Annals of Oncology

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Ann Oncol 6: 739.
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Ann Oncol 6: 739.
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News:

Luisa Dillner

U.K. breast cancer services report
Ann Oncol 6: 740-741.
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Early clinical trials: An European merger
Ann Oncol 6: 741.
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Smoking prevention badly hit in Brussels
Ann Oncol 6: 742.
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Was the ‘wake-up call’ from Dana-Farber heard in Europe?
Ann Oncol 6: 742-743.
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Silvio Garanttini

Italy: ‘much ado...’
Ann Oncol 6: 743.
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Sir John David and Robert Comis Leo

Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 6: 743-744.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 6: 744-745.
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Book reviews:

M. D'lncalci

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 746.
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Hansjakob Furrer

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 754.
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E. Eisenhauer

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 850.
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Editorials:

A. Liberati

Follow-up in breast cancer: A model case for controlled evaluation of complex interventions
Ann Oncol 6: 747-750.
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Jens Pedersen-Bjergaard

Acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17) following inhibition of DNA topoisomerase II
Ann Oncol 6: 751-753.
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Special articles:

J. Chang, J. C. Sharpe, R. P. A'Hern, C. Fisher, P. Blake, J. Shepherd, and M. E. Gore

Carcinosarcoma of the ovary: Incidence, prognosis, treatment and survival of patients
Ann Oncol 6: 755-758.
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R. Pirker, G. Krajnik, S. Zöchbauer, R. Malayeri, M. Kneussl, and H. Huber

Paclitaxel/cisplatin in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Ann Oncol 6: 833-835.
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D. Huan S, S. E. Aitken, and D. J. Stewart

A phase II study of 5-fluorouracil and high dose folinic acid in cisplatin-refractory metastatic bladder cancer
Ann Oncol 6: 836-837.
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A. V. Bedini, L. Tavecchio, C. Lequaglie, and G. Ravasi

Ambulatory low-toxicity chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung carcinoma by continuous 28-day infusion of alternating cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil
Ann Oncol 6: 838-840.
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C. Ripamonti, E. Zecca, C. Brunelli, E. Rizzio, L. Saita, F. Lodi, and F. De Conno

Rectal methadone in cancer patients with pain: A preliminary clinical and pharmacokinetic study
Ann Oncol 6: 841-843.
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G. J. Creemers, J. Wanders, T. Gamucci,, S. Vallentin, L. Y. Dirix, P. Schöffski, I. Hudson, and J. Verweij

Topotecan in colorectal cancer: A phase II study of the EORTC early clinical trials group
Ann Oncol 6: 844-846.
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V. H. C. Bramwell, E. A. Eisenhauer, M. Blackstein, G. Boos, M. Knowling, J. Jolivet, and W. Bogues

Phase II study of topotecan (NSC 609 699) in patients with recurrent or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Ann Oncol 6: 847-849.
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Review:

R. Pettengell

Expanding the role of blood progenitor cells
Ann Oncol 6: 759-767.
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Original articles:

D. Crivellari, K. N. Price, M. Hagen, A. Goldhirsch, R. D. Gelber, M. Castiglione, A. S. Coates, C.-M. Rudenstam, J. Collins, J. Lindtner, H. Córtes-Funes, A. Gudgeon, E. Simoncini, M. Byrne, H. G. Schniirch, M. Fey, M. H. N. Tattersall, J. F. Forbes, F. Cavalli, R. Reed, and H.-J. Senn

Routine tests during follow-up of patients after primary treatment for operable breast cancer
Ann Oncol 6: 769-776.
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S. Gillis, O. Sofer, O. Zelig, E. J. Dann, H. Lotan, D. Ben Yehuda, R. Isacson, E. A. Rachmilewitz, I. Ben-Bassat, and A. Polliack

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia with t(15;17) following treatment of Hodgkin's disease - a report of 4 cases
Ann Oncol 6: 777-779.
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L. Homann, P. Möller, J. Pedersen-Bjergaard, A. Waage, M. Pedersen, and F. R. Hirsch

Therapy-related acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17) (q22;ql2) following chemotherapy with drugs targeting DNA topoisomerase II. A report of two cases and a review of the literature
Ann Oncol 6: 781-788.
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A. Johnson, A. Brumn, M. Dictor, E. Rambech, M. Akerman, and H. Anderson

Incidence and prognostic significance of t(14; 18) translocation in follicle center cell lymphoma of low and high grade: A report from southern Sweden
Ann Oncol 6: 789-794.
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A. A. Tardivon, J.-N. Munck, L. G. Shapeero, S. Koscielny, J. Bosq, F. Dhermain, R. Gilles, M. Hayat, and D. Vanel

Can clinical data help to screen patients with lymphoma for MR imaging of bone marrow?
Ann Oncol 6: 795-800.
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M Nicolson, A Webb, D Cunningham, A Norman, M O'Brien, A Hill, and T Hickish

Cisplatin and protracted venous infusion 5-fluorouracil (CF) — good symptom relief with low toxicity in advanced pancreatic carcinoma
Ann Oncol 6: 801-804.
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Ondansetron versus granisetron, both combined with dexamethasone, in the prevention of cisplatin-induced emesis: Italian Group for Antiemetic Research
Ann Oncol 6: 805-810.
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J. Brieger, E. Weidmann, U. Maurer, D. Hoelzer, P. S. Mitrou, and L. Bergmann

The Wilms' tumor gene is frequently expressed in acute myeloblastic leukemias and may provide a marker for residual blast cells detectable by PCR
Ann Oncol 6: 811-816.
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D. P. Berger, L. Herbstritt, W. A. Dengler, D. Marmé, R. Mertelsmann, and H. H. Fiebig

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA expression in human tumor models of different histologies
Ann Oncol 6: 817-825.
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Clinical case:

G. B. Zulian, P.-Y. Dietrich, B. Conne, S. Anchisi, J.-C. Pache, C. Rouden, and P. Alberto

Lymphoma of uncertain phenotype
Ann Oncol 6: 827-832.
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Letters:

J. Handberg and B. Henriksen

Perianal Paget's disease: A case report
Ann Oncol 6: 851.
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C. M. L. van Herpen, Q. G. C. M. van Hoesel, and C. J. A. Punt

Paclitaxel-induced severe hyper-sensitivity reaction occurring as a late toxicity
Ann Oncol 6: 852.
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Classified advertisements from ESMO members and meeting announcements:

Classified advertisements from ESMO members and meeting announcements
Ann Oncol 6: 853.
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ESMO applications for membership:

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Ann Oncol 6: 854.
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Kluwer academic publishers:

Kluwer academic publishers
Ann Oncol 6: 855.
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Pharmacia:

Pharmacia
Ann Oncol 6: 856.
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Pharmacia
Ann Oncol 6: 857.
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Amgen/Roche:

Amgen/Roche
Ann Oncol 6: 858.
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