Annals of Oncology

Editorial:

P. Boyle

Global summit on mammographic screening
Ann Oncol 14: 1159-1160; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg318
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Special articles:

M. F. Fey

ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML) in adult patients
Ann Oncol 14: 1161-1162; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg337
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W. Hiddemann

ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma
Ann Oncol 14: 1163-1164; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg338
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G. Saeter

ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of osteosarcoma
Ann Oncol 14: 1165-1166; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg336
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G. Saeter

ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of Ewing’s sarcoma of bone
Ann Oncol 14: 1167-1168; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg335
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Reviews:

M. P. Goetz, D. O. Toft, M. M. Ames, and C. Erlichman

The Hsp90 chaperone complex as a novel target for cancer therapy
Ann Oncol 14: 1169-1176; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg316
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M. Renga, P. Pedrazzoli, and S. Siena

Present results and perspectives of allogeneic non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for treatment of human solid tumors
Ann Oncol 14: 1177-1184; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg317
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Original articles:

Mammographic screening:

H. J. de Koning

Mammographic screening: evidence from randomised controlled trials
Ann Oncol 14: 1185-1189; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg319
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S. D. Walter

Mammographic screening: case–control studies
Ann Oncol 14: 1190-1192; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg320
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A. Hackshaw

EUSOMA review of mammography screening
Ann Oncol 14: 1193-1195; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg321
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S. W. Duffy, L. Tabar, B. Vitak, M. F. Yen, J. Warwick, R. A. Smith, and H. H. Chen

The Swedish Two-County Trial of mammographic screening: cluster randomisation and end point evaluation
Ann Oncol 14: 1196-1198; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg322
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S. J. Lee and M. Zelen

Modelling the early detection of breast cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 1199-1202; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg323
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A. L. M. Verbeek and M.J.M. Broeders

Evaluation of The Netherlands breast cancer screening programme
Ann Oncol 14: 1203-1205; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg324
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P. Sasieni

Evaluation of the UK breast screening programmes
Ann Oncol 14: 1206-1208; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg325
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G. G. Giles and A. Amos

Evaluation of the organised mammographic screening programme in Australia
Ann Oncol 14: 1209-1211; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg326
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A. Goldhirsch, M. Colleoni, G. Domenighetti, and R. D. Gelber

Systemic treatments for women with breast cancer: outcome with relation to screening for the disease
Ann Oncol 14: 1212-1214; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg327
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Breast cancer:

M. Waeber, M. Castiglione-Gertsch, D. Dietrich, B. Thürlimann, A. Goldhirsch, K. W. Brunner, and M. M. Borner

Adjuvant therapy after excision and radiation of isolated postmastectomy locoregional breast cancer recurrence: definitive results of a phase III randomized trial (SAKK 23/82) comparing tamoxifen with observation
Ann Oncol 14: 1215-1221; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg347
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G. Lunardi, M. O. Vannozzi, C. Bighin, L. Del Mastro, I. Stevani, G. Schettini, and M. Venturini

Influence of trastuzumab on epirubicin pharmacokinetics in metastatic breast cancer patients
Ann Oncol 14: 1222-1226; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg350
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P. Reichardt, G. von Minckwitz, P. C. Thuss-Patience, W. Jonat, H. Kölbl, F. Jänicke, D. G. Kieback, W. Kuhn, A. E Schindler, S. Mohrmann, M. Kaufmann, and H. J. Lück

Multicenter phase II study of oral capecitabine (Xeloda^") in patients with metastatic breast cancer relapsing after treatment with a taxane-containing therapy
Ann Oncol 14: 1227-1233; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg346
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M. Koizumi, M. Yoshimoto, F. Kasumi, and E. Ogata

Comparison between solitary and multiple skeletal metastatic lesions of breast cancer patients
Ann Oncol 14: 1234-1240; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg348
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M. Saad Ismail, W. Wynendaele, J. L. E. Aerts, R. Paridaens, L. Van Mellaert, J. Anné, R. Gaafar, N. Shakankiry, H. M. Khaled, M. R. Christiaens, S. Omar, P. Vandekerckhove, and A. T. van Oosterom

Real-time quantitative RT–PCR and detection of tumour cell dissemination in breast cancer patients: plasmid versus cell line dilutions
Ann Oncol 14: 1241-1245; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg341
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M. Martin, M. Spielmann, M. Namer, A. duBois, C. Unger, D. Dodwell, P. Vodvarka, M. Lind, H. Calvert, A. Casado, L. Zelek, A. Lluch, E. Carrasco, L. Kayitalire, and C. Zielinski

Phase II study of pemetrexed in breast cancer patients pretreated with anthracyclines
Ann Oncol 14: 1246-1252; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg339
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

M. B. Polee, H. W. Tilanus, F. A. L. M. Eskens, R. Hoekstra, M. E. L. Van der Burg, P. D. Siersema, G. Stoter, and A. Van der Gaast

