Annals of Oncology

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St. Petersburg makes a start
Ann Oncol 8: 717.
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European Parliament less than enthusiastic about complementary medicine
Ann Oncol 8: 717.
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New French Minister for Research encounters first problems
Ann Oncol 8: 717-718.
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The rapid pace of the Central East European Task Force
Ann Oncol 8: 718-719.
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Five years of intensive effort for recognition of medical oncology in Europe
Ann Oncol 8: 719-721.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 8: 721-722.
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Editorial:

Esteban Cvitkovic

UCNT: Chemocurable sometimes, but not very often
Ann Oncol 8: 723-725.
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Review:

E. Zucca, E. Roggero, F. Bertoni, and F. Cavalli

Primary extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Part 1: Gastrointestinal, cutaneous and genitourinary lymphomas
Ann Oncol 8: 727-737.
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Original articles:

S. Jelic, V. Kovcin, N. Milanovic, M. Kreacic, I. Pendjer, V. Jovanovic, Z. Ristovic, M. Opric, and L. Mitrovic

Randomized study of zorubicin versus zorubicin-cisplatin in undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx (UCNT)
Ann Oncol 8: 739-744.
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F. Boccardo, D. Amoroso, S. Iacobelli, L. Irtelli, A. Farris, G. Mustacchi, M. Mesiti, F. Brema, P. Pacini, E. Cortesi, P. Nardini, G. Guida, and C. Langenaeken

Clinical efficacy and endocrine activity of vorozole in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. Results of a multicentric phase II study
Ann Oncol 8: 745-750.
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A. Goldhirsch, R. D. Gelber, M. Castiglione, A. O'Neill, B. Thürlimann, C.-M Rudenstam, J. Lindtner, J. Collins, J. Forbes, D. Crivellari, A. Coates, F. Cavalli, E. Simoncini, M. F. Fey, O. Pagani, K. Price, H.-J. Senn, and International Breast Cancer Study Group

Menstrual cycle and timing of breast surgery in premenopausal node-positive breast cancer: Results of the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG) Trial VI
Ann Oncol 8: 751-756.
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G. Liljegren, G. Karlsson, J. Bergh, and L. Holmberg

The cost-effectiveness of routine postoperative radiotherapy after sector resection and axillary dissection for breast cancer stage I. Results from a randomized trial
Ann Oncol 8: 757-763.
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S. Ferrari, G. Bacci, P. Picci, M. Mercuri, A. Briccoli, D. Pinto, A. Gasbarrini, A. Tienghi, and A. Brach del Prever

Long-term follow-up and post-relapse survival in patients with non-metastatic osteosarcoma of the extremity treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Ann Oncol 8: 765-771.
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M. Benasso, L. Bonelli, G. Numico, R. Corvò, G. Sanguineti, R. Rosso, V. Vitale, and M. Merlano

Treatment with cisplatin and fluorouracil alternating with radiation favourably affects prognosis of inoperable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Results of a multivariate analysis on 273 patients
Ann Oncol 8: 773-779.
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R. Seitz, H.-H. Heidtmann, M. Wolf, A. Immel, and R. Egbring

Prognostic impact of an activation of coagulation in lung cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 781-784.
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L. M. Jost, L. Widmer, H. P. Honegger, and R. A. Stahel

Index of pretreatment intensity predicts outcome of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous progenitor cell transplantation in chemosensitive relapse of Hodgkin's disease
Ann Oncol 8: 785-790.
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Clinical Case:

C. Lebrun, S. Chanalet, P. Paquis, M. Frenay, J. L. Lagrange, and M. Chatel

Solitary meningeal plasmacytomas
Ann Oncol 8: 791-795.
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Short reports:

M. Raderer, G. V. Kornek, M. H. Hejna, G. Weinlaender, F. Vorbeck, W. C. C. Fiebiger, and W. Scheithauer

Treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer with epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil and l-leucovorin: A phase II study
Ann Oncol 8: 797-799.
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A. M. Westermann, R. Dubbelman, W. H. Moolenaar, J. Beijnen, and S. Rodenhuis

Successful intraperitoneal suramin treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma
Ann Oncol 8: 801-802.
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C. Tropé, J. Kaern, G. Kristensen, P. Rosenberg, and B. Sorbe

Paclitaxel in untreated FIGO stage III suboptimally resected ovarian cancer
Ann Oncol 8: 803-806.
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M. J. Ratain, L. A. Skoog, S. M. O'Brien, N. Cooper, R. L. Schilsky, B. Vogelzang, M. Gerber, P. K. Narang, and S. J. Nicol

Phase I study of 3'-deamino-3'-(2-methoxy-4-morpholinyl)doxorubicin (FCE 23762, PNU 152243) administered on a daily x3 schedule
Ann Oncol 8: 807-809.
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Letters:

G. Martinelli, F. Peccatori, B. Ullrich, M. Ghielmini, E. Roggero, and A. Goldhirsch

Clinical manifestation of severe hyperammonaemia in patients with multiple myeloma
Ann Oncol 8: 811.
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E. Briasoulis, V. Karavasilis, and N. Pavlidis

Megestrol activity in recurrent adult type granulosa cell tumour of the ovary
Ann Oncol 8: 811-812.
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L. S. Hofstra, W. T. A. van der Graaf, E. G. E. de Vries, H. Haaxma-Reiche, and P. H. B. Willemse

Ataxia following docetaxel infusion
Ann Oncol 8: 812-813.
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Book reviews:

L. J. Denis

Book review
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