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Week of May 04, 2008

Carcinogenesis in Down syndrome; what can be learned from trisomy 21? Role of serial quantitative gallium-67 tumor uptake in assessing response rates for chemotherapy in lymphoma patients The Microvascular Osteocutaneous Femur Transplant for Covering Combined Alveolar Ridge and Floor of the Mouth Defects: Preliminary Report Epstein Barr Virus associated Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma of mandible Incidental Positive Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes: A Multiple International Institutional Investigation Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: past, present and future Vascular Calcifications on Mammography Foretell Coronary Disease and Diabetes Risks: Presented as ASBS Granulocytic sarcoma of Core-binding Factor (CBF) acute myeloid leukemia mimicking pancreatic cancer A Ten-Year Experience of Multiple Flaps in Head and Neck Surgery: How Successful Are They? Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy between 1996 and 2003 in the Cancer Research Network Nutritional support during oncologic treatment of patients with gastrointestinal cancer: Who could benefit? DNA repair gene ERCC2 polymorphisms and associations with breast and ovarian cancer risk Localized residual leukaemia in bone marrow of extremities In vivo effects of zoledronic acid on peripheral gammadelta T lymphocytes in early breast cancer patients Low grade central osteosarcoma - A diagnostic dilemma Mucinous colorectal adenocarcinoma: influence of mucin expression (Muc1, 2 and 5) on clinico-pathological features and prognosis Distinct Clinical and Prognostic Features of Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Combined Results of 15 International Breast Cancer Study Group Clinical Trials Update: improvement strategies for Peptide receptor scintigraphy and radionuclide therapy Treatment with the radiolabeled somatostatin analog [177 Lu-DOTA 0,Tyr3]octreotate: toxicity, efficacy, and survival Multiparametric analysis of preoperative lymphatic mapping with the use of combined deep plus superficial radiotracer injection technique in early breast cancer Greek BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation spectrum: two BRCA1 mutations account for half the carriers found among high-risk breast/ovarian cancer patients A prospective pilot trial of ablation of Barrett's esophagus with low-grade dysplasia using stepwise circumferential and focal ablation (HALO system) Decreased JAK2 V617F allele burden level in a myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia patient with leukemic transformation Systematic review: using magnetic resonance imaging to screen women at high risk for breast cancer Hepatoblastoma: a single institutional experience of 18 cases Trends in breast cancer screening and diagnosis Extent of Prophylactic Lymph Node Dissection in the Central Neck Area of the Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Comparison of Limited Versus Comprehensive Lymph Node Dissection in a 2-Year Safety Study Function-preserving parotid surgery for benign tumors involving the deep parotid lobe A rare cause of hypertension in children: intrathoracic pheochromocytoma Chemotherapy response assessment in stage IV melanoma patients-comparison of (18)F-FDG-PET/CT, CT, brain MRI, and tumormarker S-100B Sonographic lesion size of ductal carcinoma in situ as a preoperative predictor for the presence of an invasive focus Relationship of glioblastoma multiforme to the lateral ventricles predicts survival following tumor resection Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor inhibitors for treatment of recurrent or progressive high grade glioma: an exploratory study Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions Percutaneous cryoablation and vertebroplasty: a case report Complete mediastinal lymphadenectomy: the core component of the multidisciplinary therapy in resectable non-small cell lung cancer Pilot series of radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus with or without neoplasia Differential effects of ketoconazole on exposure to temsirolimus following intravenous infusion of temsirolimus (99m)Tc-Tetrofosmin brain SPECT in the assessment of meningiomas-correlation with histological grade and proliferation index Fetal intracranial tumors: a review of 27 cases Chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer: past, present, and future A phase II study of intensified chemotherapy alone as initial treatment for newly diagnosed anaplastic oligodendroglioma: an interim analysis Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection With One Course of Bleomycin and Etoposide Plus Cisplatin Chemotherapy in the Adjuvant Treatment of Clinical Stage I Nonseminomatous Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: AUO Trial AH 01/94 by the German Testicular Cancer Study Group Female fertility and colorectal cancer Options and considerations in the timing of breast reconstruction after mastectomy Prophylactic antibiotics reduce morbidity due to septicemia during intensive treatment for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia How many sentinel lymph nodes are enough during sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer? High-dose interleukin-2 for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma : a retrospective analysis of response and survival in patients treated in the surgery branch at the National Cancer Institute between 1986 and 2006 Excellent response to letrozole in brain metastases from breast cancer Intracerebral Presentation of Hodgkin Disease Mimicking Meningioma in a Young Woman: Case Presentation With Literature Review Association