Annals of Oncology

Editorials:

W. V. Kern

Outpatient management in patients with neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy—is it safe?
Ann Oncol 16: 179-180; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi067
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Reviews:

G. Pentheroudakis and N. Pavlidis

Juvenile cancer: improving care for adolescents and young adults within the frame of medical oncology
Ann Oncol 16: 181-188; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi036
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J. P. Spano, R. Fagard, J.-C. Soria, O. Rixe, D. Khayat, and G. Milano

Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in colorectal cancer: preclinical data and therapeutic perspectives
Ann Oncol 16: 189-194; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi057
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Original articles:

Hematologic malignancies:

F. H. van Tiel, M. M. Harbers, A. G. Kessels, and H. C. Schouten

Home care versus hospital care of patients with hematological malignancies and chemotherapy-induced cytopenia
Ann Oncol 16: 195-205; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi042
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W.-Y. Au, S.-Y. Ma, C.-S. Chim, C. Choy, F. Loong, A. K. W. Lie, C. C. K. Lam, A. Y. H. Leung, E. Tse, C.-C. Yau, R. Liang, and Y.-L. Kwong

Clinicopathologic features and treatment outcome of mature T-cell and natural killer-cell lymphomas diagnosed according to the World Health Organization classification scheme: a single center experience of 10 years
Ann Oncol 16: 206-214; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi037
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S. T. Lim, M. Tao, Y. B. Cheung, S. Rajan, and B. Mann

Can patients with early-stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma be treated without bone marrow biopsy?
Ann Oncol 16: 215-218; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi050
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A. Avilés, M. J. Nambo, N. Neri, E. Murillo, C. Castañeda, S. Cleto, A. Talavera, and M. González

Biological modifiers as cytoreductive therapy before stem cell transplant in previously untreated patientswith multiple myeloma
Ann Oncol 16: 219-221; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi048
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F. Zeifang, A. Zahlten-Hinguranage, H. Goldschmidt, F. Cremer, L. Bernd, and D. Sabo

Long-term survival after surgical intervention for bone disease in multiple myeloma
Ann Oncol 16: 222-227; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi054
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L. Pagano, A. Pulsoni, M. Vignetti, M. E. Tosti, P. Falcucci, P. Fazi, L. Fianchi, A. Levis, A. Bosi, E. Angelucci, M. Bregni, A. Gabbas, A. Peta, P. Coser, F. Ricciuti, M. Morselli, M. Caira, R. Foà, S. Amadori, F. Mandelli, and G. Leone On behalf of GIMEMA

Secondary acute myeloid leukaemia: results of conventional treatments. Experience of GIMEMA trials
Ann Oncol 16: 228-233; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi051
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Breast cancer:

M. N. Fornier, A. D. Seidman, M. K. Schwartz, F. Ghani, R. Thiel, L. Norton, and C. Hudis

Serum HER2 extracellular domain in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with weekly trastuzumab and paclitaxel: association with HER2 status by immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization and with response rate
Ann Oncol 16: 234-239; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi059
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E. N. Stathopoulos, E. Sanidas, M. Kafousi, D. Mavroudis, J. Askoxylakis, V. Bozionelou, M. Perraki, D. Tsiftsis, and V. Georgoulias

Detection of CK-19 mRNA-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients with histologically and immunohistochemically negative axillary lymph nodes
Ann Oncol 16: 240-246; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi043
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J. Schwartz, S. M. Domchek, W.-T. Hwang, and K. Fox

Evaluation of anemia, neutropenia and skin toxicities in standard or dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC)–paclitaxel or docetaxel adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
Ann Oncol 16: 247-252; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi058
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L. Del Mastro, F. Perrone, L. Repetto, L. Manzione, V. Zagonel, L. Fratino, D. Marenco, M. Venturini, E. Maggi, C. Bighin, T. Catzeddu, A. Venturino, and R. Rosso On behalf of the Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatria

Weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in elderly advanced breast cancer patients: a phase II study of the Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica (GIOGer)
Ann Oncol 16: 253-258; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi056
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A. Luini, G. Gatti, B. Ballardini, S. Zurrida, V. Galimberti, P. Veronesi, A. R. Vento, S. Monti, G. Viale, G. Paganelli, and U. Veronesi

Development of axillary surgery in breast cancer
Ann Oncol 16: 259-262; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi060
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F. Puglisi, A. Follador, A. M. Minisini, G. G. Cardellino, S. Russo, C. Andreetta, S. Di Terlizzi, and A. Piga

Baseline staging tests after a new diagnosis of breast cancer: further evidence of their limited indications
Ann Oncol 16: 263-266; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi063
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S. J. Cleator, A. Makris, S. E. Ashley, R. Lal, and T. J. Powles

Good clinical response of breast cancers to neoadjuvant chemoendocrine therapy is associated with improved overall survival
Ann Oncol 16: 267-272; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi049
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

