Annals of Oncology

Editorials:

M. Spina and U. Tirelli

HIV-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (HIV-NHL) in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): some still unanswered questions for clinical management
Ann Oncol 15: 993-995; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh281
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R. Chan and D. J. Kerr

Can we individualise chemotherapy for colorectal cancer?
Ann Oncol 15: 996-999; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh284
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Reviews:

J. Vardy and I. F. Tannock

Quality of cancer care
Ann Oncol 15: 1001-1006; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh275
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L. Castillo, M. C. Etienne-Grimaldi, J. L. Fischel, P. Formento, N. Magné, and G. Milano

Pharmacological background of EGFR targeting
Ann Oncol 15: 1007-1012; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh257
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Original articles:

Gastrointestinal tumors:

E. Mitry, J.-Y. Douillard, E. Van Cutsem, D. Cunningham, E. Magherini, D. Mery-Mignard, L. Awad, and P. Rougier

Predictive factors of survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: an individual data analysis of 602 patients included in irinotecan phase III trials
Ann Oncol 15: 1013-1017; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh267
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L. Cals, O. Rixe, E. François, R. Favre, L. Merad, G. Deplanque, A. Laadem, P. Juin, J. M. Bereder, D. Bernardini, and P. Herait

Dose-finding study of weekly 24-h continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil associated with alternating oxaliplatin or irinotecan in advanced colorectal cancer patients
Ann Oncol 15: 1018-1024; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh259
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P. Noordhuis, U. Holwerda, C. L. Van der Wilt, C. J. Van Groeningen, K. Smid, S. Meijer, H. M. Pinedo, and G. J. Peters

5-Fluorouracil incorporation into RNA and DNA in relation to thymidylate synthase inhibition of human colorectal cancers
Ann Oncol 15: 1025-1032; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh264
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Lung cancer:

M. A. Socinski, C. Zhang, J. E. Herndon, II, R. O. Dillman, G. Clamon, E. Vokes, W. Akerley, J. Crawford, M. C. Perry, S. L. Seagren, and M. R. Green

Combined modality trials of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: analysis of factors influencing survival and toxicity
Ann Oncol 15: 1033-1041; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh282
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G. L. Ceresoli, F. Cappuzzo, V. Gregorc, S. Bartolini, L. Crinò, and E. Villa

Gefitinib in patients with brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer: a prospective trial
Ann Oncol 15: 1042-1047; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh276
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G. P. Stathopoulos, M. Veslemes, N. Georgatou, D. Antoniou, P. Giamboudakis, K. Katis, D. Tsavdaridis, S. K. Rigatos, I. Dimitroulis, S. Bastani, S. Loukides, K. Vergos, K. Marossis, T. Grigoratou, E. Kalatzi, M. Charalambatou, A. Paspalli, P. Michalopoulou, M. Stoka, and A. Gerogianni

Front-line paclitaxel–vinorelbine versus paclitaxel–carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomized phase III trial
Ann Oncol 15: 1048-1055; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh260
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Breast cancer:

D. Serin, J. M. Dilhuydy, P. Romestaing, N. Guiochet, J. Gledhill, P. Bret, J. Savary, and A. Flinois

‘Parcours de Femme 2001’: a French opinion survey on overall disease and everyday life management in 1870 women presenting with gynecological or breast cancer and their caregivers
Ann Oncol 15: 1056-1064; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh265
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S. Di Cosimo, A. Alimonti, G. Ferretti, I. Sperduti, P. Carlini, P. Papaldo, A. Fabi, A. Gelibter, M. Ciccarese, D. Giannarelli, M. Mandalà, M. Milella, E. M. Ruggeri, and F. Cognetti

Incidence of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea depending on the timing of treatment by menstrual cycle phase in women with early breast cancer
Ann Oncol 15: 1065-1071; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh266
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Hematologic malignancies:

S. Smeland, A. K. Blystad, S. O. Kvaløy, I. M. Ikonomou, J. Delabie, G. Kvalheim, J. Hammerstrøm, G. F. Lauritzsen, and H. Holte

