Annals of Oncology

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in this issue
Ann Oncol 17: 1033; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl160
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editorials:

K. I. Pritchard

Fenretinide in the prevention of breast cancer in premenopausal women: fluke or fact?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1035-1036; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl115
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A. Bottomley and F. Efficace

Predicting survival in advanced cancer patients: is it possible with patient-reported health status data?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1037-1038; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl123
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reviews:

C. Pelucchi, E. Pira, G. Piolatto, M. Coggiola, P. Carta, and C. La Vecchia

Occupational silica exposure and lung cancer risk: a review of epidemiological studies 1996–2005
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 10, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1039-1050; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj125
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M. Sandherr, H. Einsele, H. Hebart, C. Kahl, W. Kern, M. Kiehl, G. Massenkeil, O. Penack, X. Schiel, S. Schuettrumpf, A. J. Ullmann, and O. A. Cornely

Antiviral prophylaxis in patients with haematological malignancies and solid tumours: Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society for Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1051-1059; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj132
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Special articles:

S. J. Horning and H. Mellstedt

Introduction: ASCO-ESMO consensus statement on quality cancer care
Ann Oncol 17: 1061; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl164
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ASCO-ESMO consensus statement on quality cancer care
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1063-1064; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl152
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original articles:

breast cancer:

U. Veronesi, L. Mariani, A. Decensi, F. Formelli, T. Camerini, R. Miceli, M. G. Di Mauro, A. Costa, E. Marubini, M. B. Sporn, and G. De Palo

Fifteen-year results of a randomized phase III trial of fenretinide to prevent second breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 4, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1065-1071; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl047
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M. Botteman, V. Barghout, J. Stephens, J. Hay, J. Brandman, and M. Aapro

Cost effectiveness of bisphosphonates in the management of breast cancer patients with bone metastases
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 2, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1072-1082; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl093
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quality of life:

W. Yeo, F. K. F. Mo, J. Koh, A. T. C. Chan, T. Leung, P. Hui, L. Chan, A. Tang, J. J. Lee, T. S. K. Mok, P. B. S. Lai, P. J. Johnson, and B. Zee

Quality of life is predictive of survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1083-1089; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl065
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I. van Oostrom, H. Meijers-Heijboer, H. J. Duivenvoorden, A. H. J. T. Bröcker-Vriends, C. J. van Asperen, R. H. Sijmons, C. Seynaeve, A. R. Van Gool, J. G. M. Klijn, and A. Tibben

Experience of parental cancer in childhood is a risk factor for psychological distress during genetic cancer susceptibility testing
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1090-1095; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl069
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gastrointestinal tumors:

D. A. Richards, K. A. Boehm, D. M. Waterhouse, D. J. Wagener, S. S. Krishnamurthi, A. Rosemurgy, W. Grove, K. Macdonald, S. Gulyas, M. Clark, and K. D. Dasse

Gemcitabine plus CI-994 offers no advantage over gemcitabine alone in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: results of a phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 26, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1096-1102; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl081
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F. A. Calvo, F. J. Serrano, J. A. Diaz-González, M. Gomez-Espi, E. Lozano, R. Garcia, D. de la Mata, J. A. Arranz, P. García-Alfonso, G. Pérez-Manga, and E. Álvarez

Improved incidence of pT₀ downstaged surgical specimens in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with induction oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil and preoperative chemoradiation
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 2, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1103-1110; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl085
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lung cancer:

R. Booton, P. Lorigan, H. Anderson, S. Baka, L. Ashcroft, M. Nicolson, M. O'Brien, D. Dunlop, K. O'Byrne, V. Laurence, M. Snee, G. Dark, and N. Thatcher

A phase III trial of docetaxel/carboplatin versus mitomycin C/ifosfamide/cisplatin (MIC) or mitomycin C/vinblastine/cisplatin (MVP) in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomised multicentre trial of the British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG1)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1111-1119; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl078
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F. Cappuzzo, L. Toschi, G. Tallini, G. L. Ceresoli, I. Domenichini, S. Bartolini, G. Finocchiaro, E. Magrini, G. Metro, A. Cancellieri, R. Trisolini, L. Crino, P. A. Bunn, Jr, A. Santoro, W. A. Franklin, M. Varella-Garcia, and F. R. Hirsch

Insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 (IGFR-1) is significantly associated with longer survival in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1120-1127; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl077
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R. A. Soo, L. Z. Wang, L. S. Tham, W. P. Yong, M. Boyer, H. L. Lim, H. S. Lee, M. Millward, S. Liang, P. Beale, S. C. Lee, and B. C. Goh

A multicentre randomised phase II study of carboplatin in combination with gemcitabine at standard rate or fixed dose rate infusion in patients with advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 2, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1128-1133; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl084
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Urogenital tumors:

L. Barkholt, M. Bregni, M. Remberger, D. Blaise, J. Peccatori, G. Massenkeil, P. Pedrazzoli, A. Zambelli, J.-O. Bay, S. Francois, R. Martino, C. Bengala, M. Brune, S. Lenhoff, A. Porcellini, M. Falda, S. Siena, T. Demirer, D. Niederwieser, and O. Ringdén On behalf of the French ITAC group and the EBMT Solid Tumour Working Party

Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for metastatic renal carcinoma in Europe
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 28, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1134-1140; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl086
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hematologic malignancies:

L. Fischer, E. Thiel, H.-A. Klasen, J. Birkmann, K. Jahnke, P. Martus, and A. Korfel

Prospective trial on topotecan salvage therapy in primary CNS lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1141-1145; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl070
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S. Palmieri, A. M. D'Arco, M. Celentano, G. Mele, C. Califano, F. Pollio, M. R. D'Amico, and F. Ferrara

An antecedent diagnosis of refractory anemia with excess blasts has no prognostic relevance in acute myeloid leukemia of older adult patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 10, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1146-1151; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl083
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head and neck cancer:

A. S. C. Wong, R. A. Soo, J. J. Lu, K. S. Loh, K. S. Tan, W. S. Hsieh, T. P. Shakespeare, E. T. Chua, H. L. Lim, and B. C. Goh

Paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil and hydroxyurea concurrent with radiation in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1152-1157; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl090
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phase I and pharmacokinetics:

H. Dumez, A. Awada, M. Piccart, S. Assadourian, D. Semiond, G. Guetens, G. de Boeck, R. A. A. Maes, E. A. de Bruijn, and A. van Oosterom

A phase I dose-finding clinical pharmacokinetic study of an oral formulation of irinotecan (CPT-11) administered for 5 days every 3 weeks in patients with advanced solid tumours
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1158-1165; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl071
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epidemiology:

M. R. Safarinejad

Population-based screening for prostate cancer by measuring free and total serum prostate-specific antigen in Iran
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1166-1171; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl087
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letters to the editor:

T. Watanabe, T. Kiyomatsu, T. Kanazawa, Y. Kazama, T. Kojima, J. Tanaka, T. Tanaka, and H. Nagawa

Weekly oxaliplatin and preoperative radiotherapy as a new neoadjuvant therapy for locally-advanced rectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 10, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1173; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj123
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C. Aschele, M. L. Friso, P. Del Bianco, and S. Pucciarelli

Reply to Letter to the Editor ‘Weekly oxaliplatin and pre-operative radiotherapy as a new neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer’, by T. Watanabe et al. (Ann Oncol 2006; 17: 1173)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1173-1174; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj124
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G. Curigliano, V. Formica, T. De Pas, G. Spitaleri, E. Pietri, N. Fazio, F. de Braud, and A. Goldhirsch

Life-threatening toxic epidermal necrolysis during voriconazole therapy for invasive aspergillosis after chemotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1174-1175; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj126
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K. Yoneda, Y. Tanji, M. Okishiro, T. Taguchi, Y. Tamaki, and S. Noguchi

Influence of adjuvant anastrozole on bone mineral density in Japanese postmenopausal breast cancer patients: is there a racial difference?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 11, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1175-1176; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj128
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M. Berretta, A. Lleshi, F. Di Benedetto, A. Bearz, M. Spina, and U. Tirelli

Oxaliplatin and capecitabine (Xelox) in association with highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced hepatocarcinoma HIV/HCV-infected patients
Ann Oncol 17: 1176-1177; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj140
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J. Roncalli, J. P. Delord, M. Galinier, P. Massabuau, M. Lescure, J. M. Fauvel, and D. Azria

Bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer: a left intracardiac thrombotic event
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 8, 2006
Ann Oncol 17: 1177-1178; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl025
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