M. Tanner, M. Hollmén, T. T. Junttila, A. I. Kapanen, S. Tommola, Y. Soini, H. Helin, J. Salo, H. Joensuu, E. Sihvo, K. Elenius, and J. Isola

Amplification of HER-2 in gastric carcinoma: association with Topoisomerase II gene amplification, intestinal type, poor prognosis and sensitivity to trastuzumab
Ann Oncol 16: 273-278; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi064
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S. Thongprasert, S. Napapan, C. Charoentum, and S. Moonprakan

Phase II study of gemcitabine and cisplatin as first-line chemotherapy in inoperable biliary tract carcinoma
Ann Oncol 16: 279-281; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi046
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M. M. Borner, J. Bernhard, D. Dietrich, R. Popescu, M. Wernli, P. Saletti, D. Rauch, R. Herrmann, D. Koeberle, H. Honegger, P. Brauchli, D. Lanz, and A. D. Roth On behalf of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research , Berne, Switzerland

A randomized phase II trial of capecitabine and two different schedules of irinotecan in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: efficacy, quality-of-life and toxicity
Ann Oncol 16: 282-288; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi047
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R. Lapointe, R. Létourneau, W. Steward, R. E. Hawkins, G. Batist, M. Vincent, R. Whittom, M. Eatock, J. Jolivet, and M. Moore

Phase II study of troxacitabine in chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced cancer of the pancreas: Gastrointestinal tumors
Ann Oncol 16: 289-293; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi061
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Lung cancer:

D. Pectasides, M. Pectasides, D. Farmakis, V. Kostopoulou, M. Nikolaou, A. Gaglia, M. Koumpou, N. Mylonakis, N. Xiros, T. Economopoulos, and S. A. Raptis

Comparison of docetaxel and docetaxel–irinotecan combination as second-line chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomized phase II trial
Ann Oncol 16: 294-299; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi053
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Gynecologic tumors:

D. Katsaros, M. V. Oletti, I. A. Rigault de la Longrais, A. Ferrero, A. Celano, S. Fracchioli, M. Donadio, R. Passera, L. Cattel, and C. Bumma

Clinical and pharmacokinetic phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and vinorelbine in heavily pretreated recurrent ovarian carcinoma
Ann Oncol 16: 300-306; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi055
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Urogenital tumors:

A. Bamias, E. Efstathiou, L. A. Moulopoulos, D. Gika, G. Hamilos, M. P. Zorzou, C. Kakoyiannis, E. Kastritis, G. Bozas, C. Papadimitriou, and M. A. Dimopoulos

The outcome of elderly patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma after platinum-based combination chemotherapy
Ann Oncol 16: 307-313; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi039
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Miscellaneous tumors:

W. M. Hsu, F. J. Hsieh, Y. M. Jeng, M. L. Kuo, C. N. Chen, D. M. Lai, L. J. Hsieh, B. T. Wang, P. N. Tsao, H. Lee, M. T. Lin, H. S. Lai, and W. J. Chen

Calreticulin expression in neuroblastoma—a novel independent prognostic factor
Ann Oncol 16: 314-321; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi062
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Epidemiology:

J. Lorenzo Bermejo and K. Hemminki

A population-based assessment of the clustering of breast cancer in families eligible for testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
Ann Oncol 16: 322-329; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi041
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Letters to the Editor:

M. Sebagh, M. Plasse, F. Lévi, and René Adam

Severe hepatic sinusoidal obstruction and oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a real entity?
Ann Oncol 16: 331; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi040
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L. Rubbia-Brandt, G. Mentha, B. Dousset, and B. Terris

Reply to the Letter to the Editor on ‘Severe hepatic sinusoidal obstruction and oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a real entity?’, by M. Sebagh, M. Plasse, F. Lévi & R. Adam (Ann Oncol 2005; 16: 331)
Ann Oncol 16: 332-333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi038
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K. Altundag, O. Altundag, P. Morandi, and M. Gunduz

Obesity may decrease the amenorrhea associated with chemotherapy in premenopausal breast cancer patients
Ann Oncol 16: 333; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi044
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G. Berclaz On behalf of the IBCSG

Reply to the Letter to the Editor on "Obesity may decrease the amenorrhea associated with chemotherapy in premenopausal breast cancer patients", by K. Altundag et al. (Ann Oncol 2005; 16: 333)
Ann Oncol 16: 333-334; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi045
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A. Mambrini, R. Caudana, D. Zamagni, C. Rabbi, A. Del Freo, F. Sanguinetti, G. Fiorentini, and M. Cantore

Intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy in heavily pretreated patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
Ann Oncol 16: 334-335; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi052
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Book reviews:

F. Bertolini

Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders
Ann Oncol 16: 337; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi035
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N. van Zandwijk

Cancer Chemoprevention Vol. 1. Promising Cancer Chemopreventive Agents
Ann Oncol 16: 337; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi034
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