between polymorphisms in cell cycle genes and advanced prostate carcinoma Overview of breast cancer staging and surgical treatment options Normalization of bone markers is associated with improved survival in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors and elevated bone resorption receiving zoledronic acid Reconstruction options following breast conservation therapy Efficacy and Safety of Lapatinib As First-Line Therapy for ErbB2-Amplified Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast reconstruction options following mastectomy Intraoperative localization of subcortical brain lesions Genetic polymorphisms in the carbonyl reductase 3 gene CBR3 and the NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 gene NQO1 in patients who developed anthracycline-related congestive heart failure after childhood cancer Efficacy of letrozole in the treatment of recurrent platinum- and taxane-resistant high-grade cancer of the ovary or peritoneum Capecitabine, alone and in combination, in the management of patients with colorectal cancer : a review of the evidence Histologic grade is correlated with outcome after resection of hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasms Retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma detected by magnetic resonance imaging : prognostic value and staging categories Pediatric Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: All-transretinoic Acid Therapy in a Brazilian Pediatric Hospital Primary chemotherapy for newly diagnosed nonsmall cell lung cancer patients with synchronous brain metastases compared with whole-brain radiotherapy administered first : result of a randomized pilot study Preoperative Wilms tumor rupture: a retrospective study of 57 patients First-Line Gefitinib in Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Somatic EGFR Mutations Central venous access: techniques and indications in oncology Utility of [(18)F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D: -glucose positron emission tomography in the localization of ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors Phase 2 trial of pemetrexed disodium and gemcitabine in advanced urothelial cancer (E4802) : a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Epithelial Ovarian Tumors: Value of Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging and Correlation with Tumor Angiogenesis The Primary Role of the Otolaryngologist in Managing Pediatric Sinonasal Malignancies: An Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Originating From the Inferior Turbinate Mucosa of the Nasal Cavity Estimating Long-term Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screening in the Mayo CT Screening Study Multidisciplinary management of colorectal brain metastases: a retrospective study FDG PET and Evaluation of Posttherapeutic Residual Tumors in Pediatric Oncology: Preliminary Experience TopAbstracts in Melanoma 05/07/2008 TopAbstracts in Bladder Cancer 05/07/2008 TopAbstracts in Ovarian Cancer 05/07/2008 TopAbstracts in Pancreatic Cancer 05/07/2008 TopAbstracts in Leukemias 05/07/2008 Radioactive Iodine Does Not Provide Additional Benefit to Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Presented at ECE Salvage chemotherapy of relapsed or high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) with paclitaxel/cisplatin alternating with paclitaxel/etoposide (TP/TE) Growing clinical evidence for the interaction of the p53 genotype and response to induction chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer Rapid progressive extramedullary plasmacytoma in the orbit Imaging guidelines for children with Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Bone Tumor Committee Measurement of cerebrospinal fluid protein is unnecessary in children with leukemia Lymph node dissection around the splenic artery and hilum in advanced middle third gastric carcinoma Polymorphisms of the DNMT3B gene and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A case-control study Long-Term Survival in Patients with Locally Advanced Colon Cancer After En Bloc Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Colectomy Hypoglobus due to tumours in the superior orbital region Surgical outcomes for pulmonary metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma Nipple-sparing mastectomy: Where are we now? Eyelid sebaceous gland carcinoma in a young caucasian man Use of human androgen receptor gene analysis to aid the diagnosis of JMML in female noonan syndrome patients [18F]-FDG-PET in clinical stage I/II non-seminomatous germ cell tumours: results of the German multicentre trial The differential response to chemotherapy of ovarian metastases from colorectal carcinoma Unexpected Bleeding following Eyelid Tumor Resection leading to the Rare Diagnosis of Acquired Haemophilia Impact of the Degree of Liver Resection on Survival for Patients with Multiple Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Analysis of benign ventricular tumors: long-term outcome after resection The prevalence of PALB2 germline mutations in BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Chinese women with early onset breast cancer or affected relatives Optimization of Perfusion CT Protocol for Imaging of Extracranial Head and Neck Tumors Extension of survival by resection of asynchronous renal cell carcinoma metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes A New Technique of Biliary Reconstruction After "High Hilar Resection" of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma with Tumor Extension to Secondary and Tertiary Biliary Radicals Peutz-Jeghers'syndrome with malignant development in a hamartomatous polyp: Report of one case and review of the