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1 July 2009

Abstract original article: T. Kobayashi, Y. Arai, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Nakajima, Y. Shioyama, M. Sone, N. Tanigawa, O. Matsui, M. Kadoya, Y. Inaba, and Japan Interventional Radiology in Oncology Study Group (JIVROSG)
Phase I/II clinical study of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) as palliation for painful malignant vertebral compression fractures (PMVCF): JIVROSG-0202
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp242
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Abstract original article: G. Martinelli, G. Ryan, J. F. Seymour, L. Nassi, S. Steffanoni, A. Alietti, L. Calabrese, G. Pruneri, L. Santoro, M. Kuper-Hommel, R. Tsang, P. L. Zinzani, A. Taghian, E. Zucca, and F. Cavalli
Primary follicular and marginal-zone lymphoma of the breast: clinical features, prognostic factors and outcome: a study by the International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp238
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Abstract original article: M. Arnedos, A. Nerurkar, P. Osin, R. A'Hern, I. E. Smith, and M. Dowsett
Discordance between core needle biopsy (CNB) and excisional biopsy (EB) for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR) and HER2 status in early breast cancer (EBC)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp234
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Abstract original article: M. Nickelsen, M. Ziepert, S. Zeynalova, B. Glass, B. Metzner, M. Leithaeuser, H.K. Mueller-Hermelink, M. Pfreundschuh, and N. Schmitz
High-dose CHOP plus etoposide (MegaCHOEP) in T-cell lymphoma: a comparative analysis of patients treated within trials of the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group (DSHNHL)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp211
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Abstract original article: S. Stacchiotti, A. Marrari, E. Tamborini, E. Palassini, E. Virdis, A. Messina, F. Crippa, C. Morosi, A. Gronchi, S. Pilotti, and P. G. Casali
Response to imatinib plus sirolimus in advanced chordoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp210
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Abstract original article: M. Aapro, H. Ludwig, C. Bokemeyer, K. MacDonald, P. Soubeyran, M. Turner, T. Albrecht, and I. Abraham
Modeling of treatment response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents as a function of center- and patient-related variables: results from the Anemia Cancer Treatment (ACT) study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp063
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30 June 2009

Abstract original article: C. Haioun, N. Mounier, J. F. Emile, D. Ranta, B. Coiffier, H. Tilly, C. Récher, C. Fermé, J. Gabarre, R. Herbrecht, F. Morchhauser, and C. Gisselbrecht
Rituximab versus observation after high-dose consolidative first-line chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with poor-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp237
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Abstract original article: M. Ychou, W. Hohenberger, S. Thezenas, M. Navarro, J. Maurel, C. Bokemeyer, E. Shacham-Shmueli, F. Rivera, C. Kwok-Keung Choi, and A. Santoro
A randomized phase III study comparing adjuvant 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid with FOLFIRI in patients following complete resection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp236
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Abstract original article: M. De Cicco, M. Matovic, L. Balestreri, A. Steffan, R. Pacenzia, M. Malafronte, D. Fantin, C. A. Bertuzzi, F. Fabiani, S. Morassut, E. Bidoli, and A. Veronesi
Early and short-term acenocumarine or dalteparin for the prevention of central vein catheter-related thrombosis in cancer patients: a randomized controlled study based on serial venographies
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp235
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29 June 2009

Abstract original article: V. Pullarkat, M. L. Slovak, A. Dagis, V. Bedell, G. Somlo, R. Nakamura, A. S. Stein, M. R. O'Donnell, A. Nademanee, A. L. Teotico, S. Bhatia, and S. J. Forman
Acute leukemia and myelodysplasia after adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: durable remissions after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp232
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26 June 2009