Phase II study of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel and cisplatin given every 2 weeks for patients with a resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
Ann Oncol 14: 1253-1257; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg328
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G. Cocconi, P. Carlini, A. Gamboni, S. Gasperoni, C. Rodinò, S. Zironi, G. Bisagni, S. Porrozzi, F. Cognetti, F. Di Costanzo, R. Canaletti, E.M. Ruggeri, R. Camisa, and F. Pucci

Cisplatin, epirubicin, leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil (PELF) is more active than 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin and methotrexate (FAMTX) in advanced gastric carcinoma
Ann Oncol 14: 1258-1263; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg329
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H. J. Mackay, M. Hill, C. Twelves, R. Glasspool, T. Price, S. Campbell, A. Massey, M. A. Macham, M. Uzzel, S. M. Bailey, C. Martin, and D. Cunningham

A phase I/II study of oral uracil/tegafur (UFT), leucovorin and irinotecan in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 1264-1269; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg340
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M. Aklilu, H. L. Kindler, R. C. Donehower, S. Mani, and E. E. Vokes

Phase II study of flavopiridol in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 1270-1273; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg343
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S. Li, M. Peck-Radosavljevic, O. Kienast, J. Preitfellner, G. Hamilton, A. Kurtaran, C. Pirich, P. Angelberger, and R. Dudczak

Imaging gastrointestinal tumours using vascular endothelial growth factor-165 (VEGF₁₆₅) receptor scintigraphy
Ann Oncol 14: 1274-1277; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg344
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Gynecologic tumors:

A. Dueñas-Gonzalez, C. López-Graniel, A. González-Enciso, L. Cetina, L. Rivera, I. Mariscal, G. Montalvo, E. Gómez, J. de la Garza, G. Chanona, and A. Mohar

A phase II study of multimodality treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer: neoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant cisplatin chemoradiation
Ann Oncol 14: 1278-1284; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg333
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J. J. Zarbá, A. V. Jaremtchuk, P. Gonzalez Jazey, M. Keropian, R. Castagnino, C. Mina, and G. Arroyo

A phase I–II study of weekly cisplatin and gemcitabine with concurrent radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical carcinoma
Ann Oncol 14: 1285-1290; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg345
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Urogenital tumors:

J. P. Droz, X. Muracciole, N. Mottet, M. Ould Kaci, J. M. Vannetzel, N. Albin, S. Culine, J.-M. Rodier, J.-L. Misset, S. Mackenzie, E. Cvitkovic, and G. Benoit

Phase II study of oxaliplatin versus oxaliplatin combined with infusional 5-fluorouracil in hormone refractory metastatic prostate cancer patients
Ann Oncol 14: 1291-1298; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg342
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Hematologic malignancies:

M. A. Dimopoulos, G. Hamilos, K. Zervas, A. Symeonidis, G. Kouvatseas, P. Roussou, D. Gika, T. Karmiris, K. Bourantas, A. Zomas, C. Mitsouli, I. Xilouri, E. Vervessou, K. Matsis, N. Anagnostopoulos, and T. Economopoulos

Survival and prognostic factors after initiation of treatment in Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Ann Oncol 14: 1299-1305; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg334
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Miscellaneous tumors:

A. Argiris, S. M. Smith, K. Stenson, B. B. Mittal, H. J. Pelzer, M. S. Kies, D. J. Haraf, and E. E. Vokes

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for N2 or N3 squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck from an occult primary
Ann Oncol 14: 1306-1311; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg330
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Epidemiology:

P. Boyle, A. d’Onofrio, P. Maisonneuve, G. Severi, C. Robertson, M. Tubiana, and U. Veronesi

Measuring progress against cancer in Europe: has the 15% decline targeted for 2000 come about?
Ann Oncol 14: 1312-1325; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg353
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Letters to the Editor:

L. D. Locati, P. Quattrone, P. Bossi, A. V. Marchianò, G Cantù, and L. Licitra

A complete remission with androgen-deprivation therapy in a recurrent androgen receptor-expressing adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland
Ann Oncol 14: 1327-1328; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg331
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Y. Ikeda, M. Niimi, H. Kurihara, and S. Kodaira

Successfully treated carcinoma erysipeloides from gastric cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 1328-1329; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg332
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N. Magné, X. Pivot, M. C. Etienne-Grimaldi, E. François, N. Renée, A. Thyss, M. Schneider, F. Demard, and G. Milano

Impact of platinum complexes on dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity in 5-fluorouracil-treated patients
Ann Oncol 14: 1329-1330; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg351
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R. Govindan, D. Behnken, W. Read, and H. McLeod

Wound healing is not impaired by the epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib
Ann Oncol 14: 1330-1331; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg352
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A. L. Appleton

Radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery
Ann Oncol 14: 1331; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg355
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Book reviews:

R. J. Kreitman

M. Pagé (ed). Tumor Targeting in Cancer Therapy
Ann Oncol 14: 1333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg354
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D. J. Kerr

K. N. Syrigos, K. Harrington (eds). Targeted Therapy for Cancer
Ann Oncol 14: 1333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdg349
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