Annals of Oncology

Editorials:

A. M. M. Eggermont

Evolving imaging technology: contrast-enhanced Doppler ultrasound is early and rapid predictor of tumour response
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 995-996; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi230
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B. Besse, J. C. Soria, and T. Le Chevalier

Front-line doublets in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: The golden age for second line chemotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 9, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 997-998; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi231
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Reviews:

Rachel Midgley and David Kerr

Bevacizumab—current status and future directions
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 6, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 999-1004; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi208
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R. G. Hagerty, P. N. Butow, P. M. Ellis, S. Dimitry, and M. H. N. Tattersall

Communicating prognosis in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 6, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1005-1053; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi211
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Original articles:

Sarcomas:

N. Lassau, M. Lamuraglia, D. Vanel, A. Le Cesne, L. Chami, S. Jaziri, P. Terrier, A. Roche, J. Leclere, and S. Bonvalot

Doppler US with perfusion software and contrast medium injection in the early evaluation of isolated limb perfusion of limb sarcomas: prospective study of 49 cases
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1054-1060; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi214
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S. Bonvalot, A. Laplanche, F. Lejeune, E. Stoeckle, C. Le Péchoux, D. Vanel, P. Terrier, J. Lumbroso, M. Ricard, G. Antoni, A. Cavalcanti, C. Robert, N. Lassau, J. Y. Blay, and A. Le Cesne

Limb salvage with isolated perfusion for soft tissue sarcoma: could less TNF- be better?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1061-1068; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi229
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Lung cancer:

C. P. Belani, J. S. Lee, M. A. Socinski, F. Robert, D. Waterhouse, K. Rowland, R. Ansari, R. Lilenbaum, and R. B. Natale

Randomized phase III trial comparing cisplatin–etoposide to carboplatin–paclitaxel in advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 28, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1069-1075; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi216
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H. L. West, J. J. Crowley, R. B. Vance, W. A. Franklin, R. B. Livingston, S. R. Dakhil, J. K. Giguere, S. E. Rivkin, M. Kraut, K. Chansky, and D. R. Gandara

Advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: a phase II trial of paclitaxel by 96-hour infusion (SWOG 9714): a Southwest Oncology Group study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 28, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1076-1080; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi215
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H. Cortes-Funes, C. Gomez, R. Rosell, P. Valero, C. Garcia-Giron, A. Velasco, A. Izquierdo, P. Diz, C. Camps, D. Castellanos, V. Alberola, F. Cardenal, J. L. Gonzalez-Larriba, J. M. Vieitez, I. Maeztu, J. J. Sanchez, C. Queralt, C. Mayo, P. Mendez, T. Moran, and M. Taron On behalf of the Spanish Lung Cancer Group

Epidermal growth factor receptor activating mutations in Spanish gefitinib-treated non-small-cell lung cancer patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1081-1086; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi221
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Breast cancer:

E. Mrózek, C. A. Rhoades, J. Allen, E. M. Hade, and C. L. Shapiro

Phase I trial of liposomal encapsulated doxorubicin (Myocet^TM; D-99) and weekly docetaxel in advanced breast cancer patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1087-1093; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi209
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L. Orlando, G. Renne, A. Rocca, G. Curigliano, M. Colleoni, G. Severi, G. Peruzzotti, S. Cinieri, G. Viale, G. Sanna, and A. Goldhirsch

Are all high-grade breast cancers with no steroid receptor hormone expression alike? The special case of the medullary phenotype
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 26, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1094-1099; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi213
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Gynecologic tumors:

C. Haie-Meder, B. Fervers, E. Fondrinier, M. Haugh, C. Lhomme, and J. P. Guastalla

SOR guidelines for concomitant chemoradiotherapy for patients with uterine cervical cancers: evidence update bulletin 2004
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1100-1108; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi220
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Hasengaowa, J. Kodama, T. Kusumoto, Y. Shinyo, N. Seki, and Y. Hiramatsu

Prognostic significance of syndecan-1 expression in human endometrial cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1109-1115; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi224
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G. Aravantinos, G. Fountzilas, P. Kosmidis, M. A. Dimopoulos, G. P. Stathopoulos, N. Pavlidis, D. Bafaloukos, C. Papadimitriou, S. Karpathios, V. Georgoulias, P. Papakostas, H. P. Kalofonos, E. Grimani, and D. V. Skarlos

Paclitaxel plus carboplatin versus paclitaxel plus alternating carboplatin and cisplatin for initial treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: long-term efficacy results: a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 31, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1116-1122; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi223
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Gastrointestinal tumors:

D. W. Rea, J. W. R. Nortier, W. W. Ten Bokkel Huinink, S. Falk, D. J. Richel, T. Maughan, G. Groenewegen, J. M. Smit, N. Steven, J. M. Bakker, D. Semiond, D. J. Kerr, and C. J. A. Punt

A phase I/II and pharmacokinetic study of irinotecan in combination with capecitabine as first-line therapy for advanced colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 6, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1123-1132; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi227
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F. Pasini, G. de Manzoni, C. Pedrazzani, A. Grandinetti, E. Durante, M. Gabbani, A. Tomezzoli, C. Griso, A. Guglielmi, G. Pelosi, S. Maluta, G. L. Cetto, and C. Cordiano