Abstract original article: N. Fukushima, T. Mizuta, M. Tanaka, M. Yokoo, M. Ide, T. Hisatomi, N. Kuwahara, R. Tomimasu, N. Tsuneyoshi, N. Funai, and E. Sueoka
Retrospective and prospective studies of hepatitis B virus reactivation in malignant lymphoma with occult HBV carrier
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp230
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Abstract original article: M. Maemondo, N. Masuda, I. Sekine, K. Kubota, Y. Segawa, M. Shibuya, F. Imamura, N. Katakami, T. Hida, S. Takeo, and for the PALO Japanese Cooperative Study Group
A phase II study of palonosetron combined with dexamethasone to prevent nausea and vomiting induced by highly emetogenic chemotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp195
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Abstract review: A. A. Khorana
Cancer and thrombosis: implications of published guidelines for clinical practice
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp068
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25 June 2009

Abstract original article: C. de la Fouchardière, R. Largillier, Y. Goubely, A.-C. Hardy-Bessard, B. Slama, J. Cretin, H. Orfeuvre, D. Paraiso, T. Bachelot, and E. Pujade-Lauraine
Docetaxel and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin combination as first-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer patients: results of the phase II GINECO trial CAPYTTOLE
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp231
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Abstract original article: D. Treré, E. Brighenti, G. Donati, C. Ceccarelli, D. Santini, M. Taffurelli, L. Montanaro, and M. Derenzini
High prevalence of retinoblastoma protein loss in triple-negative breast cancers and its association with a good prognosis in patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp209
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Abstract original article: M. Mego, U. De Giorgi, L. Hsu, N. Ueno, V. Valero, S. Jackson, E. Andreopoulou, S.-W. Kau, J. M. Reuben, and M. Cristofanilli
Circulating tumor cells in metastatic inflammatory breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp207
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Abstract original article: F.-C. Bidard, Y. M. Kirova, A. Vincent-Salomon, S. Alran, Y. de Rycke, B. Sigal-Zafrani, X. Sastre-Garau, L. Mignot, A. Fourquet, and J.-Y. Pierga
Disseminated tumor cells and the risk of locoregional recurrence in nonmetastatic breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp200
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Abstract original article: J. M. Del Campo, A. Roszak, M. Bidzinski, T. E. Ciuleanu, T. Hogberg, M. Z. Wojtukiewicz, A. Poveda, K. Boman, A. M. Westermann, C. Lebedinsky, and on behalf of the Yondelis Ovarian Cancer Group
Phase II randomized study of trabectedin given as two different every 3 weeks dose schedules (1.5 mg/m² 24 h or 1.3 mg/m² 3 h) to patients with relapsed, platinum-sensitive, advanced ovarian cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp198
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Abstract review: L. Verleye, I. Vergote, N. Reed, and P. B. Ottevanger
Quality assurance for radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer: the view of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer—Gynecological Cancer Group (EORTC-GCG)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp196
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24 June 2009

Abstract original article: M. D. Green, P. A. Francis, V. Gebski, V. Harvey, C. Karapetis, A. Chan, R. Snyder, A. Fong, R. Basser, J. F. Forbes, and on behalf of the Australian New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
Gefitinib treatment in hormone-resistant and hormone receptor-negative advanced breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp202
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Abstract original article: C. Galeone, C. Pelucchi, L. Dal Maso, E. Negri, R. Talamini, M. Montella, V. Ramazzotti, R. Bellocco, S. Franceschi, and C. La Vecchia
Glycemic index, glycemic load and renal cell carcinoma risk
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp197
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23 June 2009