literature Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy with Use of Cone-Down Boost for Pediatric Head-and-Neck Rhabdomyosarcoma Surgical treatment of stiff massive knee endoprosthesis for bone tumors in children and adolescents Pain after mastectomy and breast reconstruction Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Sporadic Angiomyolipoma Mixed ductal-endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas with synchronous papillary carcinoma-in-situ of the common bile duct: a case report and literature review--synchronous pancreatic and bile duct tumors Whole tumour perfusion of peripheral lung carcinoma: evaluation with first-pass CT perfusion imaging at 64-detector row CT Role of cystitis cystica et glandularis and intestinal metaplasia in development of bladder carcinoma Primary melanoma of small intestine masquerading as gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report and literature review Remarkable shrinkage of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma with single-agent gemcitabine Incidence of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia after hysterectomy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a retrospective study Mutations of the MYH gene do not substantially contribute to the risk of breast cancer Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is a Complementary Method to Stereological Measurement of Testicular Volume Median lobe in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: evaluation and management Prognostic value of a proliferation index including MIB1 and argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions proteins in node-negative breast cancer Does the level of prostate cancer risk affect cancer prevention with finasteride? Low-Dose Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Partial or Radical Cystectomy Against Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: An Intent-to-Treat Survival Analysis Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Cancer with Renal Vein Tumor Thrombus Hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy with helical Tomotherapy after radical prostatectomy: Planning data and toxicity results of a Phase I-II study Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with a solitary metastasis to the mandible Bilateral Massive Renal Angiomyolipoma Concurrent with Oncocytoma in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated with Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Repair of Rectal Injury During Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy A case of an intraventricular inflammatory pseudotumor presumably caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection Anatomy-Based Inverse Planning Simulated Annealing Optimization in High-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy: Significant Dosimetric Advantage Over Other Optimization Techniques Definitive Radiotherapy for Ewing Tumors of Extremities and Pelvis: Long-Term Disease Control, Limb Function, And Treatment Toxicity Topoisomerase IIalpha gene status and prediction of pathological complete remission after anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in endocrine non-responsive Her2/neu-positive breast cancer Bortezomib/docetaxel combination therapy in patients with anthracycline-pretreated advanced/metastatic breast cancer: a phase I/II dose-escalation study Evaluation of pemetrexed (Alimta, LY231514) as second line chemotherapy in persistent or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix: A Phase II study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group Positive response to bevacizumab in a patient with metastatic, chemotherapy-refractory urothelial carcinoma Adjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer does not alter cancer-specific survival after cystectomy in a matched case-control study Paclitaxel, epirubicin, and carboplatin in advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma: A Hellenic Co-operative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study Bronchoscopic intratumoral chemotherapy of lung cancer How Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging Influence Staging According to AJCC Staging System for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Compared with Computed Tomography? Sequential topoisomerase targeting and analysis of mechanisms of resistance to topotecan in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia Improved differentiation of pancreatic tumors using contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound Fibrous dysplasia of the rib. Ten case reports Preoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced vulvar carcinoma Personal growth and psychological distress in advanced breast cancer Once-Weekly, High-Dose Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer: 6-Year Analysis of 60 Early-Stage, 42 Locally Advanced, and 7 Metastatic Lung Cancers Contact X-ray Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Experience in Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, 2002-2006 Factors affecting the prognosis of breast cancer patients with brain metastases Tolerance of adjuvant letrozole outside of clinical trials Underestimation of malignancy of atypical ductal hyperplasia diagnosed on 11-gauge stereotactically guided Mammotome breast biopsy: An Asian breast screen experience Biweekly docetaxel-containing chemotherapy may be the optimal schedule Long-term outcome of multiple ipsilateral renal tumours found at the time of planned nephron-sparing surgery The impact of waist-to-hip ratio on clinical outcomes in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors Breast screening: Axillary lymph node status of interval cancers by interval year