Annals of Oncology

News:

S. Dickman

Human embryonic cells raise some hopes, but mainly questions
Ann Oncol 8: 923-924.
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Death rates in Russia rise dramatically: Worse than under Stalin
Ann Oncol 8: 926.
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To what extent are cancer clinical trials imperilled in the UK?
Ann Oncol 8: 926.
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Will Jospin solve Villejuif's problems?
Ann Oncol 8: 927.
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Eugenics: Did Hitler merely emulate others?
Ann Oncol 8: 927.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 8: 928.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 8: 928-929.
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Book reviews:

C. Sessa

Book review
Ann Oncol 8: 929-930.
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F. Cavalli

Book review
Ann Oncol 8: 932.
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A. Goldhirsch

Book review
Ann Oncol 8: 936.
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Editorial:

F. Cavalli

A somewhat special issue
Ann Oncol 8: 931.
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A. M. Gianni

High-dose chemotherapy and autotransplants: A time for guidelines
Ann Oncol 8: 933-935.
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M. Markman

Prognostic factors in salvage therapy of ovarian cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 937-938.
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Advertisements in this issue:

Rhône-Poulenc Rorer (limited circulation)
Ann Oncol 8: 936.
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S. Karger AG
Ann Oncol 8: 936.
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Novartis
Ann Oncol 8: 936.
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Review:

P. F. Conte and A. Gennari

Anthracyclines-paclitaxel combinations in the treatment of breast cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 939-943.
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Arena:

P. Vineis

Ethical issues in genetic screening for cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 945-949.
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Original articles:

S. Culine, M. Fabbro, C. Assens, M. Ychou, G. Romieu, A. Kramar, D. Cupissol, F. Pinguet, and H. Pujol

Four-step high-dose sequential chemotherapy with hematopoietic progenitor-cell support as induction treatment for patients with solid tumors
Ann Oncol 8: 951-956.
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A. H. Honkoop, E. van der Wall, N. Feller, G.-J. Schuurhuis, W. J. F. van der Vijgh, E. Boven, C. J. van Groeningen, G. Giaccone, K. Hoekman, J. B. Vermorken, J. Wagstaff, and H. M. Pinedo

Multiple cycles of high-dose doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cell support in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 957-962.
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E. A. Eisenhauer, J. B. Vermorken, and M. van Glabbeke

Predictors of response to subsequent chemotherapy in platinum pretreated ovarian cancer: A multivariate analysis of 704 patients
Ann Oncol 8: 963-968.
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A. Lissoni, A. Gabriele, G. Gorga, S. Tumolo, F. Landoni, C. Mangioni, and C. Sessa

Cisplatin-, epirubicin- and paclitaxel-containing chemotherapy in uterine adenocarcinoma
Ann Oncol 8: 969-972.
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The Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Classification Project

Effect of age on the characteristics and clinical behavior of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients
Ann Oncol 8: 973-978.
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I. A. Auer, R. D. Gascoyne, J. M. Conners, F. E. Cotter, T. C. Greiner, W. G. Sanger, and D. E. Horsman

t(11;18)(q21;q21) is the most common translocation in MALT lymphomas
Ann Oncol 8: 979-985.
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M. I. Gutiérrez, K. Bhatia, B. Cherney, D. Capello, G. Gaidano, and I. Magrath

Intraclonal molecular heterogeneity suggests a hierarchy of pathogenetic events in Burkitt's lymphoma
Ann Oncol 8: 987-994.
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P. Ross, A. Norman, D. Cunningham, A. Webb, T. Iveson, A. Padhani, J. Prendiville, M. Watson, A. Massey, R. Popescu, and J. Oates

A prospective randomised trial of protracted venous infusion 5-fluorouracil with or without mitomycin C in advanced colorectal cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 995-1001.
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E. Raymond, H. A. Burris, E. K. Rowinsky, J. R. Eckardt, G. Rodriguez, L. Smith, G. Weiss, and D. D. Von Hoff

Phase I study of daily times five topotecan and single injection of cisplatin in patients with previously untreated non-small-cell lung carcinoma
Ann Oncol 8: 1003-1008.
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P. Jacoulet, A. Depierre, D. Moro, A. Rivière, B. Milleron, E. Quoix, E. Ranfaing, D. Anthoine, J. J. Lafitte, B. Lebeau, J. P. Kleisbauer, F. Massin, P. Fournel, M. Zaegel, J. P. Leclerc, G. Garnier, E. Brambilla, F. Capron, and Groupe d'Oncologie de Langue Française

Long-term survivors of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC): A French multicenter study
Ann Oncol 8: 1009-1014.
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M. Los, C. J. M. Aarsman, L. Terpstra, D. Wittebol-Post, C. J. M. Lips, G. H. Blijham, and E. E. Voest

Elevated ocular levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease
Ann Oncol 8: 1015-1022.
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P. van der Valk, J. Lindeman, and W. Kamphorst

Growth factor profiles of human gliomas: Do non-tumour cells contribute to tumour growth in glioma?
Ann Oncol 8: 1023-1029.
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Clinical case:

H. Kappauf, W. M. Gallmeier, P. H. Wünsch, H.-O. Mittelmeier, J. Birkmann, G. Büschel, G. Kaiser, and J. Kraus

Complete spontaneous remission in a patient with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: Case report, review of literature, and discussion of possible biological pathways involved
Ann Oncol 8: 1031-1039.
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Short reports:

B. Eriksson, J. Renstrup, H. Imam, and K. Öberg

High-dose treatment with lanreotide of patients with advanced neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors: Clinical and biological effects
Ann Oncol 8: 1041-1044.
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G. Frasci, N. Panza, P. Commella, G. P. Nicolella, M. Natale, C. Pacilio, A. Gravina, V. Caputi, G. Botti, and G. Comella

Cisplatin, gemcitabine and vinorelbine in locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: A phase I study
Ann Oncol 8: 1045-1048.
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E. Wasserman, A. Myara, F. Lokiec, F. Goldwasser, F. Trivin, M. Mahjoubi, J. L. Misset, and E. Cvitkovic

Severe CPT-11 toxicity in patients with Gilbert's syndrome: Two case reports
Ann Oncol 8: 1049-1051.
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Letters:

L. S. Hofstra, E. G. E. de Vries, and P. H. B. Willemse

Letters to the editor: Ophthalmic toxicity following paclitaxel infusion
Ann Oncol 8: 1053.
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S. J. L. Brada, R. T. M. Wijffels, T. Kahraman, and E. G. E. de Vries

Letters to the editor: Sublingual nitrate provides cause for fear of food in a carcinoid patient
Ann Oncol 8: 1053-1054.
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