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Volume 92, Issue 2
Published online 25 January 2005 (209-417)

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Editorial

Tumour-derived exosomes or microvesicles: another mechanism of tumour escape from the host immune system? FREE

T L Whiteside

Br J Cancer 92: 209-211; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602360

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Minireviews

Role of survivin and its splice variants in tumorigenesis FREE

F Li

Br J Cancer 92: 212-216; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602340

Evolving treatment strategies for myeloma FREE

G J Morgan and F E Davies

Br J Cancer 92: 217-221; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602341

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Clinical Studies

The prognostic significance of micrometastases in node-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva FREE

G V Narayansingh, I D Miller, M Sharma, C J Welch, L Sharp, D E Parkin and M E Cruickshank

Br J Cancer 92: 222-224; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602343

Long-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors with post-mastectomy pain syndrome FREE

L Macdonald, J Bruce, N W Scott, W C S Smith and W A Chambers

Br J Cancer 92: 225-230; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602304

Ultrasound-guided large-core needle biopsies of breast lesions: analysis of 962 cases to determine the number of samples for reliable tumour classification FREE

G Sauer, H Deissler, K Strunz, G Helms, E Remmel, K Koretz, R Terinde and R Kreienberg

Br J Cancer 92: 231-235; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602303

Clinical relevance of genetic instability in prostatic cells obtained by prostatic massage in early prostate cancer FREE

R Thuret, K Chantrel-Groussard, A-R Azzouzi, J-M Villette, S Guimard, P Teillac, P Berthon, A Houlgatte, A Latil and O Cussenot

Br J Cancer 92: 236-240; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602311

Years of life lost (YLL) from cancer is an important measure of population burden — and should be considered when allocating research funds FREE

N G Burnet, S J Jefferies, R J Benson, D P Hunt and F P Treasure

Br J Cancer 92: 241-245; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602321

Phase II study of capecitabine and cisplatin as first-line combination therapy in patients with gastric cancer recurrent after fluoropyrimidine-based adjuvant chemotherapy FREE

H J Kang, H M Chang, T W Kim, M-H Ryu, H J Sohn, J H Yook, S T Oh, B S Kim, J-S Lee and Y-K Kang

Br J Cancer 92: 246-251; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602336

Snail accelerates cancer invasion by upregulating MMP expression and is associated with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma FREE

A Miyoshi, Y Kitajima, S Kido, T Shimonishi, S Matsuyama, K Kitahara and K Miyazaki

Br J Cancer 92: 252-258; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602266

Unfavourable expression of pharmacologic markers in mucinous colorectal cancer FREE

S C Glasgow, J Yu, L P Carvalho, W D Shannon, J W Fleshman and H L McLeod

Br J Cancer 92: 259-264; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602330

Making sense of information about HPV in cervical screening: a qualitative study FREE

J Waller, K McCaffery, J Nazroo and J Wardle

Br J Cancer 92: 265-270; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602312

Survivin expression in ovarian cancer and its correlation with clinico-pathological, surgical and apoptosis-related parameters FREE

G Ferrandina, F Legge, E Martinelli, F O Ranelletti, G F Zannoni, L Lauriola, M Gessi, V Gallotta and G Scambia

Br J Cancer 92: 271-277; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602332

Transmembrane serine protease TADG-15 (ST14/Matriptase/MT-SP1): expression and prognostic value in ovarian cancer FREE

H Tanimoto, K Shigemasa, X Tian, L Gu, J B Beard, T Sawasaki and T J O'Brien

Br J Cancer 92: 278-283; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602320

The predictive value of p53, p53R2, and p21 for the effect of chemoradiation therapy on oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma FREE

H Okumura, S Natsugoe, M Matsumoto, Y Mataki, H Takatori, S Ishigami, S Takao and T Aikou

Br J Cancer 92: 284-289; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602322

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Translational Therapeutics

The human papillomavirus E6 and E7 inducible oncogene, hWAPL, exhibits potential as a therapeutic target FREE

M Kuroda, T Kiyono, K Oikawa, K Yoshida and K Mukai

Br J Cancer 92: 290-293; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602329

Tyrphostins reduce chemotherapy-induced intestinal injury in mice: assessment by a biochemical assay FREE

Y Zlotnik, M Patya, A Vanichkin and A Novogrodsky

Br J Cancer 92: 294-297; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602324

Singlet oxygen luminescence as an in vivo photodynamic therapy dose metric: validation in normal mouse skin with topical amino-levulinic acid FREE

M J Niedre, C S Yu, M S Patterson and B C Wilson

Br J Cancer 92: 298-304; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602331

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Molecular Diagnostics

Tumour-derived exosomes and their role in cancer-associated T-cell signalling defects FREE

