
Ann Oncol 14: 248-257; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg073
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Hematologic malignancies:

E. M. Bessell, A. Burton, A. P. Haynes, J. Glaholm, J. A. Child, M. H. Cullen, J. M. Davies, G. M. Smith, I. O. Ellis, A. Jack, and E. L. Jones: A randomised multicentre trial of modified CHOP versus MCOP in patients aged 65 years and over with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Ann Oncol 14: 258-267; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg067
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G. P. Canellos, J. Gollub, D. Neuberg, P. Mauch, and L. N. Shulman: Primary systemic treatment of advanced Hodgkin’s disease with EVA (etoposide, vinblastine, doxorubicin): 10-year follow-up
Ann Oncol 14: 268-272; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg076
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J. K. Campbell, J. P. Matthews, J. F. Seymour, M. M. Wolf, and S. K. Juneja: Optimum trephine length in the assessment of bone marrow involvement in patients with diffuse large cell lymphoma
Ann Oncol 14: 273-276; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg055
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S. Limat, K. Demesmay, L. Voillat, Y. Bernard, E. Deconinck, A. Brion, A. Sabbah, M. C. Woronoff-Lemsi, and J. Y. Cahn: Early cardiotoxicity of the CHOP regimen in aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Ann Oncol 14: 277-281; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg070
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K. J. Flavell, L. J. Billingham, J. P. Biddulph, L. Gray, J. R. Flavell, C. M. Constandinou, L. S. Young, and P. G. Murray: The effect of Epstein–Barr virus status on outcome in age- and sex-defined subgroups of patients with advanced Hodgkin’s disease
Ann Oncol 14: 282-290; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg065
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Supportive care:

M. S. Aapro, B. Thuerlimann, C. Sessa, C. de Pree, J. Bernhard, and R. Maibach: A randomized double-blind trial to compare the clinical efficacy of granisetron with metoclopramide, both combined with dexamethasone in the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced delayed emesis
Ann Oncol 14: 291-297; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg075
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Phase I and pharmacokinetics:

H. Tsuda, M. Tanaka, T. Manabe, H. Ikeda, S. Negoro, O. Ishiko, and K. Yamamoto: Phase I study of combined radiation, hyperthermia and intra-arterial carboplatin for local recurrence of cervical cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 298-303; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg054
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D. Mavroudis, P. Pappas, C. Kouroussis, S. Kakolyris, S. Agelaki, K. Kalbakis, N. Androulakis, J. Souglakos, N. Vardakis, M. Nikolaidou, G. Samonis, M. Marselos, and V. Georgoulias: A dose-escalation and pharmacokinetic study of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with advanced solid tumors
Ann Oncol 14: 304-312; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg063
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Epidemiology:

J. M. Lutz, S. Francisci, E. Mugno, M. Usel, V. Pompe-Kirn, J.-W. Coebergh, and M. Bieslka-Lasota: Cancer prevalence in Central Europe: the EUROPREVAL Study
Ann Oncol 14: 313-322; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg059
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P. Boyle, S. Golia, P. Daly, P. G. Johnston, and C. Robertson: Cancer mortality in Ireland, 1926–1995
Ann Oncol 14: 323-332; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg062
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Clinical cases:

A. M. Minisini, A. Tosti, A. F. Sobrero, M. Mansutti, B. M. Piraccini, C. Sacco, and F. Puglisi: Taxane-induced nail changes: incidence, clinical presentation and outcome
Ann Oncol 14: 333-337; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg050
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Letters to the Editor:

C. Gedlicka, G. V. Kornek, K. Schmid, and W. Scheithauer: Amelioration of docetaxel/cisplatin induced polyneuropathy by ${alpha}$ -lipoic acid
Ann Oncol 14: 339-340; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg051
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S. Hofer, S. Hunziker, L. Tornillo, and C. U. Ludwig: Fatal herpes simplex virus hepatitis complicating chemotherapy with weekly docetaxel
Ann Oncol 14: 340; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg052
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M. Hensel, A. D. Ho, G. Bastert, and A. Schneeweiss: Prognostic markers for survival after high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation for breast cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 341; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg053
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A. B. P. van Kuilenburg, J. W. Baars, R. Meinsma, and A. H. van Gennip: Lethal 5-fluorouracil toxicity associated with a novel mutation in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene
Ann Oncol 14: 341-342; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg056
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G. Castiglione and M. Zappa: Debate on colorectal cancer screening by faecal occult blood
Ann Oncol 14: 342-344; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg058
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Book reviews:

L. Del Mastro: M.H. Torosian (ed). Breast Cancer: a Guide to Detection and Multidisciplinary Therapy
Ann Oncol 14: 345; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg066
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H.-J. Schmoll: F.L. Greene, D.L. Page, I.D. Fleming et al. (eds). AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 6th edition
Ann Oncol 14: 345-346; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg077
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W. Gatzemeier: K.I. Bland, J.M. Daly, C.P. Karakousis (eds). Surgical Oncology: Contemporary Principles and Practice
Ann Oncol 14: 346; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg079
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Corrigendum:

: GLOB-1: a prospective randomised clinical phase III trial comparing vinorelbine–cisplatin with vinorelbine–ifosfamide–cisplatin in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer patients Ann Oncol 2002; 13: 1853–1861
Ann Oncol 14: 347; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg083
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