Adverse Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy on Persistent Genitourinary Complications after Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Delivery of Prostate Radiotherapy: Comparison with Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Beam Path Toxicities to Non-Target Structures During Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head And Neck Cancer Phase I Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination with Capecitabine and Radiotherapy as Postoperative Treatment for Stage II and III Rectal Cancer TopAbstracts in Breast Cancer 05/06/2008 Interleukin Promoter Polymorphisms and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Loss of Heterozygosity at the BRCA2 Locus Detected by Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification is Common in Prostate Cancers from Men with a Germline BRCA2 Mutation Video-assisted cervical thoracoscopy: a novel approach for diagnosis, staging and pleurodesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma Safety and Immunogenicity Study of NY-ESO-1b Peptide and Montanide ISA-51 Vaccination of Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in High-Risk First Remission Bupivacaine Brings Post-Op Pain Relief for Women Undergoing Mastectomy: Presented at ASBS 3D virtual reality and selective vascular control for laparoscopic left hepatic lobectomy Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma Anal Sphincter Asymmetry in Anal Incontinence After Restorative Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer Regional Hypoxia in Glioblastoma Multiforme Quantified with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography before Radiotherapy: Correlation with Time to Progression and Survival Treatment of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer with Docetaxel or Mitoxantrone: Relationships between Prostate-Specific Antigen, Pain, and Quality of Life Response and Survival in the TAX-327 Study Imaging Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors with the Proliferation Marker [18F]Fluorodeoxythymidine Does Physiotherapist-Guided Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Reduce Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy? A Randomised Controlled Trial A novel PRKAR1A mutation associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in a young patient and a variable Carney complex phenotype in affected subjects in older generations Practical guidance for the management of aromatase inhibitor-associated bone loss Is the biopsy Gleason score important in predicting outcomes for patients after radical prostatectomy once the pathological Gleason score is known? Ratio of metastatic lymph nodes: impact on staging and survival of gastric cancer Do HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients benefit from the use of trastuzumab beyond disease progression? A mono-institutional experience and systematic review of observational studies High Tie of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery in Curative Surgery for Left Colonic and Rectal Cancers: A Systematic Review Aromatase inhibitors and the endometrium Radical Redo Surgery for Local Rectal Cancer Recurrence Improves Overall Survival: A Single Center Experience 5-Fluorouracil Pharmacokinetics Predicts Disease-free Survival in Patients Administered Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer Postmastectomy neuropathic pain: Results of microsurgical lymph nodes transplantation Appling the abdominal aortic-balloon occluding combine with blood pressure sensor of dorsal artery of foot to control bleeding during the pelvic and sacrum tumors surgery Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast Lessons from the skin--cutaneous features of familial cancer Cholangiocarcinoma Complicating Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A 24-Year Experience Incidental carcinoma gall bladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gall stone disease Does a short cessation of HRT decrease mammographic density? The effects of neoadjuvant anastrozole and tamoxifen on circulating vascular endothelial growth factor and soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 in breast cancer Immunological Consequences of Laparoscopic versus Open Transhiatal Resection for Malignancies of the Distal Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction The prognostic importance of triple negative breast carcinoma Synchronous and metachronous cancers in patients with gastric cancer Clinical outcomes and patency of self-expanding metal stents in patients with malignant colorectal obstruction: a prospective single center study Improved local control by surgery and paclitaxel-based chemoradiation for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Results of a retrospective non-randomized study Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma: A Western Experience Glutathione-S-transferase P1, T1 and M1 genetic polymorphisms in neoadjuvant-treated locally advanced gastric cancer: GSTM1-present genotype is associated with better prognosis in completely resected patients Controversies of total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in elderly patients Age and management decisions in patients with primary lung cancer Clinical features, mechanisms, and management of pseudoprogression in malignant gliomas Sentinel lymph node micrometastasis may predict non-sentinel involvement in cutaneous melanoma patients Multiple primary malignancies in patients with sporadic pancreatic endocrine tumors Assessing the optimal duration of chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases Prognostic values of pathologic findings and hypoxia markers in 21 patients with salivary duct carcinoma Experimental treatment