D D Taylor and C Gerçel-Taylor

Br J Cancer 92: 305-311; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602316

Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on ongoing mutation of immunoglobulin genes in gastric MALT lymphoma FREE

K Fujimori, S Shimodaira, T Akamatsu, K Furihata, T Katsuyama and S Hosaka

Br J Cancer 92: 312-319; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602262

Evaluation of the fibroblast growth factor system as a potential target for therapy in human prostate cancer FREE

B Gowardhan, D A Douglas, M E Mathers, A B McKie, S R C McCracken, C N Robson and H Y Leung

Br J Cancer 92: 320-327; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602274

A peptide corresponding to the neuropilin-1-binding site on VEGF165 induces apoptosis of neuropilin-1-expressing breast tumour cells FREE

M P Barr, A M Byrne, A M Duffy, C M Condron, M Devocelle, P Harriott, D J Bouchier-Hayes and J H Harmey

Br J Cancer 92: 328-333; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602308

Lack of EGF receptor contributes to drug sensitivity of human germline cells FREE

S-J Park, S Armstrong, C-H Kim, M Yu, K Robertson, M R Kelley and S-H Lee

Br J Cancer 92: 334-341; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602315

Cellular and complement-dependent cytotoxicity of Ep-CAM-specific monoclonal antibody MT201 against breast cancer cell lines FREE

N Prang, S Preithner, K Brischwein, P Göster, A Wöppel, J Müller, C Steiger, M Peters, P A Baeuerle and A J da Silva

Br J Cancer 92: 342-349; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602310

Cytotoxic and antiangiogenic activity of AW464 (NSC 706704), a novel thioredoxin inhibitor: an in vitro study FREE

A Mukherjee, A D Westwell, T D Bradshaw, M F G Stevens, J Carmichael and S G Martin

Br J Cancer 92: 350-358; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602338

Survivin, Survivin-2B, and Survivin-deItaEx3 expression in medulloblastoma: biologic markers of tumour morphology and clinical outcome FREE

J R Fangusaro, Y Jiang, M P Holloway, H Caldas, V Singh, D R Boué, J Hayes and R A Altura

Br J Cancer 92: 359-365; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602317

Luteinising hormone-releasing hormone analogue reverses the cell adhesion profile of EGFR overexpressing DU-145 human prostate carcinoma subline FREE

C Yates, A Wells and T Turner

Br J Cancer 92: 366-375; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602350

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Genetics and Genomics

Expression analysis onto microarrays of randomly selected cDNA clones highlights HOXB13 as a marker of human prostate cancer FREE

S Edwards, C Campbell, P Flohr, J Shipley, I Giddings, R te-Poele, A Dodson, C Foster, J Clark, S Jhavar, G Kovacs and C S Cooper

Br J Cancer 92: 376-381; advance online publication, December 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602261

Multicolour-banding fluorescence in situ hybridisation (mbanding-FISH) to identify recurrent chromosomal alterations in breast tumour cell lines FREE

A Letessier, M-J Mozziconacci, A Murati, J Juriens, J Adélaïde, D Birnbaum and M Chaffanet

Br J Cancer 92: 382-388; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602228

Characterisation of breast fine-needle aspiration biopsies by centrosome aberrations and genomic instability FREE

U Kronenwett, S Huwendiek, J Castro, T Ried and G Auer

Br J Cancer 92: 389-395; advance online publication, November 23, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602246

hMSH2 is the most commonly mutated MMR gene in a cohort of Greek HNPCC patients FREE

A Apessos, M Mihalatos, I Danielidis, G Kallimanis, N J Agnantis, J K Triantafillidis, G Fountzilas, P A Kosmidis, E Razis, V A Georgoulias, HeCOGHeHeGIG Nasioulas

Br J Cancer 92: 396-404; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602260

Detection of Ki-ras mutations in tissue and plasma samples of patients with pancreatic cancer using PNA-mediated PCR clamping and hybridisation probes FREE

J Däbritz, J Hänfler, R Preston, J Stieler and H Oettle

Br J Cancer 92: 405-412; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602319

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Book Reviews

Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast FREE

M Hamdi

Br J Cancer 92: 413; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602351

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumours of Childhood FREE

G Jallo

Br J Cancer 92: 414; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602349

Uterine Cancer: American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology FREE

L H Ellenson

Br J Cancer 92: 415; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602352

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Letter to the Editor

Oestrogen-selective modulation of FSH and LH secretion by pituitary gland FREE

M F Mitwally, R F Casper and M P Diamond

Br J Cancer 92: 416-417; advance online publication, December 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602292

The published online date indicates the date that the issue is published online and is the first official publication date of the issue. Each print issue of BJC is published one week after it has been published online.

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