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Ann Oncol 2008 19: 603; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn065 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

editorial

P. Boyle

Favorable trends in cancer mortality in the European Union but no room for complacency
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 605-606; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm598 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

reviews

Get checked abstract O. Mir, P. Berveiller, S. Ropert, F. Goffinet, G. Pons, J.-M. Treluyer, and F. Goldwasser

Emerging therapeutic options for breast cancer chemotherapy during pregnancy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on October 5, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 607-613; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm460 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Perry, M. Broeders, C. de Wolf, S. Törnberg, R. Holland, and L. von Karsa

European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Fourth edition—summary document
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 17, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 614-622; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm481 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Vardy, J. S. Wefel, T. Ahles, I. F. Tannock, and S. B. Schagen

Cancer and cancer-therapy related cognitive dysfunction: an international perspective from the Venice cognitive workshop
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 623-629; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm500 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

original articles

epidemiology

Get checked abstract C. Bosetti, P. Bertuccio, F. Levi, F. Lucchini, E. Negri, and C. La Vecchia

Cancer mortality in the European Union, 1970–2003, with a joinpoint analysis
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 631-640; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. Rapp, J. Klenk, H. Ulmer, H. Concin, G. Diem, W. Oberaigner, and J. Schroeder

Weight change and cancer risk in a cohort of more than 65 000 adults in Austria
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 4, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 641-648; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

breast cancer

Get checked abstract J. P. A. Baak, P. J. van Diest, E. A. M. Janssen, E. Gudlaugsson, F. J. Voorhorst, E. van der Wall, J. B. Vermorken, and other collaborators of the Multicenter Morphometric Mammary Carcinoma Project (MMMCP)

Proliferation accurately identifies the high-risk patients among small, low-grade, lymph node-negative invasive breast cancers
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 27, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 649-654; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Hoogerbrugge, Y. J. L. Kamm, P. Bult, K. M. Landsbergen, E. M. H. F. Bongers, H. G. Brunner, H. J. Bonenkamp, J. A. de Hullu, M. J. L. Ligtenberg, and C. Boetes

The impact of a false-positive MRI on the choice for mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers is limited
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 19, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 655-659; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Ravaioli, F. Monti, M. M. Regan, F. Maffini, M. G. Mastropasqua, V. Spataro, M. Castiglione-Gertsch, I. Panzini, L. Gianni, A. Goldhirsch, A. Coates, K. N. Price, B. A. Gusterson, and G. Viale On behalf of the International Breast Cancer Study Group (see Appendix 1 for list of participants)

p27 and Skp2 immunoreactivity and its clinical significance with endocrine and chemo-endocrine treatments in node-negative early breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 13, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 660-668; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Y. Eralp, D. Derin, Y. Ozluk, E. Yavuz, N. Guney, P. Saip, M. Muslumanoglu, A. Igci, S. Kücücük, M. Dincer, A. Aydiner, and E. Topuz

MAPK overexpression is associated with anthracycline resistance and increased risk for recurrence in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 15, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 669-674; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B.-W. Park, J.-W. Oh, J.-H. Kim, S. H. Park, K.-S. Kim, J. H. Kim, and K. S. Lee

Preoperative CA 15-3 and CEA serum levels as predictor for breast cancer outcomes
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 23, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 675-681; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm538 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. Fulciniti, S. Losito, G. Botti, D. Di Mattia, A. La Mura, C. Pisano, and S. Pignata

Metastases to the breast: role of fine needle cytology samples. Our experience with nine cases in 2 years
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 28, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 682-687; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm546 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

gynecologic tumors

Get checked abstract A. M. C. Swart, S. Burdett, J. Ledermann, P. Mook, and M. K. B. Parmar

Why i.p. therapy cannot yet be considered as a standard of care for the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: a systematic review
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 15, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 688-695; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. A. Thasni, S. Rakesh, G. Rojini, T. Ratheeshkumar, G. Srinivas, and S. Priya

