Annals of Oncology

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in this issue
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1613; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp465 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

editorial

S. F. Dent

The role of VEGF in triple-negative breast cancer: where do we go from here?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1615-1617; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp410 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

reviews

Get checked abstract A. A. Khorana

Cancer and thrombosis: implications of published guidelines for clinical practice
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1619-1630; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp068 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Verleye, I. Vergote, N. Reed, and P. B. Ottevanger

Quality assurance for radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer: the view of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer—Gynecological Cancer Group (EORTC-GCG)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1631-1638; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

original articles

breast cancer

Get checked abstract B. K. Linderholm, H. Hellborg, U. Johansson, G. Elmberger, L. Skoog, J. Lehtiö, and R. Lewensohn

Significantly higher levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and shorter survival times for patients with primary operable triple-negative breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1639-1646; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Costantini, A. Picardi, M. Zilli, F. Cairoli, R. Torta, P. Marchetti, W. Baile, and S. Iacobelli

Discussion about switch strategy in the adjuvant hormonal therapy of breast cancer: psychological aspects of physician–patient communication
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1647-1652; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. G. Haffty, D. H. Choi, S. Goyal, A. Silber, K. Ranieri, E. Matloff, M. H. Lee, M. Nissenblatt, D. Toppmeyer, and M. S. Moran

Breast cancer in young women (YBC): prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations and risk of secondary malignancies across diverse racial groups
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1653-1659; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

gastrointestinal tumors

Get checked abstract S. Afzal, S. A. Jensen, B. Vainer, U. Vogel, J. P. Matsen, J. B. Sørensen, P. K. Andersen, and H. E. Poulsen

MTHFR polymorphisms and 5-FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1660-1666; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Lorenzen, T. Schuster, R. Porschen, S.-E. Al-Batran, R. Hofheinz, P. Thuss-Patience, M. Moehler, P. Grabowski, D. Arnold, T. Greten, L. Müller, N. Röthling, C. Peschel, R. Langer, and F. Lordick

Cetuximab plus cisplatin–5-fluorouracil versus cisplatin–5-fluorouracil alone in first-line metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a randomized phase II study of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1667-1673; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

lung cancer

Get checked abstract J.-C. Soria, F. A. Shepherd, J.-Y. Douillard, J. Wolf, G. Giaccone, L. Crino, F. Cappuzzo, S. Sharma, S. H. Gross, S. Dimitrijevic, L. Di Scala, H. Gardner, L. Nogova, and V. Papadimitrakopoulou

Efficacy of everolimus (RAD001) in patients with advanced NSCLC previously treated with chemotherapy alone or with chemotherapy and EGFR inhibitors
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1674-1681; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

urogenital tumors

Get checked abstract A. J. Montero, C. M. Diaz-Montero, R. E. Millikan, J. Liu, K.-A. Do, S. Hodges, E. Jonasch, B. W. McIntyre, P. Hwu, and N. Tannir

Cytokines and angiogenic factors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with interferon-: association of pretreatment serum levels with survival
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1682-1687; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

hematologic malignancies

Get checked abstract W. Y. Kim, Y. K. Jeon, T. M. Kim, J. E. Kim, Y. A. Kim, S.-H. Lee, D.-W. Kim, D. S. Heo, and C.-W. Kim

Increased quantity of tumor-infiltrating FOXP3-positive regulatory T cells is an independent predictor for improved clinical outcome in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1688-1696; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. A. M. van de Schans, E. W. Steyerberg, M. R. Nijziel, G.-J. Creemers, M. L. Janssen-Heijnen, and D. J. van Spronsen

Validation, revision and extension of the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) in a population-based setting
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1697-1702; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

head and neck cancer

Get checked abstract A. Bozec, A. Sudaka, N. Toussan, J.-L. Fischel, M.-C. Etienne-Grimaldi, and G. Milano

Combination of sunitinib, cetuximab and irradiation in an orthotopic head and neck cancer model
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1703-1707; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

quality of life supportive care

Get checked abstract H. Wessels, A. de Graeff, K. Wynia, H. J. Sixma, M. de Heus, M. Schipper, G. T. G. J. Woltjer, S. C. C. M. Teunissen, and E. E. Voest

Medical oncology patients’ preferences with regard to health care: development of a patient-driven questionnaire
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 4, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1708-1713; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Aapro, H. Ludwig, C. Bokemeyer, K. MacDonald, P. Soubeyran, M. Turner, T. Albrecht, and I. Abraham

Modeling of treatment response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents as a function of center- and patient-related variables: results from the Anemia Cancer Treatment (ACT) study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1714-1721; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Mattsson, B. El-Khouri, G. Ljungman, and L. von Essen

Empirically derived psychosocial states among adolescents diagnosed with cancer during the acute and extended phase of survival
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1722-1727; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

oncology practice

Get checked abstract R. Sciuto, L. Romano, S. Rea, F. Marandino, I. Sperduti, and C. L. Maini

Natural history and clinical outcome of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 1503 patients treated at a single institution
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1728-1735; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

epidemiology

Get checked abstract M. Rossi, L. Lipworth, L. Dal Maso, R. Talamini, M. Montella, J. Polesel, J. K. McLaughlin, M. Parpinel, S. Franceschi, P. Lagiou, and C. La Vecchia

Dietary glycemic load and hepatocellular carcinoma with or without chronic hepatitis infection
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1736-1740; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Lagiou, M. Rossi, A. Tzonou, C. Georgila, D. Trichopoulos, and C. La Vecchia

Glycemic load in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis infection
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 15, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1741-1745; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

letters to the editors

P. Boudou-Rouquette, J. Alexandre, O. Soubrane, X. Bertagna, and F. Goldwasser

Antitumoral effect of the bisphosphonate zoledronic acid against visceral metastases in an adrenocortical cancer patient
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 24, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1747; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp378 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. M. De Pas, F. Toffalorio, C. Catania, C. Noberasco, G. Spitaleri, L. Spaggiari, and F. De Braud

Gemcitabine and pemetrexed combination: the key role of the sequence of drugs administration
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1747-1748; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp385 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ono, M. Kato, K. Takagi, J. Kodaira, K. Kubota, Y. Matsuno, Y. Komatsu, and M. Asaka

Metachronous gastric cancer following complete remission of gastric MALT lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1748-1749; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp389 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Hietanen

Does the expert panel at the St Gallen meeting provide an unbiased opinion about the management of women with early breast cancer?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on August 14, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1749-1751; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp399 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. S. Coates, A. Goldhirsch, R. D. Gelber, J. N. Ingle, B. Thuerlimann, and H.-J. Senn

Reply to Does the expert panel at the St Gallen meeting provide an unbiased opinion about the management of women with early breast cancer?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1751-1752; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp400 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Gagliese

Aging and the management of cancer pain
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1752; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp404 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

erratum

S. H. Ahn, B. W. Park, D. Y. Noh, S. J. Nam, E. S. Lee, M. K. Lee, S. H. Kim, K. M. Lee, S. M. Park, and Y. H. Yun

Health-related quality of life in disease-free survivors of breast cancer with the general population
Ann Oncol 2009 20: 1753-1754; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp007 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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