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Volume 88, Issue 12
Published online 10 June 2003 (1823-2006)

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Minireview

Current position of 5HT3 antagonists and the additional value of NK1 antagonists; a new class of antiemetics FREE

R de Wit

Br J Cancer 88: 1823-1827; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601033

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Clinical

Oral melphalan as a treatment for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer FREE

J Hasan and G C Jayson

Br J Cancer 88: 1828-1830; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601044

Toxicity of the high-dose chemotherapy CTC regimen (cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, carboplatin): the Netherlands Cancer Institute experience FREE

J G Schrama, M J Holtkamp, J W Baars, J H Schornagel and S Rodenhuis

Br J Cancer 88: 1831-1838; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601001

Long-term results of intrathoracic chemohyperthermia (ITCH) for the treatment of pleural malignancies FREE

O Monneuse, A C Beaujard, B Guibert, F N Gilly, P Mulsant, P Y Carry, M Benoit and O Glehen

Br J Cancer 88: 1839-1843; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601000

Clinical aspects of a phase I trial of 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA), a novel antivascular agent FREE

M B Jameson, P I Thompson, B C Baguley, B D Evans, V J Harvey, D J Porter, M R McCrystal, M Small, K Bellenger, L Gumbrell, G W Halbert and P Kestell on behalf of the Phase I/II Trials Committee of Cancer Research UK

Br J Cancer 88: 1844-1850; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600992

A dose- and schedule-finding study of darbepoetin alpha for the treatment of chronic anaemia of cancer FREE

R E Smith Jr, N S Tchekmedyian, D Chan, L A Meza, D W Northfelt, R Patel, M Austin, A B Colowick, G Rossi and J Glaspy for the Aranesp® 990111 Study Group

Br J Cancer 88: 1851-1858; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600994

Twelve weeks of protracted venous infusion of fluorouracil (5-FU) is as effective as 6 months of bolus 5-FU and folinic acid as adjuvant treatment in colorectal cancer FREE

A Saini, A R Norman, D Cunningham, I Chau, M Hill, D Tait, T Hickish, T Iveson, F Lofts, D Jodrell, P J Ross and J Oates

Br J Cancer 88: 1859-1865; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600995

A case–cohort study for the disease natural history of adenoma–carcinoma and de novo carcinoma and surveillance of colon and rectum after polypectomy: implication for efficacy of colonoscopy FREE

C-D Chen, M-F Yen, W-M Wang, J-M Wong and TH-H Chen

Br J Cancer 88: 1866-1873; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601007

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Molecular and Cellular Pathology

Tumour cell contamination of autologous stem cells grafts in high-risk neuroblastoma: the good news? FREE

R Handgretinger, W Leung, K Ihm, P Lang, T Klingebiel and D Niethammer

Br J Cancer 88: 1874-1877; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601014

Diagnostic value of protein induced by vitamin K absence (PIVKAII) and hepatoma-specific band of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGTII) as hepatocellular carcinoma markers complementary to alpha-fetoprotein FREE

R Cui, J He, F Zhang, B Wang, H Ding, H Shen, Y Li and X Chen

Br J Cancer 88: 1878-1882; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601018

Papanicolaou tests and molecular analyses using new fluid-based specimen collection technology in 3000 Japanese women FREE

N Masumoto, T Fujii, M Ishikawa, M Mukai, M Saito, T Iwata, T Fukuchi, K Kubushiro, K Tsukazaki and S Nozawa

Br J Cancer 88: 1883-1888; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601023

Rapid detection of allelic losses in brain tumours using microsatellite repeat markers and high-performance liquid chromatography FREE

O B Chernova, G H Barnett and J K Cowell

Br J Cancer 88: 1889-1893; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601025

Cytokeratin-19 fragments in serum (CYFRA 21-1) as a marker in primary liver cancer FREE

T Uenishi, S Kubo, K Hirohashi, H Tanaka, T Shuto, T Yamamoto and S Nishiguchi

Br J Cancer 88: 1894-1899; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601026

The combination of angiogenesis and blood vessel invasion as a prognostic indicator in primary breast cancer FREE

T Kato, S Kameoka, T Kimura, T Nishikawa and M Kobayashi

Br J Cancer 88: 1900-1908; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600921

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Genetics and Genomics

Mutations in the ST7/RAY1/HELG locus rarely occur in primary colorectal, gastric, and hepatocellular carcinomas FREE

S Yoshimura, T Yamada, S Ohwada, T Koyama, K Hamada, K Tago, I Sakamoto, I Takeyoshi, T Ikeya, F Makita, Y Iino and Y Morishita

Br J Cancer 88: 1909-1913; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600942