Estrogen-dependent cell signaling and apoptosis in BRCA1-blocked BG1 ovarian cancer cells in response to plumbagin and other chemotherapeutic agents
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 696-705; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

gastrointestinal tumors

Get checked abstract C. Braconi, R. Bracci, I. Bearzi, F. Bianchi, A. Costagliola, R. Catalani, A. Mandolesi, R. Ranaldi, E. Galizia, S. Cascinu, G. Rossi, L. Giustini, L. Latini, N. Valeri, and R. Cellerino

KIT and PDGFR mutations in 104 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): a population-based study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 706-710; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Pessino, S. Artale, S. Sciallero, A. Guglielmi, G. Fornarini, I.C. Andreotti, S. Mammoliti, D. Comandini, F. Caprioni, E. Bennicelli, V. Andretta, S. Siena, and A. Sobrero

First-line single-agent cetuximab in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 10, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 711-716; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. Cappuzzo, G. Finocchiaro, E. Rossi, P.A. Jänne, C. Carnaghi, C. Calandri, K. Bencardino, C. Ligorio, F. Ciardiello, T. Pressiani, A. Destro, M. Roncalli, L. Crino, W. A. Franklin, A. Santoro, and M. Varella-Garcia

EGFR FISH assay predicts for response to cetuximab in chemotherapy refractory colorectal cancer patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 717-723; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. Santini, G. Perrone, B. Vincenzi, R. Lai, C. Cass, R. Alloni, C. Rabitti, A. Antinori, F. Vecchio, S. Morini, P. Magistrelli, R. Coppola, J. R. Mackey, and G. Tonini

Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (hENT1) protein is associated with short survival in resected ampullary cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 724-728; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. H. Park, E. Nam, J. Park, E. K. Cho, D. B. Shin, J. H. Lee, W. K. Lee, M. Chung, and S. I. Lee

Randomized phase II study of irinotecan, leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil (ILF) versus cisplatin plus ILF (PILF) combination chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 13, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 729-733; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Tol, M. Koopman, C. J. Rodenburg, A. Cats, G. J. Creemers, J. G. Schrama, F. L. G. Erdkamp, A. H. Vos, L. Mol, N. F. Antonini, and C. J. A. Punt

A randomised phase III study on capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab with or without cetuximab in first-line advanced colorectal cancer, the CAIRO2 study of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG). An interim analysis of toxicity
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 13, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 734-738; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm607 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

lung cancer

Get checked abstract G. D'Addario, D. Rauch, R. Stupp, M. Pless, R. Stahel, N. Mach, L. Jost, L. Widmer, C. Tapia, M. Bihl, M. Mayer, K. Ribi, S. Lerch, L. Bubendorf, and D. C. Betticher

Multicenter phase II trial of gefitinib first-line therapy followed by chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): SAKK protocol 19/03
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 19, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 739-745; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm564 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

urogenital tumors

Get checked abstract K. N. Chi, S. L. Ellard, S. J. Hotte, P. Czaykowski, M. Moore, J. D. Ruether, A. J. Schell, S. Taylor, C. Hansen, I. Gauthier, W. Walsh, and L. Seymour

A phase II study of sorafenib in patients with chemo-naive castration-resistant prostate cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 3, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 746-751; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

hematologic malignancies

Get checked abstract M. Ziepert, R. Schmits, L. Trümper, M. Pfreundschuh, M. Loeffler, and On behalf of the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group (DSHNHL)

Prognostic factors for hematotoxicity of chemotherapy in aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 28, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 752-762; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract V. Pavone, U. Ricardi, S. Luminari, P. Gobbi, M. Federico, L. Baldini, E. Iannitto, G. Ucci, L. Marcheselli, L. Orsucci, E. Angelucci, M. Liberati, P. Gavarotti, A. Levis, and On behalf of the Intergruppo Italiano Linfomi (IIL)