Treatment of Burkitt's/Burkitt-like lymphoma in adolescents and adults: a 20-year experience from the Norwegian Radium Hospital with the use of three successive regimens
Ann Oncol 15: 1072-1078; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh262
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K. Behringer, A. Josting, P. Schiller, H. T. Eich, H. Bredenfeld, V. Diehl, and A. Engert

Solid tumors in patients treated for Hodgkin's disease: a report from the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group
Ann Oncol 15: 1079-1085; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh273
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S. Wöhrer, A. Püspök, J. Drach, M. Hejna, A. Chott, and M. Raderer

Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (R-CHOP) for treatment of early-stage gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Ann Oncol 15: 1086-1090; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh261
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C.-Y. Chen, M. Yao, J.-L. Tang, W. Tsay, C.-C. Wang, W.-C. Chou, I.-J. Su, F.-Y. Lee, M.-C. Liu, and H.-F. Tien

Chromosomal abnormalities of 200 Chinese patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Taiwan: with special reference to T-cell lymphoma
Ann Oncol 15: 1091-1096; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh263
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M. W. Bekkenk, P. M. Jansen, C. J. L. M. Meijer, and R. Willemze

CD56+ hematological neoplasms presenting in the skin: a retrospective analysis of 23 new cases and 130 cases from the literature
Ann Oncol 15: 1097-1108; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh268
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Miscellaneous tumors:

M. Aklilu, W. M. Stadler, M. Markiewicz, N. J. Vogelzang, M. Mahowald, M. Johnson, and T. F. Gajewski

Depletion of normal B cells with rituximab as an adjunct to IL-2 therapy for renal cell carcinoma and melanoma
Ann Oncol 15: 1109-1114; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh280
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Phase I and pharmacokinetics:

K. A. Gelmon, D. Stewart, K. N. Chi, S. Chia, C. Cripps, S. Huan, S. Janke, D. Ayers, D. Fry, J. A. Shabbits, W. Walsh, L. McIntosh, and L. K. Seymour

A phase I study of AMD473 and docetaxel given once every 3 weeks in patients with advanced refractory cancer: a National Cancer Institute of Canada-Clinical Trials Group trial, IND 131
Ann Oncol 15: 1115-1122; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh278
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J. L. Misset, E. Gamelin, M. Campone, S. Delaloge, J. E. Latz, L. Bozec, and P. Fumoleau

Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of the multitargeted antifolate pemetrexed in combination with oxaliplatin in patients with advanced solid tumors
Ann Oncol 15: 1123-1129; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh279
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Epidemiology:

F. Levi, F. Lucchini, E. Negri, and C. La Vecchia

Declining mortality from kidney cancer in Europe
Ann Oncol 15: 1130-1135; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh270
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G. Gatta, R. Capocaccia, F. Berrino, M. R. Ruzza, P. Contiero, and the EUROPREVAL Working Group

Colon cancer prevalence and estimation of differing care needs of colon cancer patients
Ann Oncol 15: 1136-1142; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh234
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Letters to the Editor:

G. van Twillert, S. van Eeden, F. J. B. Nellen, M. Cornelissen, Z. Wszolek, and A. M. Westermann

Spinal cord compression due to Kaposi's sarcoma
Ann Oncol 15: 1143-1144; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh258
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P. Saletti, M. Ghielmini, S. Martinoli, and A. Goldhirsch

Sustained complete remission of metastatic oesophageal adenocarcinoma using long-term therapy with 5-fluorouracil
Ann Oncol 15: 1145-1146; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh269
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R. Giunta

Early subcutaneous wash-out in acute extravasations
Ann Oncol 15: 1146; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh271
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D. Schrijvers

Reply to ‘Early subcutaneous wash-out in acute extravasations’ by R. Giunta (Ann Oncol 2004; 15: 1146)
Ann Oncol 15: 1147; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh272
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S. De Marco, E. Squilloni, L. Vigna, M. F. Bertagnolio, and C. N. Sternberg

Irinotecan chemotherapy associated with transient dysarthria and aphasia
Ann Oncol 15: 1147-1148; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdh277
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