Annals of Oncology

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Alison Abbott

German oncology research shaken by fraud case
Ann Oncol 9: 1-2.
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Hemato-oncologists meet again at Airlie House
Ann Oncol 9: 2-4.
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Hemato-oncology refashioned in the ‘Neue Bundesländer’
Ann Oncol 9: 4-5.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 9: 5.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 9: 5-6.
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Editorial:

F. Cavalli

Another year
Ann Oncol 9: 7.
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J. Weyler

Prostate cancer: Screening or watchful waiting?
Ann Oncol 9: 9-11.
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Book reviews:

M. Ghielmini

Book review
Ann Oncol 9: 8.
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H. Neuenschwander

Book review
Ann Oncol 9: 120.
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Review:

J. Lokich and N. Anderson

Carboplatin versus cisplatin in solid tumors: An analysis of the literature
Ann Oncol 9: 13-21.
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Commentary:

V. Spataro

Recent advances in the molecular genetics of cancer: Second Joint Conference of the American Association of Cancer Research and the European Association of Cancer Research, Oxford, 9–12 September 1997
Ann Oncol 9: 23-29.
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Original articles:

F. Levi, C. La Vecchia, L. Randimbison, G. Erler, V.-C. Te, and S. Franceschi

Incidence, mortality and survival from prostate cancer in Vaud and Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1974–1994
Ann Oncol 9: 31-35.
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J. P. Guastalla, E. Pujade-Lauraine, B. Weber, H. Curé, H. Orfeuvre, M. Mousseau, P. Vincent, V. Diéras, N. Tubiana-Mathieu, J. P. Jacquin, L. Mignot, B. Leduc, P. Viens, and D. Pariso

Efficacy and safety of the paclitaxel and carboplatin combination in patients with previously treated advanced ovarian carcinoma: A multicenter GINECO (Groupe d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens) phase II study
Ann Oncol 9: 37-43.
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U. Klaassen, H. Wilke, A. Harstrick, C. Philippou Pari, D. Strumberg, K. Neumann, W. Eberhardt, W. Achterrath, L. Lenaz, and S. Seeber

Paclitaxel in combination with weekly 24-hour infusional 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin in the second-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer: Results of a phase II study
Ann Oncol 9: 45-50.
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G. Pichert, D. Schmitter, L. Widmer, L. M. Jost, M. O. Kurrer, R. Maurer, and R. A. Stahel

Selection and immunomagnetic purging of peripheral blood CD34+ cells for autologous transplantation in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Ann Oncol 9: 51-54.
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U. Vitolo, G. Gaidano, B. Botto, G. Volpe, E. Audisio, M. Bertini, R. Calvi, R. Freilone, D. Novero, L. Orsucci, C. Pastore, D. Capello, G. Parvis, C. Sacco, V. Zagonel, A. Carbone, U. Mazza, G. Palestro, G. Saglio, and L. Resegotti

Rearrangements of bcl-6, bcl-2, c-myc and 6q deletion in B-diffuse large-cell lymphoma: Clinical relevance in 71 patients
Ann Oncol 9: 55-61.
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J. Golab, T. Stoklosa, R. Zagozdzon, A. Kaca, A. Giermasz, Z. Pojda, E. Machaj, A. Dabrowska, W. Feleszko, W. Lasek, A. Iwan-Osiecka, and M. Jakóbisiak

G-CSF prevents the suppression of bone marrow hematopoiesis induced by IL-12 and augments its antitumor activity in a melanoma model in mice
Ann Oncol 9: 63-69.
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M.A. Villalona-Calero, J. Eckardt, H. Burris, M. Kraynak, S. Fields-Jones, C. Bazan, J. Lancaster, T. Hander, R. Goldblum, L. Hammond, A. Bari, R. Drengler, M. Rothenberg, G. Hadovsky, and D.D. von Hoff

A phase I trial of human corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF) in patients with peritumoral brain edema
Ann Oncol 9: 71-77.
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C. Ripamonti, F. de Conno, L. Groff, M. Belzile, J. Pereira, J. Hanson, and E. Bruera

Equianalgesic dose/ratio between methadone and other opioid agonists in cancer pain: Comparison of two clinical experiences
Ann Oncol 9: 79-83.
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S. Hegewisch-Becker, F. Staib, T. Löning, U. Pichlmeier, N. Kröger, A. Reymann, and D. K. Hossfeld

No evidence of significant activity of the multidrug resistance gene product in primary human breast cancer
Ann Oncol 9: 85-93.
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Clinical case:

S. Anchisi, R. Abele, M. Guetty-Alberto, and P. Alberto

Management of an isolated thymic mass after primary therapy for lymphoma
Ann Oncol 9: 95-100.
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Short reports:

S. O'Reilly, S. D. Baker, S. Sartorius, E. K. Rowinsky, M. Finizio, G. M. Lubiniecki, L. B. Grochow, J. E. Gray, H. J. Pieniaszek, Jr, and R. C. Donehower

A phase I and pharmacologic study of DMP 840 administered by 24-hour infusion
Ann Oncol 9: 101-104.
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E. Diaz-Rubio, J. Sastre, A. Zaniboni, R. Labianca, H. Cortés-Funes, F. de Braud, C. Boni, M. Benavides, G. Dallavalle, and M. Homerin

Oxaliplatin as single agent in previously untreated colorectal carcinoma patients: A phase II multicentric study
Ann Oncol 9: 105-108.
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R. H. L. Jansen, S. R. Joosten-Achjanie, J. W. Arends, A. Volovics, P. S. G. J. Hupperets, H. C. Schouten, and H. F. P. Hillen

CD44v6 is not a prognostic factor in primary breast cancer
Ann Oncol 9: 109-111.
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M. Sánchez-Cespedes, M. Monzó, R. Rosell, A. Pifarré, R. Calvo, M. P. López-Cabrerizo, and I Astudillo

Detection of chromosome 3p alterations in serum DNA of non-small-cell lung cancer patients
Ann Oncol 9: 113-116.
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Letter to the editor:

K. Kumagai, T. Takagi, and C. Sakai

Prevention of hepatitis development by interferon-alpha in HBV carriers treated with intensive chemotherapy: A pilot study
Ann Oncol 9: 117-118.
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P. Beale, J. Filshie, and I. Judson

Frey's syndrome after cisplatin-based chemotherapy for testicular teratoma
Ann Oncol 9: 118-119.
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