Abstract original article
D. Castellano, X. Garcia del Muro, J. L. Pérez-Gracia, J. L. González-Larriba, M. V. Abrio, M. A. Ruiz, A. Pardo, C. Guzmán, S. Díaz Cerezo, and E. Grande
Patient-reported outcomes in a phase III, randomized study of sunitinib versus interferon- ${alpha}$ as first-line systemic therapy for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma in a European population
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp067
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Abstract original article: S. Lorenzen, T. Schuster, R. Porschen, S.-E. Al-Batran, R. Hofheinz, P. Thuss-Patience, M. Moehler, P. Grabowski, D. Arnold, T. Greten, L. Müller, N. Röthling, C. Peschel, R. Langer, and F. Lordick
Cetuximab plus cisplatin–5-fluorouracil versus cisplatin–5-fluorouracil alone in first-line metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a randomized phase II study of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp069
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Abstract original article: E. Mattsson, B. El-Khouri, G. Ljungman, and L. von Essen
Empirically derived psychosocial states among adolescents diagnosed with cancer during the acute and extended phase of survival
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp066
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Abstract original article: B. B. Y. Ma, E. P. Hui, S. C. C. Wong, S. Y. Tung, K. K. Yuen, A. King, S. L. Chan, S. F. Leung, M. K. Kam, B. K. H. Yu, B. Zee, and A. T. C. Chan
Multicenter phase II study of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma—correlation with excision repair cross-complementing-1 polymorphisms
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp065
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Abstract original article: B. K. Linderholm, H. Hellborg, U. Johansson, G. Elmberger, L. Skoog, J. Lehtiö, and R. Lewensohn
Significantly higher levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and shorter survival times for patients with primary operable triple-negative breast cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp062
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Abstract original article: J.-C. Soria, F. A. Shepherd, J.-Y. Douillard, J. Wolf, G. Giaccone, L. Crino, F. Cappuzzo, S. Sharma, S. H. Gross, S. Dimitrijevic, L. Di Scala, H. Gardner, L. Nogova, and V. Papadimitrakopoulou
Efficacy of everolimus (RAD001) in patients with advanced NSCLC previously treated with chemotherapy alone or with chemotherapy and EGFR inhibitors
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp060
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Abstract original article: M. Rossi, L. Lipworth, L. Dal Maso, R. Talamini, M. Montella, J. Polesel, J. K. McLaughlin, M. Parpinel, S. Franceschi, P. Lagiou, and C. La Vecchia
Dietary glycemic load and hepatocellular carcinoma with or without chronic hepatitis infection
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp058
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Abstract original article: S. A. M. van de Schans, E. W. Steyerberg, M. R. Nijziel, G.-J. Creemers, M. L. Janssen-Heijnen, and D. J. van Spronsen
Validation, revision and extension of the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) in a population-based setting
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp053
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19 June 2009

Abstract original article: J. E. Ang, R. N. Shah, M. Everard, C. Keyzor, I. Coombes, A. Jenkins, K. Thomas, R. A'Hern, R. L. Jones, P. Blake, H. Gabra, G. Hall, M. E. Gore, and S. B. Kaye
A feasibility study of sequential doublet chemotherapy comprising carboplatin–doxorubicin and carboplatin–paclitaxel for advanced endometrial adenocarcinoma and carcinosarcoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp193
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Abstract original article: A. Bozec, A. Sudaka, N. Toussan, J.-L. Fischel, M.-C. Etienne-Grimaldi, and G. Milano
Combination of sunitinib, cetuximab and irradiation in an orthotopic head and neck cancer model
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp070
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Abstract original article: W. Y. Kim, Y. K. Jeon, T. M. Kim, J. E. Kim, Y. A. Kim, S.-H. Lee, D.-W. Kim, D. S. Heo, and C.-W. Kim
Increased quantity of tumor-infiltrating FOXP3-positive regulatory T cells is an independent predictor for improved clinical outcome in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp056
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18 June 2009

Abstract original article: F. Roila, J. Rolski, R. Ramlau, M. Dediu, M. W. Russo, R. R. Bandekar, and S. M. Grunberg
Randomized, double-blind, dose-ranging trial of the oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist casopitant mesylate for the prevention of cisplatin-induced nausea and vomiting
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp194
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Abstract original article: D.J. Sher, P.M. Mauch, A. Van Den Abbeele, A.S. LaCasce, J. Czerminski, and A.K. Ng
Prognostic significance of mid- and post-ABVD PET imaging in Hodgkin's lymphoma: the importance of involved-field radiotherapy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp071
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Abstract original article: A. J. Montero, C. M. Diaz-Montero, R. E. Millikan, J. Liu, K.-A. Do, S. Hodges, E. Jonasch, B. W. McIntyre, P. Hwu, and N. Tannir
Cytokines and angiogenic factors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with interferon- ${alpha}$ : association of pretreatment serum levels with survival
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp054
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17 June 2009