High pathological response rate in locally advanced esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant combined modality therapy: dose finding of a weekly chemotherapy schedule with protracted venous infusion of 5-fluorouracil and dose escalation of cisplatin, docetaxel and concurrent radiotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 9, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1133-1139; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi207
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C. Aschele, M. L. Friso, S. Pucciarelli, S. Lonardi, L. Sartor, G. Fabris, E. D. L. Urso, P. Del Bianco, G. Sotti, M. Lise, and S. Monfardini

A phase I–II study of weekly oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion and preoperative radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 13, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1140-1146; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi212
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R. Mattioli, C. Massacesi, F. Recchia, F. Marcucci, C. Cappelletti, L. Imperatori, A. Pilone, M. Rocchi, A. Cesta, G. Laici, M. Bonsignori, and P. Lippe

High activity and reduced neurotoxicity of bi-fractionated oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin for elderly patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1147-1151; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi222
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Urogenital tumors:

J.-L. Pico, G. Rosti, A. Kramar, H. Wandt, V. Koza, R. Salvioni, C. Theodore, G. Lelli, W. Siegert, A. Horwich, M. Marangolo, W. Linkesch, G. Pizzocaro, H.-J. Schmoll, J. Bouzy, J.-P. Droz, and P. Biron for the Genito-Urinary Group of the French Federation of Cancer Centers (GETUG-FNCLCC), France and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

A randomised trial of high-dose chemotherapy in the salvage treatment of patients failing first-line platinum chemotherapy for advanced germ cell tumours
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 31, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1152-1159; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi228
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Hematologic malignancies:

M. Hutchings, N. G. Mikhaeel, P. A. Fields, T. Nunan, and A. R. Timothy

Prognostic value of interim FDG-PET after two or three cycles of chemotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 6, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1160-1168; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi200
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K. Lacrima, A. Valentini, C. Lambertini, M. Taborelli, A. Rinaldi, E. Zucca, C. Catapano, F. Cavalli, A. Gianella-Borradori, D. E. MacCallum, and F. Bertoni

In vitro activity of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor CYC202 (Seliciclib, R-roscovitine) in mantle cell lymphomas
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1169-1176; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi217
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Head and neck cancer:

M. Barrié, C. Couprie, H. Dufour, D. Figarella-Branger, X. Muracciole, K. Hoang-Xuan, D. Braguer, P. M. Martin, J. C. Peragut, F. Grisoli, and O. Chinot

Temozolomide in combination with BCNU before and after radiotherapy in patients with inoperable newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 27, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1177-1184; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi225
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Quality of life and supportive care:

E. K. Grov, A. A. Dahl, T. Moum, and S. D. Fosså

Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in caregivers of patients with cancer in late palliative phase
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1185-1191; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi210
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G. Justice, J. F. Kessler, J. Jadeja, L. Campos, J. Weick, C.-F. Chen, A. C. Heatherington, and R. G. Amado

A randomized, multicenter study of subcutaneous and intravenous darbepoetin alfa for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 28, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1192-1198; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi218
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Pediatric malignancies:

W. Schwinger, V. Klass, M. Benesch, H. Lackner, H. J. Dornbusch, P. Sovinz, A. Moser, G. Schwantzer, and C. Urban

Feasibility of high-dose interleukin-2 in heavily pretreated pediatric cancer patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1199-1206; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi226
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Letters to the Editor:

G. Sanna, M. G. Zampino, G. Pelosi, F. Nolè, and A. Goldhirsch

Jaw avascular bone necrosis associated with long-term use of biphosphonates
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 22, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1207-1208; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi206
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A. Contegiacomo, M. Pensabene, I. Capuano, L. Tauchmanova, M. Federico, D. Turchetti, L. Cortesi, P. Marchetti, E. Ricevuto, G. Cianci, V. Barbieri, S. Venuta, and V. Silingardi

Comment on ‘Cancer genetic counselling’ by P. Mandich et al. (Ann Oncol 2005; 16: 171)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 3, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1208-1209; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi219
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S. Di Cosimo, G. Ferretti, P. Papaldo, P. Carlini, A. Fabi, E. M. Ruggeri, A. Alimonti, C. Nardoni, and F. Cognetti

Does the concurrent use of anthracycline and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor influence the risk of secondary leukaemia in breast cancer women?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 27, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1209-1210; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi201
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U. Jacobi, E. Waibler, P. Schulze, J. Sehouli, G. Oskay-Özcelik, T. Schmook, W. Sterry, and J. Lademann

Release of doxorubicin in sweat: first step to induce the palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 27, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1210-1211; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi204
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R. Nowak, R. Zub, I. Skoneczna, K. Sikora, and M. Ligaj

CAG repeat polymorphism in the DNA polymerase gene in a Polish population: an association with testicular cancer risk
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1211-1212; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi205
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P. Brousset, J. Sabatier, and F. Galateau-Sallé

SV40 infection in human cancers
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Ann Oncol 16: 1212-1213; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi202
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