of malignant melanoma and its rationale MMP-7 (-181A>G) promoter polymorphisms and risk for cervical cancer Current insights in renal cell cancer pathology Serum TIMP-1 and Response to the Aromatase Inhibitor Letrozole Versus Tamoxifen in Metastatic Breast Cancer New aspects concerning ulcerative colitis and colonic carcinoma: Analysis of levels of neuropeptides, neurotrophins, and TNFalpha/TNFreceptor in plasma and mucosa in parallel with histological evaluation of the intestine Imaging of peritoneal carcinomatosis with FDG PET-CT: diagnostic patterns, case examples and pitfalls Varicella vaccination of immunocompromised children Preoperative Radiation Response Evaluated by 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Survival in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Non-small cell lung cancer: epidemiology, risk factors, treatment, and survivorship Depression after diagnosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer and survival: a pilot study Rehabilitation of Fecal Incontinence After Sphincter-Saving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Encouraging Results Significant Reduction in Local Recurrence With Conventional Surgery Over Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Single-Brain Metastases: Presented at AANS Chemotherapy in elderly patients with colorectal cancer MGMT promoter methylation status can predict the incidence and outcome of pseudoprogression after concomitant radiochemotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients Uniparental disomy may be associated with microsatellite instability in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a normal karyotype Evaluation of three different CT simulation and planning procedures for the preoperative irradiation of operable rectal cancer Targeted Therapies for the Treatment of Breast Cancer in the Post-trastuzumab Era Chronic B-cell dyscrasias are an important clinical feature of T-LGL leukemia Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment for the prevention of treatment-related ovarian failure and infertility in women of reproductive age with Hodgkin lymphoma A Phase I Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Correlative Study of the Antisense Bcl-2 Oligonucleotide G3139, in Combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors Pharmacogenetic approach for capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil selection to be combined with oxaliplatin as first-line chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of a Single Implant with Two Fractions Combined with External Beam Radiotherapy for Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer Lynch syndrome in women less than 50 years of age with endometrial cancer Histologic alterations from neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-grade extremity soft tissue sarcoma: clinicopathological correlation Embolization of hemangioblastomas Phase I/II trial of docetaxel and concurrent radiation therapy in localized high risk prostate cancer (AGUSG 03-10) Phase II study of bortezomib in patients with previously treated advanced urothelial tract transitional cell carcinoma: CALGB 90207 Phase II clinical trial of Wilms tumor 1 peptide vaccination for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme Primary Causes of Death After Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Retroesophageal subclavian artery-Esophageal fistula: A rare complication of a salivary bypass tube Relationship of Time Since Childbirth and Other Pregnancy Factors to Premenopausal Breast Cancer Prognosis Is the routine abdominal ultrasound a sufficiently sensitive method for the detection of colonic malignancy? A Phase II Study of Gefitinib for Patients with Advanced HER-1 Expressing Synovial Sarcoma Refractory to Doxorubicin-Containing Regimens A Phase I Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of the Combination of Pertuzumab (rhuMab 2C4) and Capecitabine in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors Polymorphisms of methionine metabolism and susceptibility to meningioma formation A phase II trial for the optimisation of treatment position in the radiation therapy of prostate cancer Cardiac toxicity and efficacy of trastuzumab combined with pertuzumab in patients with trastuzumab-insensitive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive metastatic breast cancer Familial papillary renal carcinoma: Cytogenetic characterization in normal and tumor tissues in two brothers. A case report Phase I dose-escalation study of the thioxanthone SR271425 administered intravenously once every 3 weeks in patients with advanced malignancies Evaluation of irradiated salivary gland function in patients with head and neck tumours treated with radiotherapy Assessing the impact of FDG-PET in the management of anal cancer Utility of radiolabeled somatostatin receptor analogues for staging/restaging and treatment of somatostatin receptor-positive pediatric tumors Analysis of prostate-specific antigen bounce after I(125) permanent seed implant for localised prostate cancer Current status of prognostic profiling in breast cancer Systemic therapy for biliary tract cancers Effect of remission status and induction chemotherapy regimen on outcome of autologous stem cell transplantation for mantle cell lymphoma Trastuzumab plus Paclitaxel or Docetaxel in HER-2-Negative/HER-2 ECD-Positive Anthracycline- and Taxane-Refractory Advanced Breast Cancer Inactivation of p16 by CpG hypermethylation in renal cell carcinoma Development and Validation of A Standardized Method for Contouring THE Brachial Plexus: Preliminary Dosimetric Analysis Among Patients Treated with IMRT for Head-and-Neck Cancer Intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer: the con view Effectiveness of Radiotherapy in Myxoid Sarcomas is Associated with a Dense Vascular Pattern Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery Effective and Safe as the Primary Treatment for Acromegaly: Presented at ECE Real-Time Breast Cancer Measurements of Margin Status Cut Rates of Repeat Surgeries: Presented At ASBS Individual fluorouracil dose adjustment based on pharmacokinetic follow-up compared with conventional dosage: results of a multicenter randomized trial of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer Combined general/epidural anesthesia (ropivacaine 0.375%) versus general anesthesia for upper abdominal surgery Analysis of the DPYD gene implicated in 5-fluorouracil catabolism in Chinese cancer patients Dedifferentiated chordoma: a report of four cases arising 'de novo' MicroRNA expression in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia Pharmacogenomic Variation of CYP2D6 and the Choice of Optimal Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: A Modeling Analysis Prognostic value of serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor level in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, treated with CHOP- or RCHOP-based therapy Gemcitabine plus conventional-dose epirubicin versus gemcitabine plus cisplatin as first-line chemotherapy for stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung carcinoma-A randomized phase II trial Effects of fluconazole in the prophylaxis of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck tumour: results from a double-blind placebo-controlled trial Emerging agents in the treatment of anthracycline- and taxane-refractory metastatic breast cancer Phase I dose escalation study of weekly ixabepilone, an epothilone analog, in patients with advanced solid tumors who have failed standard therapy Hypopituitarism after radiotherapy for extracranial head and neck cancers Current role of gemcitabine in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma Local recurrence of giant cell tumor of bone after intralesional treatment with and without adjuvant therapy Clinical studies with epothilones for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer Hematogones in acute leukemia during and after therapy Mutations and treatment outcome in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia Double-blind randomized phase II study of the combination of sorafenib and dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: a report from the 11715 Study Group Potential regional differences for the tolerability profiles of fluoropyrimidines

Week of April 27, 2008

Sorafenib Safe in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Advanced Liver Cirrhosis: Presented at EASL Clinical and pathologic predictors of survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx after surgical treatment Biomarker Found to Predict Malignancy Potential of HG-PIN Lesions in the Prostate The Role of Radical Surgery in Carcinoma of the Endometrium Successful autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with a double-conditioning regimen for recurrent hepatoblastoma after liver transplantation Non-invasive test in gastric diseases Prognostic factors for renal cell carcinoma Current status of experimental therapeutics for prostate cancer Anterolateral thigh flaps for reconstruction of traumatological and oncological defects Variations in presentation of squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) in immunocompromised patients Adequate preoperative staging rarely leads to a change of intraoperative strategy in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer liver metastases Is the use of a surrogate urethra an option in prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy? Anatomic versus limited nonanatomic resection for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumour occurring in the maxillary sinus Tumor Response and Survival Predicted by Post-Therapy FDG-PET/CT in Anal Cancer Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression Functional CT of squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck: repeatability of tumor and muscle quantitative measurements, inter- and intra-observer agreement Useful combination of intra-arterial chemotherapy and radiation therapy for lateral oropharyngeal wall cancer Increased viral load correlates with improved survival in HPV-16-associated tonsil carcinoma patients Patent blue sentinel node mapping in cervical cancer patients may lead to decreased pulse oximeter readings and positive methaemoglobin results Prospective comparison of high- and low-spatial-resolution dynamic MR imaging with sensitivity encoding (SENSE) for hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma The platelet-lymphocyte ratio improves the predictive value of serum CA19-9 levels in determining patient selection for staging laparoscopy in suspected periampullary cancer Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and fluorouracil for locally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma Tumor Volume Changes on 1.5 Tesla Endorectal MRI During Neoadjuvant Androgen Suppression Therapy for Higher-Risk Prostate Cancer and Recurrence in Men Treated Using Radiation Therapy Results of the Phase II CALGB 9682 Study Sentinel node positive breast cancer patients who do not undergo axillary dissection: are they different? Anatomic-based three-dimensional planning precludes use of catheter-delivered contrast for treatment of prostate cancer Effect of external boost volume in breast-conserving therapy on local control with long-term follow-up Predictors of Long-Term Survival After Liver Transplantation for Metastatic Endocrine Tumors: An 85-Case