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Volume 97, Issue 2
Published online 10 July 2007 (145-276)

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Pharmacogenomics of gemcitabine: can genetic studies lead to tailor-made therapy? FREE

H Ueno, K Kiyosawa and N Kaniwa

Br J Cancer 97: 145-151; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603860

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Clinical Studies

Cost-effectiveness analysis of anastrozole vs tamoxifen in adjuvant therapy for early stage breast cancer in the United Kingdom: the 5-year completed treatment analysis of the ATAC ('Arimidex', Tamoxifen alone or in combination) trial FREE

R Mansel, G Locker, L Fallowfield, Á Benedict and D Jones on behalf of the ATAC Trialists' Group

Br J Cancer 97: 152-161; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603804

Randomised phase III trial of carboplatin plus etoposide vs split doses of cisplatin plus etoposide in elderly or poor-risk patients with extensive disease small-cell lung cancer: JCOG 9702 FREE

H Okamoto, K Watanabe, H Kunikane, A Yokoyama, S Kudoh, T Asakawa, T Shibata, H Kunitoh, T Tamura and N Saijo on Behalf of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG)-Lung Cancer Study Group

Br J Cancer 97: 162-169; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603810

A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of NK105, a paclitaxel-incorporating micellar nanoparticle formulation FREE

T Hamaguchi, K Kato, H Yasui, C Morizane, M Ikeda, H Ueno, K Muro, Y Yamada, T Okusaka, K Shirao, Y Shimada, H Nakahama and Y Matsumura

Br J Cancer 97: 170-176; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603855

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Translational Therapeutics

Valproic acid (VPA) in patients with refractory advanced cancer: a dose escalating phase I clinical trial FREE

A Atmaca, S-E Al-Batran, A Maurer, A Neumann, T Heinzel, B Hentsch, S E Schwarz, S Hövelmann, M Göttlicher, A Knuth and E Jäger

Br J Cancer 97: 177-182; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603851

Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor signalling reduces hypercalcaemia induced by human lung squamous-cell carcinoma in athymic mice FREE

G Lorch, J L Gilmore, P F Koltz, R M Gonterman, R Laughner, D A Lewis, R L Konger, K S Nadella, R E Toribio, T J Rosol and J Foley

Br J Cancer 97: 183-193; advance online publication, May 29, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603828

Transport kinetics of four- and six-coordinate platinum compounds in the multicell layer tumour model FREE

S Modok, R Scott, R A Alderden, M D Hall, H R Mellor, S Bohic, T Roose, T W Hambley and R Callaghan

Br J Cancer 97: 194-200; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603854

Human DESC1 serine protease confers tumorigenic properties to MDCK cells and it is upregulated in tumours of different origin FREE

C G Viloria, J R Peinado, A Astudillo, O García-Suárez, M V González, C Suárez and S Cal

Br J Cancer 97: 201-209; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603856

Immunotherapy for neuroblastoma using syngeneic fibroblasts transfected with IL-2 and IL-12 FREE

S E Barker, S M Grosse, E K Siapati, A Kritz, C Kinnon, A J Thrasher and S L Hart

Br J Cancer 97: 210-217; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603857

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Molecular Diagnostics

Increased phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase is associated with HPV16 infection in cervical cancer and esophageal cancer FREE

Y Zhou, Y Pan, S Zhang, X Shi, T Ning and Y Ke

Br J Cancer 97: 218-222; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603838

Expression of VEGFxxxb, the inhibitory isoforms of VEGF, in malignant melanoma FREE

R O Pritchard-Jones, D B A Dunn, Y Qiu, A H R Varey, A Orlando, H Rigby, S J Harper and D O Bates

Br J Cancer 97: 223-230; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603839

Development of IFN-bold italic gamma resistance is associated with attenuation of SOCS genes induction and constitutive expression of SOCS 3 in melanoma cells FREE

M Fojtova, V Boudny, A Kovarik, L Lauerova, L Adamkova, K Souckova, J Jarkovsky and J Kovarik

Br J Cancer 97: 231-237; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603849

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Genetics and Genomics

Chromosomal CGH identifies patients with a higher risk of relapse in neuroblastoma without MYCN amplification FREE

G Schleiermacher, J Michon, I Huon, C Dubois d'Enghien, J Klijanienko, H Brisse, A Ribeiro, V Mosseri, H Rubie, C Munzer, C Thomas, D Valteau-Couanet, A Auvrignon, D Plantaz, O Delattre and J Couturier on behalf of the Société Française des Cancers de l'Enfant (SFCE)

Br J Cancer 97: 238-246; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603820

Prognostic significance of folate metabolism polymorphisms for lung cancer FREE

A Matakidou, R el Galta, M F Rudd, E L Webb, H Bridle, T Eisen, R S Houlston and the GELCAPS Consortium

Br J Cancer 97: 247-252; advance online publication, May 29, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603830

Fludarabine-mediated suppression of the excision repair enzyme ERCC1 contributes to the cytotoxic synergy with the DNA minor groove crosslinking agent SJG-136 (NSC 694501) in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells FREE

C Pepper, H Lowe, C Fegan, C Thurieau, D E Thurston, J A Hartley and P Delavault

Br J Cancer 97: 253-259; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603853

Genetic analysis of multifocal superficial urothelial cancers by array-based comparative genomic hybridisation FREE

H Kawanishi, T Takahashi, M Ito, Y Matsui, J Watanabe, N Ito, T Kamoto, T Kadowaki, G Tsujimoto, I Imoto, J Inazawa, H Nishiyama and O Ogawa

Br J Cancer 97: 260-266; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603850

Epigenetic deregulation of multiple S100 gene family members by differential hypomethylation and hypermethylation events in medulloblastoma FREE

J C Lindsey, M E Lusher, J A Anderton, R J Gilbertson, D W Ellison and S C Clifford

Br J Cancer 97: 267-274; advance online publication, June 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603852

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Letters to the Editor

Involved-field radiotherapy in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer FREE

C-R Chien and C-J Yu

Br J Cancer 97: 275; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603862

Reply: Patterns of nodal recurrence after omission of elective nodal irradiation for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer FREE

J Belderbos, P Baas and S Senan

Br J Cancer 97: 276; advance online publication, June 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603861

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