Annals of Oncology

News:

Emanuele Zucca

Therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies: A new era?
Ann Oncol 9: 683-685.
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Lyon Consensus Conference on high-dose therapy in diffuse large-cell lymphoma
Ann Oncol 9: 685-686.
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ASCO goes international
Ann Oncol 9: 686-687.
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First national cancer research center in Spain appoints Barbacid
Ann Oncol 9: 687.
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Commerce and the climate
Ann Oncol 9: 687-688.
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Hansen first Executive Director of ESMO
Ann Oncol 9: 688.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 9: 688.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 9: 688-690.
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Book reviews:

M. M. Borner

Book review
Ann Oncol 9: 690.
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F. Lejeune

Book review
Ann Oncol 9: 694.
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Editorial:

M. Green

Anthracycline cardiotoxicity, no longer an issue?
Ann Oncol 9: 691-693.
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Review:

Dario Giuffrida and Hossein Gharib

Current diagnosis and management of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Ann Oncol 9: 695-701.
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Review on evidence-based cancer medicine:

J. J. Deeks

Systematic reviews of published evidence: Miracles or minefields?
Ann Oncol 9: 703-709.
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Original articles:

G. Berry, M. Billingham, E. Alderman, P. Richardson, F. Torti, B. Lum, A. Patek, and F. J. Martin

The use of cardiac biopsy to demonstrate reduced cardiotoxicity in AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
Ann Oncol 9: 711-716.
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J. R. Anderson, J. O. Armitage, D. D. Weisenburger, and for the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Classification Project

Epidemiology of the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: Distributions of the major subtypes differ by geographic locations
Ann Oncol 9: 717-720.
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D. C. Betticher, D. Ratschiller, S.-F. Hsu Schmitz, A. von Rohr, U. Hess, G. Zulian, M. Wernli, A. Tichelli, A. Tobler, M. F. Fey, T. Cerny, and for the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)

Reduced dose of subcutaneous cladribine induces identical response rates but decreased toxicity in pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Ann Oncol 9: 721-726.
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E. Aranda, E. Díaz-Rubio, A. Cervantes, A. Antón-Torres, A. Carrato, T. Massutí, J. M. Tabernero, J. Sastre, A. Trés, J. Aparicio, J. M. López-Vega, I. Barneto, J. García-Conde, and on behalf of the Spanish Cooperative Group for Gastrointestinal Tumor Therapy (TTD)

Randomized trial comparing monthly low-dose leucovorin and fluorouracil bolus with weekly high-dose 48-hour continuous-infusion fluorouracil for advanced colorectal cancer: A Spanish Cooperative Group for Gastrointestinal Tumor Therapy (TTD) study
Ann Oncol 9: 727-731.
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M. L. Rothenberg, A. Sharma, G. R. Weiss, M. A. Villalona-Calero, J. R. Eckardt, C. Aylesworth, M. A. Kraynak, D. A. Rinaldi, G. I. Rodriguez, H. A. Burris, III, S. G. Eckhardt, C. D. Stephens, K. Forral, S. J. Nicol, and D. D. Von Hoff

Phase I trial of paclitaxel and gemcitabine administered every two weeks in patients with refractory solid tumors
Ann Oncol 9: 733-738.
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T. J. Postma, J. J. Heimans, M. J. Muller, G. J. Ossenkoppele, J. B. Vermorken, and N. K. Aaronson

Pitfalls in grading severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
Ann Oncol 9: 739-744.
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J. C. J. M. de Haes and M. Olschewski

Quality of life assessment in a cross-cultural context: Use of the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist in a multinational randomised trial comparing CMF and Zoladex (Goserlin) treatment in early breast cancer
Ann Oncol 9: 745-750.
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F. Joly, D. Brune, J.-E. Couette, F. Lesaunier, J.-F. Héron, J. Pény, and M. Henry-Amar

Health-related quality of life and sequelae in patients treated with brachytherapy and external beam irradiation for localized prostate cancer
Ann Oncol 9: 751-757.
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The Italian Group for Antiemetic Research

Transferability to clinical practice of the results of controlled clinical trials: The case of antiemetic prophylactic treatment for cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Ann Oncol 9: 759-765.
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R. Biffi, F. de Braud, F. Orsi, S. Pozzi, S. Mauri, A. Goldhirsch, F. Nolè, and B. Andreoni

Totally implantable central venous access ports for long-term chemotherapy: A prospective study analyzing complications and costs of 333 devices with a minimum follow-up of 180 days
Ann Oncol 9: 767-773.
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Clinical case:

R. Jahns, W. Kenn, M. Stolte, and G. Inselmann

A primary osteosarcoma of the heart as a cause of recurrent peripheral arterial emboli
Ann Oncol 9: 775-778.
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Short reports:

L. Baldini, M. Blini, A. Guffanti, V. Fossati, M. Colombi, M. L. La Targia, F. Bertoni, A. Alietti, A. Neri, and G. Bertoni

Treatment and prognosis in a series of primary extranodal lymphomas of the ocular adnexa
Ann Oncol 9: 779-781.
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J. M. Buesa, J. Fra, A. Antón, A. López-Pousa, J. Martín, J. García del Muro, P. Escudero, A. Casado, and A. Poveda

Activity of doxorubicin after high-dose ifosfamide in adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma: A study of the Spanish Group for Research on Sarcomas (GEIS)
Ann Oncol 9: 783-785.
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Letters to the editor:

J. Shamash, S. Asterling, and R. T. D. Oliver

Salvage treatment for germ cell cancer after failed high-dose therapy
Ann Oncol 9: 787-788.
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J. Pont and C. Bokemeyer

This letter was referred to the authors, who respond as follows:
Ann Oncol 9: 788.
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