Abstract special article
A. Goldhirsch, J. N. Ingle, R. D. Gelber, A. S. Coates, B. Thürlimann, H.-J. Senn, and Panel members
Thresholds for therapies: highlights of the St Gallen International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2009
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp322
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15 June 2009

Abstract original article: P. Lagiou, M. Rossi, A. Tzonou, C. Georgila, D. Trichopoulos, and C. La Vecchia
Glycemic load in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis infection
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp059
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12 June 2009

Abstract review: P. Debourdeau, D. Kassab Chahmi, G. Le Gal, I. Kriegel, E. Desruennes, M.-C. Douard, I. Elalamy, G. Meyer, P. Mismetti, M. Pavic, M.-L. Scrobohaci, H. Lévesque, J. M. Renaudin, D. Farge, and on behalf of the working group of the SOR
2008 SOR guidelines for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis associated with central venous catheters in patients with cancer: report from the working group
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp052
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10 June 2009

Abstract original article: N. Schoof, F. von Bonin, S. Zeynalova, M. Ziepert, W. Jung, M. Loeffler, M. Pfreundschuh, L. Trümper, and D. Kube
Favorable impact of the interleukin-4 receptor allelic variant I75 on the survival of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients demonstrated in a large prospective clinical trial
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp110
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Abstract review: J. I. Cohen, H. Kimura, S. Nakamura, Y.-H. Ko, and E. S. Jaffe
Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease in non-immunocompromised hosts: a status report and summary of an international meeting, 8–9 September 2008
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp064
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Abstract review: L. Stimson, V. Wood, O. Khan, S. Fotheringham, and N. B. La Thangue
HDAC inhibitor-based therapies and haematological malignancy
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn792
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7 June 2009

Abstract original article: G. C. Wishart, D. C. Greenberg, P. Chou, C. H. Brown, S. Duffy, and A. D. Purushotham
Treatment and survival in breast cancer in the Eastern Region of England
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp301
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5 June 2009

Abstract original article: R. Le Scodan, F. Mornex, N. Girard, C. Mercier, P.-J. Valette, M. Ychou, F. Bibeau, P. Roy, J.-Y. Scoazec, and C. Partensky
Preoperative chemoradiation in potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: feasibility, treatment effect evaluation and prognostic factors, analysis of the SFRO-FFCD 9704 trial and literature review
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp015
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Abstract original article: J. O. Lee, K. W. Lee, D. Y. Oh, J. H. Kim, S. A. Im, T. Y. Kim, and Y. J. Bang
Combination chemotherapy with capecitabine and cisplatin for patients with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp010
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4 June 2009

Abstract original article: H. Wessels, A. de Graeff, K. Wynia, H. J. Sixma, M. de Heus, M. Schipper, G. T. G. J. Woltjer, S. C. C. M. Teunissen, and E. E. Voest
Medical oncology patients’ preferences with regard to health care: development of a patient-driven questionnaire
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp044
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2 June 2009

Abstract original article: B. G. Haffty, D. H. Choi, S. Goyal, A. Silber, K. Ranieri, E. Matloff, M. H. Lee, M. Nissenblatt, D. Toppmeyer, and M. S. Moran
Breast cancer in young women (YBC): prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations and risk of secondary malignancies across diverse racial groups
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp051
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Abstract original article: B. Neyns, J. Sadones, E. Joosens, F. Bouttens, L. Verbeke, J.-F. Baurain, L. D'Hondt, T. Strauven, C. Chaskis, P. In't Veld, A. Michotte, and J. De Greve
Stratified phase II trial of cetuximab in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp032
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Abstract original article: W. R. Jarnagin, L. H. Schwartz, D. H. Gultekin, M. Gönen, D. Haviland, J. Shia, M. D'Angelica, Y. Fong, R. DeMatteo, A. Tse, L. H. Blumgart, and N. Kemeny
Regional chemotherapy for unresectable primary liver cancer: results of a phase II clinical trial and assessment of DCE-MRI as a biomarker of survival
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp029
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1 June 2009

