Annals of Oncology

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Ann Oncol 6: 853.
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Ann Oncol 6: 853.
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News:

Marjanke Spanjer

Drugs: Holland bows to international pressure
Ann Oncol 6: 854.
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In the U.K. National Lottery hurts charities and others
Ann Oncol 6: 855.
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Breast cancer: To screen or not to screen?
Ann Oncol 6: 855-856.
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No more treatment for Los Angeles' impoverished cancer patients?
Ann Oncol 6: 856-857.
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Turbulent times for cancer structures in the U.S.
Ann Oncol 6: 857-858.
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FDA: Quality of life matters!
Ann Oncol 6: 858.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 6: 858-859.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 6: 859-860.
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Editorials:

Luca Gianni

Theoretical and practical aspects of paclitaxel scheduling
Ann Oncol 6: 861-863.
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William P. McGuire

Early ovarian cancer: Treat now, later or never?
Ann Oncol 6: 865-866.
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Book reviews:

R. Mirimanoff

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 864.
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Martin F. Fey

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 950.
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J. Bernier

Book review
Ann Oncol 6: 954.
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Special articles:

I. N. Olver, L. Buchanan, C. Laidlaw, and G. Poulton

The adequacy of consent forms for informing patients entering oncological clinical trials
Ann Oncol 6: 867-870.
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Review:

A. L. Jackman and A. H. Calvert

Folate-based thymidylate synthase inhibitors as anticancer drugs
Ann Oncol 6: 871-881.
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Original articles:

J. Lokich, N. Anderson, M. Bern, F. Coco, E. Dow, C. Mooré, T. Zipoli, and L. Gonzalves

Multi-day fractionated administration schedule for paclitaxel
Ann Oncol 6: 883-885.
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G. Bolis, N. Colombo, S. Pecorelli, V. Torri, S. Marsoni, C. Bonazzi, S. Chiari, G. Favalli, G. Mangili, M. Presti, F. Zanaboni, C. Mangioni, and G.I.C.O.G.: Gruppo Interregionale Collaborativo in Ginecologia Oncologica

Adjuvant treatment for early epithelial ovarian cancer: Results of two randomised clinical trials comparing cisplatin to no further treatment or chromic phosphate (³²P)
Ann Oncol 6: 887-893.
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M. Björkholm, U. Axdorph, G. Grimfors, K. Merk, B. Johansson, O. Landgren, E. Svedmyr, H. Mellstedt, and G. Holm

Fixed versus response-adapted MOPP/ABVD chemotherapy in Hodgkin's disease: A prospective randomized trial
Ann Oncol 6: 895-899.
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V. Diehl, M. Loeffler, M. Pfreundschuh, U. Ruehl, D. Hasenclever, H. Nisters-Backes, M. Sieber, K. Smith, H. Tesch, W. Geilen, M. Adler, H. Bartels, U. Brandenburg, P. Diezler, G. Doelken, J. Enzian, R. Fuchs, W. Gassmann, H. Gerhartz, U. Hagenaukamp, T. Hecht, E. Hiller, H. Hinkelbein, B. Lathan, H. Kirchner, G. Kuehn, H. Kuerten, U. Loos, B. Makoski, W. Oertel, S. Petsch, R. Pfab, H. Pflueger, M. Planker, R. Rohioff, H. Sack, S. Samandari, R. Sauer, K. Schalk, G. Schmitz, W. Schoppe, G. Schwieder, S. Szepesi, J. Teichmann, W. Wilhelmy, P. Worst, R. Fischer, A. Georgii, K. Huebner, E. W. Schwarze, and for the German Hodgkins' Study Group (GHSG)

Further chemotherapy versus low-dose involved-field radiotherapy as consolidation of complete remission after six cycles of alternating chemotherapy in patients with advanced Hodgkin's disease
Ann Oncol 6: 901-910.
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R. Amato, C. Meyers, J. Ellerhorst, L. Finn, R. Kilbourn, A. Sella, and C. Logothetis

A phase I trial of intermittent high-dose -interferon and dexamethasone in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Ann Oncol 6: 911-914.
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M. Massimino, M. Gasparini, and R. Giardini

Ki-l (CD30) anaplastic large-cell lymphoma in children
Ann Oncol 6: 915-920.
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J. R. Fischer, M. Schinde, N. Stein, H. Lahm, H. Gallati, P. H. Krammer, and P. Drings

Selective suppression of cytokine secretion in patients with small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 6: 921-926.
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M. A. Izquierdo, D. Degen, L. Myers, D. J. Levitt, and D. D. Von Hoff

Effects of the hematopoietic growth factors GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-6 on human tumor colony-forming units taken directly from patients
Ann Oncol 6: 927-932.
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D. Gasparotto, R. Maestro, L. Barzan, T. Vukosavljevic, C. Doglioni, S. Sulfaro, S. Piccinin, and M. Boiocchi

Recurrences and second primary tumours in the head and neck region: Differentiation by p53 mutation analysis
Ann Oncol 6: 933-939.
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Clinical case:

U. Lassen, P. E. G. Kristjansen, and H. H. Hansen

Brain metastases in small-cell lung cancer
Ann Oncol 6: 941-944.
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Short reports:

E. Boleti, M. P. Deonarain, R. A. Spooner, A. J. Smith, A. A. Epenetos, and A. J. T. George

Construction, expression and characterisation of a single chain anti-tumour antibody (scFv)-EL-2 fusion protein
Ann Oncol 6: 945-947.
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J. F. Smyth, J. D. Hardcastle, G. Denton, D. Alderson, R. H. Grace, J. L. Mansi, H. M. A. Yosef, Ö. Nordle, H. Lauri, and S. Wählby

Two phase III trials of tauromustine (TCNU) in advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 6: 948-949.
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Letters:

G. Sutedja, F. Schramel, and P. E. Postmus

Bronchoscopic treatment modalities in lung cancer, indications and limitations
Ann Oncol 6: 951-952.
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P. Bass

This letter was referred to the author, who responds as follows:
Ann Oncol 6: 952.
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D Hart and J. R. Zalcberg

Hypoxemia due to right-to-left shunt in the carcinoid syndrome; beneficial response to octreotide
Ann Oncol 6: 952-954.
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Classified advertisements from ESMO members and meeting announcements:

Classified advertisements from ESMO members and meeting announcements
Ann Oncol 6: 955.
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ESMO application for membership:

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Ann Oncol 6: 956.
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Kluwer Academic Publishers:

Cancer Pain Relief A Practical Manual
Ann Oncol 6: 957.
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