ABVD plus radiotherapy versus EVE plus radiotherapy in unfavorable stage IA and IIA Hodgkin's lymphoma: results from an Intergruppo Italiano Linfomi randomized study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 6, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 763-768; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm575 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. L. Zinzani, M. Tani, S. Fanti, V. Stefoni, G. Musuraca, P. Castellucci, E. Marchi, M. Farsad, M. Fina, C. Pellegrini, L. Alinari, E. Derenzini, A. de Vivo, F. Bacci, S. Pileri, and M. Baccarani

A phase II trial of CHOP chemotherapy followed by yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) for previously untreated elderly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 25, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 769-773; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Thieblemont, A. Grossoeuvre, R. Houot, F. Broussais-Guillaumont, G. Salles, C. Traullé, D. Espinouse, and B. Coiffier

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in very elderly patients over 80 years. A descriptive analysis of clinical presentation and outcome
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 6, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 774-779; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Papaxoinis, G. Fountzilas, D. Rontogianni, M. A. Dimopoulos, N. Pavlidis, C. Tsatalas, D. Pectasides, N. Xiros, and T. Economopoulos

Low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: a retrospective analysis of 97 patients by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 20, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 780-786; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

phase I and pharmacokinetics

Get checked abstract A. Italiano, C. Massard, R. Bahleda, A.-L. Vataire, E. Deutsch, N. Magné, J.-P. Pignon, G. Vassal, J.-P. Armand, and J.-C. Soria

Treatment outcome and survival in participants of phase I oncology trials carried out from 2003 to 2006 at Institut Gustave Roussy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 27, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 787-792; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm548 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

sarcomas

Get checked abstract J. Muret, M. Yacoub, P. Terrier, F. Drusch, A. Laplanche, C. Gaudin, C. Richon, C. Le Péchoux, A. Le Cesne, F. J. Lejeune, T. Tursz, P. Fouret, S. Bonvalot, and S. Chouaib

p53 status correlates with histopathological response in patients with soft tissue sarcomas treated using isolated limb perfusion with TNF- and melphalan
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 6, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 793-800; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

melanoma

Get checked abstract K. Spieth, R. Kaufmann, R. Dummer, C. Garbe, J. C. Becker, A. Hauschild, W. Tilgen, S. Ugurel, M. Beyeler, E. B. Bröcker, K. C. Kaehler, C. Pföhler, J. Gille, U. Leiter, and D. Schadendorf

Temozolomide plus pegylated interferon alfa-2b as first-line treatment for stage IV melanoma: a multicenter phase II trial of the Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on January 4, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 801-806; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm565 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

pediatric malignancies

Get checked abstract M. Benesch, M. Windelberg, W. Sauseng, V. Witt, G. Fleischhack, H. Lackner, H. Gadner, U. Bode, and C. Urban

Compassionate use of bevacizumab (Avastin^®) in children and young adults with refractory or recurrent solid tumors
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on December 3, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 807-813; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Rodríguez-Galindo, F. Navid, T. Liu, C. A. Billups, B. N. Rao, and M. J. Krasin

Prognostic factors for local and distant control in Ewing sarcoma family of tumors
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on November 12, 2007
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 814-820; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdm521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

letters to the editor

J.-Y. Blay, H. El Sayadi, P. Thiesse, J. Garret, and I. Ray-Coquard

Complete response to imatinib in relapsing pigmented villonodular synovitis/tenosynovial giant cell tumor (PVNS/TGCT)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 21, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 821-822; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn033 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bahri, J.-H. Chen, H. J. Yu, A. Kuzucan, O. Nalcioglu, and M.-Y. Su

Can dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) predict tumor recurrence and lymph node status in patients with breast cancer?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 822-824; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn043 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Templeton, M. Brändle, T. Cerny, and S. Gillessen

Remission of diabetes while on sunitinib treatment for renal cell carcinoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 6, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 824-825; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn047 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z. Saouli, A. Papadopoulos, G. Kaiafa, F. Girtovitis, and Z. Kontoninas

A new approach on bullous pemphigoid therapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Ann Oncol 2008 19: 825-826; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn046 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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