Abstract original article: A. Costantini, A. Picardi, M. Zilli, F. Cairoli, R. Torta, P. Marchetti, W. Baile, and S. Iacobelli
Discussion about switch strategy in the adjuvant hormonal therapy of breast cancer: psychological aspects of physician–patient communication
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp057
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Abstract original article: A.-R. Hanauske, M. Lahn, L. C. Musib, K. Weigang-Köhler, E. Yilmaz, T. Graefe, B. Kuenen, D. Thornton, P. McNealy, and G. Giaccone
Phase Ib safety and pharmacokinetic evaluation of daily and twice daily oral enzastaurin in combination with pemetrexed in advanced/metastatic cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp049
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Abstract original article: P. O. Witteveen, J. van der Velden, I. Vergote, C. Guerra, C. Scarabeli, C. Coens, G. Demonty, and N. Reed
Phase II study on paclitaxel in patients with recurrent, metastatic or locally advanced vulvar cancer not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy: a study of the EORTC-GCG (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer—Gynaecological Cancer Group)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp043
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Abstract original article: L. Lipworth, M. Rossi, J. K. McLaughlin, E. Negri, R. Talamini, F. Levi, S. Franceschi, and C. La Vecchia
Dietary vitamin D and cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp036
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27 May 2009

Abstract original article: A. F. C. Okines, A. R. Norman, P. McCloud, Y.-K. Kang, and D. Cunningham
Meta-analysis of the REAL-2 and ML17032 trials: evaluating capecitabine-based combination chemotherapy and infused 5-fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced oesophago-gastric cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp047
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Abstract original article: M. Rabaglio, Z. Sun, K. N. Price, M. Castiglione-Gertsch, H. Hawle, B. Thürlimann, H. Mouridsen, M. Campone, J. F. Forbes, R. J. Paridaens, M. Colleoni, T. Pienkowski, J.-M. Nogaret, I. Láng, I. Smith, R. D. Gelber, A. Goldhirsch, A. S. Coates, and for the BIG 1-98 Collaborative and International Breast Cancer Study Groups
Bone fractures among postmenopausal patients with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer treated with 5 years of letrozole or tamoxifen in the BIG 1-98 trial
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp033
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Abstract original article: J. Y. Y. Ngeow, R. H. H. Quek, D. C. E. Ng, S. W. Hee, M. Tao, L. C. Lim, Y. H. Tan, and S. T. Lim
High SUV uptake on FDG–PET/CT predicts for an aggressive B-cell lymphoma in a prospective study of primary FDG–PET/CT staging in lymphoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp030
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Abstract original article: G. Di Lorenzo, R. Autorino, G. Bruni, G. Cartenì, E. Ricevuto, M. Tudini, C. Ficorella, C. Romano, M. Aieta, A. Giordano, M. Giuliano, A. Gonnella, C. De Nunzio, M. Rizzo, V. Montesarchio, M. Ewer, and S. De Placido
Cardiovascular toxicity following sunitinib therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter analysis
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp025
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Abstract original article: M. J. Hall, E. Liberman, O. Dulkart, L. Galazan, E. Sagiv, E. Shmueli, D. Kazanov, A. Hallak, M. Moshkowitz, A. Figer, S. Kraus, M. Inbar, A. I. Neugut, and N. Arber
Risk of colorectal neoplasia associated with the adenomatous polyposis coli E1317Q variant
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp023
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25 May 2009

