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Volume 96, Issue 2
Published online 23 January 2007 (183-401)

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Minireviews

Host epigenetic modifications by oncogenic viruses FREE

J M Flanagan

Br J Cancer 96: 183-188; advance online publication, December 19, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603516

DCE-MRI biomarkers in the clinical evaluation of antiangiogenic and vascular disrupting agents FREE

J P B O'Connor, A Jackson, G J M Parker and G C Jayson

Br J Cancer 96: 189-195; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603515

ASPP: a new family of oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes FREE

A Sullivan and X Lu

Br J Cancer 96: 196-200; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603525

The decatenation checkpoint FREE

M Damelin and T H Bestor

Br J Cancer 96: 201-205; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603537

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Clinical Studies

Cost-effectiveness analysis of cetuximab/irinotecan vs active/best supportive care for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who have failed previous chemotherapy treatment FREE

N Starling, D Tilden, J White and D Cunningham

Br J Cancer 96: 206-212; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603561

The relationship between patient physiology and cancer-specific survival following curative resection of colorectal cancer FREE

J T Jenkins, G O'Neill and C G Morran

Br J Cancer 96: 213-217; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603560

Association of FOBT-assessed faecal Hb content with colonic lesions detected in the Florence screening programme FREE

S Ciatto, F Martinelli, G Castiglione, P Mantellini, T Rubeca, G Grazzini, A G Bonanomi, M Confortini and M Zappa

Br J Cancer 96: 218-221; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603534

C-reactive protein as a predictor of prognosis following curative resection for colorectal liver metastases FREE

V K H Wong, H Z Malik, Z Z R Hamady, A Al-Mukhtar, D Gomez, K R Prasad, G J Toogood and J P A Lodge

Br J Cancer 96: 222-225; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603558

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of cardioprotection against the toxic effects of anthracyclines given to children with cancer: a systematic review FREE

J Bryant, J Picot, L Baxter, G Levitt, I Sullivan and A Clegg

Br J Cancer 96: 226-230; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603562

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Translational Therapeutics

Mechanism of trifluorothymidine potentiation of oxaliplatin-induced cytotoxicity to colorectal cancer cells FREE

O H Temmink, E K Hoebe, K van der Born, S P Ackland, M Fukushima and G J Peters

Br J Cancer 96: 231-240; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603549

Role of the progesterone receptor for paclitaxel resistance in primary breast cancer FREE

M Schmidt, E Bremer, D Hasenclever, A Victor, M Gehrmann, E Steiner, I B Schiffer, S Gebhardt, H-A Lehr, M Mahlke, M Hermes, A Mustea, B Tanner, H Koelbl, H Pilch and J G Hengstler

Br J Cancer 96: 241-247; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603538

Evaluation of the cancer chemopreventive efficacy of rice bran in genetic mouse models of breast, prostate and intestinal carcinogenesis FREE

R D Verschoyle, P Greaves, H Cai, R E Edwards, W P Steward and A J Gescher

Br J Cancer 96: 248-254; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603539

Combined effects of a third-generation bisphosphonate, zoledronic acid with other anticancer agents against murine osteosarcoma FREE

N Horie, H Murata, S Kimura, H Takeshita, T Sakabe, T Matsui, T Maekawa, T Kubo and S Fushiki

Br J Cancer 96: 255-261; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603548

Inhibition of urokinase plasminogen activator with a novel enzyme inhibitor, wxc-340, ameliorates endotoxin and surgery-accelerated growth of murine metastases FREE

S D Killeen, E J Andrews, J H Wang, T Wu, W Schmalix, B Muehlenweg and H P Redmond

Br J Cancer 96: 262-268; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603550

Potentiation of antitumour activity of docetaxel by combination with trastuzumab in a human prostate cancer xenograft model and underlying mechanisms FREE

M-E Legrier, S Oudard, J-G Judde, C Guyader, G de Pinieux, K Boyé, P de Cremoux, B Dutrillaux and M-F Poupon

Br J Cancer 96: 269-276; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603553

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Molecular Diagnostics

Immunostaining of thymidylate synthase and p53 for predicting chemoresistance to S-1/cisplatin in gastric cancer FREE

S Kamoshida, M Suzuki, R Shimomura, Y Sakurai, Y Komori, I Uyama and Y Tsutsumi

Br J Cancer 96: 277-283; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603546

Proteomic identification of secreted proteins as surrogate markers for signal transduction inhibitor activity FREE

C M McClelland and W J Gullick

Br J Cancer 96: 284-289; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603544

Tissue factor expression as a possible determinant of thromboembolism in ovarian cancer FREE

K Uno, S Homma, T Satoh, K Nakanishi, D Abe, K Matsumoto, A Oki, H Tsunoda, I Yamaguchi, T Nagasawa, H Yoshikawa and K Aonuma

