Table of contents
Volume 98, Issue 10
Published online 16 May 2008 (1597-1728)
Clinical Studies |
Translational Therapeutics |
Molecular Diagnostics |
Genetics and Genomics
Review
Quantitative techniques in 18FDG PET scanning in oncology
F Castell and G J R Cook
Br J Cancer 98: 1597-1601; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604330
Clinical Studies
Sensitivity and specificity of lung cancer screening using chest low-dose computed tomography
Y Toyoda, T Nakayama, Y Kusunoki, H Iso and T Suzuki
Br J Cancer 98: 1602-1607; advance online publication, May 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604351
Phase III trial comparing paclitaxel poliglumex vs docetaxel in the second-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
L Paz-Ares, H Ross, M O'Brien, A Riviere, U Gatzemeier, J Von Pawel, E Kaukel, L Freitag, W Digel, H Bischoff, R García-Campelo, N Iannotti, P Reiterer, I Bover, J Prendiville, A J Eisenfeld, F B Oldham, B Bandstra, J W Singer and P Bonomi
Br J Cancer 98: 1608-1613; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604372
A phase II trial of lomeguatrib and temozolomide in metastatic colorectal cancer
O A Khan, M Ranson, M Michael, I Olver, N C Levitt, P Mortimer, A J Watson, G P Margison, R Midgley and M R Middleton
Br J Cancer 98: 1614-1618; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604366
Translational Therapeutics
Antiangiogenic and anticolorectal cancer effects of metronomic irinotecan chemotherapy alone and in combination with semaxinib
G Bocci, A Falcone, A Fioravanti, P Orlandi, A Di Paolo, G Fanelli, P Viacava, A G Naccarato, R S Kerbel, R Danesi, M Del Tacca and G Allegrini
Br J Cancer 98: 1619-1629; advance online publication, April 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604352
Modulation of erlotinib pharmacokinetics in mice by a novel cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitor, BAS 100
N F Smith, S D Baker, F J Gonzalez, J W Harris, W D Figg and A Sparreboom
Br J Cancer 98: 1630-1632; advance online publication, May 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604353
Relationship of imatinib-free plasma levels and target genotype with efficacy and tolerability
N Widmer, L A Decosterd, S Leyvraz, M A Duchosal, A Rosselet, M Debiec-Rychter, C Csajka, J Biollaz and T Buclin
Br J Cancer 98: 1633-1640; advance online publication, May 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604355
Molecular Diagnostics
SNIP/p140Cap mRNA expression is an unfavourable prognostic factor in breast cancer and is not expressed in normal breast tissue
S Kennedy, M Clynes, P Doolan, J P Mehta, S Rani, J Crown and L O'Driscoll
Br J Cancer 98: 1641-1645; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604365
Vascular tube formation on matrix metalloproteinase-1-damaged collagen
J Varani, P Perone, R L Warner, M K Dame, S Kang, G J Fisher and J J Voorhees
Br J Cancer 98: 1646-1652; advance online publication, April 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604357
Cigarette smoke induces genetic instability in airway epithelial cells by suppressing FANCD2 expression
L E Hays, D M Zodrow, J E Yates, M E Deffebach, D B Jacoby, S B Olson, J F Pankow and G C Bagby
Br J Cancer 98: 1653-1661; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604362
Low BMI-1 expression is associated with an activated BMI-1-driven signature, vascular invasion, and hormone receptor loss in endometrial carcinoma
I B Engelsen, M Mannelqvist, I M Stefansson, S L Carter, R Beroukhim, A M Øyan, A P Otte, K H Kalland, L A Akslen and H B Salvesen
Br J Cancer 98: 1662-1669; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604360
Hedgehog signal activation in oesophageal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
R Yoshikawa, Y Nakano, L Tao, K Koishi, T Matsumoto, M Sasako, T Tsujimura, T Hashimoto-Tamaoki and Y Fujiwara
Br J Cancer 98: 1670-1674; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604361
MUC4 and MUC5AC are highly specific tumour-associated mucins in biliary tract cancer
W R Matull, F Andreola, A Loh, Z Adiguzel, M Deheragoda, U Qureshi, S K Batra, D M Swallow and S P Pereira
Br J Cancer 98: 1675-1681; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604364
Expression of SDF-1
and nuclear CXCR4 predicts lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer
N Yoshitake, H Fukui, H Yamagishi, A Sekikawa, S Fujii, S Tomita, K Ichikawa, J Imura, H Hiraishi and T Fujimori
Br J Cancer 98: 1682-1689; advance online publication, April 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604363
Genetics and Genomics
Adverse prognosis of epigenetic inactivation in RUNX3 gene at 1p36 in human pancreatic cancer
S Nomoto, T Kinoshita, T Mori, K Kato, H Sugimoto, N Kanazumi, S Takeda and A Nakao
Br J Cancer 98: 1690-1695; advance online publication, May 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604333
A gastrin transcript expressed in gastrointestinal cancer cells contains an internal ribosome entry site
A M Grabowska, C A Berry, J Hughes, M Bushell, A E Willis and S A Watson
Br J Cancer 98: 1696-1703; advance online publication, April 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604326
Prevalence of type-specific HPV infection by age and grade of cervical cytology: data from the ARTISTIC trial
A Sargent, A Bailey, M Almonte, A Turner, C Thomson, J Peto, M Desai, J Mather, S Moss, C Roberts and H C Kitchener on behalf of the ARTISTIC Study Group
Br J Cancer 98: 1704-1709; advance online publication, April 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604324
Ribonucleotide reductase subunits M1 and M2 mRNA expression levels and clinical outcome of lung adenocarcinoma patients treated with docetaxel/gemcitabine
J Souglakos, I Boukovinas, M Taron, P Mendez, D Mavroudis, M Tripaki, D Hatzidaki, A Koutsopoulos, E Stathopoulos, V Georgoulias and R Rosell
Br J Cancer 98: 1710-1715; advance online publication, April 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604344
Expression of methylation-related genes is associated with overall survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
J Xing, D J Stewart, J Gu, C Lu, M R Spitz and X Wu
Br J Cancer 98: 1716-1722; advance online publication, April 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604343
Chromosomal radiosensitivity in head and neck cancer patients: evidence for genetic predisposition?
K De Ruyck, V de Gelder, M Van Eijkeren, T Boterberg, W De Neve, A Vral and H Thierens
Br J Cancer 98: 1723-1728; advance online publication, April 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604345
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