Abstract original article: S. Kao, J. Shafiq, J. Vardy, and D. Adams
Use of chemotherapy at end of life in oncology patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp027
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Abstract original article: M. Colleoni, Z. Sun, G. Martinelli, R. L. Basser, A. S. Coates, R. D. Gelber, M. D. Green, F. Peccatori, S. Cinieri, S. Aebi, G. Viale, K. N. Price, A. Goldhirsch, and For the International Breast Cancer Study Group
The effect of endocrine responsiveness on high-risk breast cancer treated with dose-intensive chemotherapy: results of International Breast Cancer Study Group Trial 15-95 after prolonged follow-up
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp024
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Abstract original article: T. S. Dabakuyo, J. Fraisse, S. Causeret, S. Gouy, M.-M. Padeano, C. Loustalot, J. Cuisenier, J.-M. Sauzedde, M. Smail, J.-P. Combier, P. Chevillote, C. Rosburger, S. Boulet, P. Arveux, and F. Bonnetain
A multicenter cohort study to compare quality of life in breast cancer patients according to sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp016
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Abstract original article: Y. Koh, T. M. Kim, Y. K. Jeon, T.-K. Kwon, J. H. Hah, S.-H. Lee, D.-W. Kim, H.-G. Wu, C.-S. Rhee, M.-W. Sung, C. W. Kim, K. H. Kim, and D. S. Heo
Class III β-tubulin, but not ERCC1, is a strong predictive and prognostic marker in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp002
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22 May 2009

Abstract original article: S. Afzal, S. A. Jensen, B. Vainer, U. Vogel, J. P. Matsen, J. B. Sørensen, P. K. Andersen, and H. E. Poulsen
MTHFR polymorphisms and 5-FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp046
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Abstract original article: T. Ruhstaller, L. Widmer, J. C. Schuller, A. Roth, V. Hess, W. Mingrone, R. von Moos, M. Borner, B. C. Pestalozzi, S. BalmerMajno, D. Köberle, L. Terraciano, A. Schnider, S. Bodis, R. Popescu, and for the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)
Multicenter phase II trial of preoperative induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation with docetaxel and cisplatin for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma (SAKK 75/02)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp045
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Abstract original article: B. Chibaudel, C. Tournigand, P. Artru, T. André, A. Cervantes, A. Figer, G. Lledo, M. Flesch, M. Buyse, L. Mineur, E. Carola, F. Rivera, N. Perez-Staub, C. Louvet, and A. de Gramont
FOLFOX in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and high alkaline phosphatase level: an exploratory cohort of the GERCOR OPTIMOX1 study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp012
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Abstract original article: H. Piessevaux, M. Buyse, W. De Roock, H. Prenen, M. Schlichting, E. Van Cutsem, and S. Tejpar
Radiological tumor size decrease at week 6 is a potent predictor of outcome in chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab (BOND trial)
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp011
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Abstract original article: E. Lucenteforte, C. Bosetti, S. Gallus, P. Bertuccio, C. Pelucchi, A. Tavani, C. La Vecchia, and E. Negri
Macronutrients, fatty acids and cholesterol intake and stomach cancer risk
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp009
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Abstract original article: S. Hohaus, M. Giachelia, G. Massini, G. Mansueto, B. Vannata, V. Bozzoli, M. Criscuolo, F. D'Alò, M. Martini, L. M. Larocca, M. T. Voso, and G. Leone
Cell-free circulating DNA in Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp006
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Abstract original article: F. Grosso, R. Sanfilippo, E. Virdis, C. Piovesan, P. Collini, P. Dileo, C. Morosi, J. C. Tercero, J. Jimeno, M. D'Incalci, A. Gronchi, S. Pilotti, and P. G. Casali
Trabectedin in myxoid liposarcomas (MLS): a long-term analysis of a single-institution series
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp004
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Abstract review: E. Terpos, O. Sezer, P. I. Croucher, R. García-Sanz, M. Boccadoro, J. San Miguel, J. Ashcroft, J. Bladé, M. Cavo, M. Delforge, M.-A. Dimopoulos, T. Facon, M. Macro, A. Waage, and P. Sonneveld
The use of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma: recommendations of an expert panel on behalf of the European Myeloma Network
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn796
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Abstract original article: L. M. Woods, B. Rachet, P. C. Lambert, and M. P. Coleman
‘Cure’ from breast cancer among two populations of women followed for 23 years after diagnosis
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn791
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20 May 2009