Br J Cancer 96: 290-295; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603552

Overexpression of LASP-1 mediates migration and proliferation of human ovarian cancer cells and influences zyxin localisation FREE

T G P Grunewald, U Kammerer, C Winkler, D Schindler, A Sickmann, A Honig and E Butt

Br J Cancer 96: 296-305; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603545

Independent prognostic significance of cell cycle regulator proteins p16INK4a and pRb in advanced-stage ovarian carcinoma including optimally debulked patients: a translational research subprotocol of a randomised study of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynaekologische Onkologie Ovarian Cancer Study Group FREE

S Kommoss, A du Bois, R Ridder, M J Trunk, D Schmidt, J Pfisterer and F Kommoss for the AGO-OVAR

Br J Cancer 96: 306-313; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603531

Expression of Twist increases the risk for recurrence and for poor survival in epithelial ovarian carcinoma patients FREE

S Hosono, H Kajiyama, M Terauchi, K Shibata, K Ino, A Nawa and F Kikkawa

Br J Cancer 96: 314-320; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603533

Molecular profiling of cervical cancer progression FREE

T Hagemann, T Bozanovic, S Hooper, A Ljubic, V I F Slettenaar, J L Wilson, N Singh, S A Gayther, J H Shepherd and P O A Van Trappen

Br J Cancer 96: 321-328; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603543

c-Met overexpression in inflammatory breast carcinomas: automated quantification on tissue microarrays FREE

S Garcia, J-P Dalès, J Jacquemier, E Charafe-Jauffret, D Birnbaum, L Andrac-Meyer, M-N Lavaut, C Allasia, S Carpentier-Meunier, P Bonnier and C Charpin-Taranger

Br J Cancer 96: 329-335; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603569

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Genetics and Genomics

Mutations in BHD and TP53 genes, but not in HNF1beta gene, in a large series of sporadic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma FREE

S Gad, S H Lefèvre, S K Khoo, S Giraud, A Vieillefond, V Vasiliu, S Ferlicot, V Molinié, Y Denoux, N Thiounn, Y Chrétien, A Méjean, M Zerbib, G Benoît, J M Hervé, G Allègre, B Bressac-de Paillerets, B T Teh and S Richard

Br J Cancer 96: 336-340; advance online publication, November 28, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603492

Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridisation of breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy FREE

J-Y Pierga, J S Reis-Filho, S J Cleator, T Dexter, A MacKay, P Simpson, K Fenwick, M Iravani, J Salter, M Hills, C Jones, A Ashworth, I E Smith, T Powles and M Dowsett

Br J Cancer 96: 341-351; advance online publication, November 28, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603483

Mutation analysis of aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein (AIP) gene in colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers FREE

M Georgitsi, A Karhu, R Winqvist, T Visakorpi, K Waltering, P Vahteristo, V Launonen and L A Aaltonen

Br J Cancer 96: 352-356; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603573

A physical analysis of the Y chromosome shows no additional deletions, other than Gr/Gr, associated with testicular germ cell tumour FREE

R Linger, D Dudakia, R Huddart, D Easton, D T Bishop, M R Stratton and E A Rapley

Br J Cancer 96: 357-361; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603557

Transcriptional upregulation of human tissue kallikrein 6 in ovarian cancer: clinical and mechanistic aspects FREE

S J C Shan, A Scorilas, D Katsaros and E P Diamandis

Br J Cancer 96: 362-372; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603556

Identification of genetic alterations in pancreatic cancer by the combined use of tissue microdissection and array-based comparative genomic hybridisation FREE

T Harada, P Baril, R Gangeswaran, G Kelly, C Chelala, V Bhakta, K Caulee, P C Mahon and N R Lemoine

Br J Cancer 96: 373-382; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603563

Frequent reduced expression of alpha-1B-adrenergic receptor caused by aberrant promoter methylation in gastric cancers FREE

H Noda, Y Miyaji, A Nakanishi, F Konishi and Y Miki

Br J Cancer 96: 383-390; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603555

Estimating the referral rate for cancer genetic assessment from a systematic review of the evidence FREE

C Featherstone, A Colley, K Tucker, J Kirk and M B Barton

Br J Cancer 96: 391-398; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603432

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Letters to the Editor

Are exon 19 deletions and L858R EGFR mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer clinically different? FREE

D B Costa and S Kobayashi

Br J Cancer 96: 399; advance online publication, January 16, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603564

Reply: Appropriate prospective trials are warranted to determine differences between exon 19 deletions and L858R EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer FREE

H Asahina, K Yamazaki and I Kinoshita

Br J Cancer 96: 400; advance online publication, January 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603565

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Book Review

Gene expression profiling by microarrays – clinical implications FREE

J-P Gillet

Br J Cancer 96: 401; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603486

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