DNA copy number changes in young gastric cancer patients with special reference to chromosome 19 FREE

A Varis, B van Rees, M Weterman, A Ristimäki, J Offerhaus and S Knuutila

Br J Cancer 88: 1914-1919; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600969

Linkage and association analysis of nevus density and the region containing the melanoma gene CDKN2A in UK twins FREE

J H Barrett, R Gaut, R Wachsmuth, J A Newton Bishop and D T Bishop

Br J Cancer 88: 1920-1924; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600904

Genetic alterations in primary osteosarcoma from 54 children and adolescents by targeted allelotyping FREE

N Entz-Werle, A Schneider, C Kalifa, A-C Voegeli, M-D Tabone, P Marec-Berard, L Marcellin, H Pacquement, P Terrier, P Boutard, N Meyer, M-P Gaub, P Lutz, A Babin and P Oudet

Br J Cancer 88: 1925-1931; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600968

E-cadherin involved in inactivation of WNT/beta-catenin signalling in urothelial carcinoma and normal urothelial cells FREE

I Thievessen, H-H Seifert, S Swiatkowski, A R Florl and W A Schulz

Br J Cancer 88: 1932-1938; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601031

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Experimental Therapeutics

Possible associations between ELF electromagnetic fields, DNA damage response processes and childhood leukaemia FREE

P Hone, A Edwards, J Halls, R Cox and D Lloyd

Br J Cancer 88: 1939-1941; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601010

Paclitaxel induces nucleolar enlargement in dorsal root ganglion neurons in vivo reducing oxaliplatin toxicity FREE

S M F Jamieson, J Liu, T Hsu, B C Baguley and M J McKeage

Br J Cancer 88: 1942-1947; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601012

Vitamin E analogues as inducers of apoptosis: structure–function relation FREE

M Birringer, J H EyTina, B A Salvatore and J Neuzil

Br J Cancer 88: 1948-1955; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600981

Increased expression of cyclin E is associated with an increased resistance to doxorubicin in rat fibroblasts FREE

A Sgambato, A Camerini, G Pani, R Cangiano, B Faraglia, G Bianchino, B De Bari, T Galeotti and A Cittadini

Br J Cancer 88: 1956-1962; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600970

Increased sensitivity to gemcitabine of P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein-overexpressing human cancer cell lines FREE

A M Bergman, H M Pinedo, I Talianidis, G Veerman, W J P Loves, C L van der Wilt and G J Peters

Br J Cancer 88: 1963-1970; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601011

Zoledronic acid induces antiproliferative and apoptotic effects in human pancreatic cancer cells in vitro  FREE

P Tassone, P Tagliaferri, C Viscomi, C Palmieri, M Caraglia, A D'Alessandro, E Galea, A Goel, A Abbruzzese, C R Boland and S Venuta

Br J Cancer 88: 1971-1978; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600986

Effect of antivascular endothelial growth factor treatment on the intratumoral uptake of CPT-11 FREE

H Wildiers, G Guetens, G De Boeck, E Verbeken, B Landuyt, W Landuyt, E A de Bruijn and A T van Oosterom

Br J Cancer 88: 1979-1986; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601005

Inhibition of epidermoid carcinoma A431 cell growth and angiogenesis in nude mice by early and late treatment with a novel dextran derivative FREE

M Di Benedetto, A Starzec, R Vassy, G Y Perret, M Crépin and M Kraemer

Br J Cancer 88: 1987-1994; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600985

Interferon-bold italic gamma suppresses S100A4 transcription independently of apoptosis or cell cycle arrest FREE

K Andersen, B Smith-Sørensen, K B Pedersen, E Hovig, O Myklebost, Ø Fodstad and G M Mælandsmo

Br J Cancer 88: 1995-2001; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600998

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Letter to the Editor

Antibodies against human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) and conjunctival squamous cell neoplasia in Uganda FREE

K Waddell, J Magyezi, L Bousarghin, P Coursaget, S Lucas, R Downing, D Casabonne and R Newton

Br J Cancer 88: 2002-2003; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600950

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Erratum

Impact of medical specialists' locus of control on communication skills in oncological interviews FREE

Y Libert, P Janne, D Razavi, I Merckaert, P Scalliet, N Delvaux, A-M Etienne, S Conradt, J Klastersky, J Boniver and Ch Reynaert

Br J Cancer 88: 2004-2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600966

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Corrigendum

Trends in breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong between 1973 and 1999: an age-period-cohort analysis FREE

G M Leung, T Q Thach, T-H Lam, A J Hedley, W Foo, R Fielding, P S F Yip, E M C Lau and C-M Wong

Br J Cancer 88: 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601019

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