Abstract original article: M. Kanai, S. Morita, S. Matsumoto, T. Nishimura, E. Hatano, S. Yazumi, T. Sasaki, H. Yasuda, T. Kitano, A. Misawa, H. Ishiguro, K. Yanagihara, I. Ikai, R. Doi, and M. Fukushima
A history of smoking is inversely correlated with the incidence of gemcitabine-induced neutropenia
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp008
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Abstract original article: S. Laurent, E. Monsaert, T. Boterberg, A. Demols, I. Borbath, M. Polus, A. Hendlisz, B. de Hemptinne, C. Mahin, P. Scalliet, J.-L. Van Laethem, and M. Peeters
Feasibility of radiotherapy with concomitant gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in locally advanced pancreatic cancer and distal cholangiocarcinoma: a prospective dose finding phase I–II study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp005
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Abstract original article: G. Mountzios, M. A. Dimopoulos, A. Bamias, G. Vourli, H. Kalofonos, G. Aravantinos, G. Fountzilas, and C. A. Papadimitriou
Randomized multicenter phase II trial of cisplatin and ifosfamide with or without paclitaxel in recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 20, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn797
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18 May 2009

Abstract original article: G. Maschmeyer, S. Neuburger, L. Fritz, A. Böhme, O. Penack, R. Schwerdtfeger, D. Buchheidt, W.-D. Ludwig, and On behalf of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Haematology and Oncology
A prospective, randomised study on the use of well-fitting masks for prevention of invasive aspergillosis in high-risk patients
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on May 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp034
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30 April 2009

Abstract original article: E. Van Cutsem, F. Rivera, S. Berry, A. Kretzschmar, M. Michael, M. DiBartolomeo, M.-A. Mazier, J.-L. Canon, V. Georgoulias, M. Peeters, J. Bridgewater, D. Cunningham, and on behalf of the First BEAT investigators
Safety and efficacy of first-line bevacizumab with FOLFOX, XELOX, FOLFIRI and fluoropyrimidines in metastatic colorectal cancer: the BEAT study
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on April 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp233
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18 March 2009

Abstract original article
C. Simmons, N. Miller, W. Geddie, D. Gianfelice, M. Oldfield, G. Dranitsaris, and M. J. Clemons
Does confirmatory tumor biopsy alter the management of breast cancer patients with distant metastases?
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp028
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17 March 2009

Abstract original article: N. Houssami, S. Ciatto, F. Martinelli, R. Bonardi, and S. W. Duffy
Early detection of second breast cancers improves prognosis in breast cancer survivors
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp037
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12 March 2009

Abstract original article: I. Sekine, Y. Ichinose, Y. Nishiwaki, N. Yamamoto, M. Tsuboi, K. Nakagawa, T. Shinkai, S. Negoro, F. Imamura, K. Eguchi, K. Takeda, Y. Itoh, T. Tamura, N. Saijo, and M. Fukuoka
Quality of life and disease-related symptoms in previously treated Japanese patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a randomized phase III study (V-15-32) of gefitinib versus docetaxel
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp031
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10 March 2009

Abstract original article: B. Rikhof, J. van Doorn, A. J. H. Suurmeijer, M. W. Rautenberg, P. J. T. A. Groenen, M. A. J. Verdijk, P. L. Jager, S. de Jong, J. A. Gietema, and W. T. A. van der Graaf
Insulin-like growth factors and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in relation to disease status and incidence of hypoglycaemia in patients with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on March 10, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp038
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24 February 2009

Abstract original article: H. Breivik, N. Cherny, B. Collett, F. de Conno, M. Filbet, A. J. Foubert, R. Cohen, and L. Dow
Cancer-related pain: a pan-European survey of prevalence, treatment, and patient attitudes
Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published on February 24, 2009. This version published February 26, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp001
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16 February 2009

Abstract original article: Y. H. Choi, J. H. Ahn, S.-B. Kim, K.-H. Jung, G.-Y. Gong, M.-J. Kim, B.-H. Son, S.-H. Ahn, and W. K. Kim
Tissue microarray-based study of patients with lymph node-negative breast cancer shows that HER2/neu overexpression is an important predictive marker of poor prognosis
Annals of Oncology Advance Access published on February 16, 2009.
doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp003
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