French Multicentric Report Prospective pilot study of consolidation chemotherapy with docetaxel and Cisplatin after concurrent chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer HI-CHART: A Phase I/II Study on the Feasibility of High-Dose Continuous Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy in Patients With Inoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Liver Transplantation for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Cirrhosis After Liver Resection: University of Bologna Experience The impact of tumor expression of erythropoietin receptors and erythropoietin on clinical outcome of esophageal cancer patients treated with chemoradiation Prognostic value of baseline lymphocyte count in cervical carcinoma treated with concurrent chemoradiation Prospective Evaluation of Quality of Life and Neurocognitive Effects in Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases Receiving Whole-Brain Radiotherapy With or Without Thalidomide on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Trial 0118 A Phase III Study of Conventional Radiation Therapy Plus Thalidomide Versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for Multiple Brain Metastases (RTOG 0118) Time Trends in Nodal Volumes and Motion During Radiotherapy for Patients With Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Phase II Study of Chemoradiotherapy With S-1 and Low-Dose Cisplatin for Inoperable Advanced Gastric Cancer Effect of increasing radiation doses on local and distant failures in patients with localized prostate cancer A comparison of the use of bony anatomy and internal markers for offline verification and an evaluation of the potential benefit of online and offline verification protocols for prostate radiotherapy Quality of life during neoadjuvant treatment and after surgery for resectable esophageal carcinoma Multi-Institutional Experience Using the MammoSite Radiation Therapy System in the Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: 2-Year Results Use of External Beam Radiotherapy Is Associated With Reduced Incidence of Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer: A SEER Database Analysis Stage II Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium: Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Recurrence Patterns Postoperative spot-scanning proton radiation therapy for chordoma and chondrosarcoma in children and adolescents: initial experience at paul scherrer institute Relevance of biologically equivalent dose values in outcome evaluation of stereotactic radiotherapy for lung nodules TopAbstracts in Head and Neck Cancer 05/01/2008 TopAbstracts in Cervical Cancer 05/01/2008 TopAbstracts in Liver Cancer 05/01/2008 Pathologic stage is most prognostic of disease-free survival in locally advanced rectal cancer patients after preoperative chemoradiation Ocular central nervous system lymphoma mimicking choroidal neovascularization Cancer risks from diagnostic radiology Non-operative management of a hepatic pseudoaneurysm and a biloma complicating a blunt abdominal trauma Treatment of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors with inhibitors of growth factor receptors and their signaling pathways: Recent advances and future perspectives Role of desmoplasia in recurrence of stage II colorectal cancer within five years after surgery and therapeutic implication Thymidylate synthase in situ protein expression and survival in stage I nonsmall-cell lung cancer Complete Thoracoscopic Lobectomy a Good Option for Lung Cancer Patients: Presented at ELCC Comparing Preoperative and Perioperative Chemotherapies: Presented at ELCC Impact, mechanisms, and novel chemotherapy strategies for overcoming resistance to anthracyclines and taxanes in metastatic breast cancer Etoposide pharmacokinetics and survival in patients with small cell lung cancer: A multicentre study Increased N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level predicts atrial fibrillation after surgery for esophageal carcinoma Colorectal breast metastases presenting with atypical imaging features Cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide (TAC) for node-positive breast cancer: modeling the downstream effects Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer : diagnosis, genetic counseling, and prophylactic total gastrectomy The distinctive movement disorder of ovarian teratoma-associated encephalitis Identification of osteopontin as the most consistently over-expressed gene in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Detection by oligonucleotide microarray and real-time PCR analysis Completion of adjuvant radiation therapy among women with breast cancer Acute and fatal diarrhoea after erlotinib plus abdominal palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy in a metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patient: A case report Targeted therapy in head and neck cancer: state of the art 2007 and review of clinical applications Treatment of gastric remnant cancer post distal gastrectomy by endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife Systemic gemcitabine combined with intra-arterial low-dose cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Seven cases Malignancy assessment of brain tumours with magnetic resonance spectroscopy and dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI Comparison of ICE (ifosfamide-carboplatin-etoposide) versus DHAP (cytosine arabinoside-cisplatin-dexamethasone) as salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma Evaluating the drug-target relationship between thymidylate synthase expression and tumor response to 5-fluorouracil: Is it time to move forward? 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