Volume 99 Number 5
Published online 26 August 2008 (681 - 840)
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EDITORIAL
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Norman Bleehen
Davina Honess
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AT0Eu
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MINIREVIEWS
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Role of LKB1 in lung cancer development
L Makowski and D N Hayes
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AU0Ev
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AV0Ew
Will histone deacetylase inhibitors require combination with other
agents to fulfil their therapeutic potential[quest]
L Nolan, P W M Johnson, A Ganesan, G Packham and S J Crabb
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AW0Ex
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AX0Ey
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CLINICAL STUDIES
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Waiting times for systemic cancer therapy in the United Kingdom in
2006
M V Williams, K J Drinkwater, A Jones, B O'Sullivan and D Tait
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AY0Ez
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4AZ0E1
Automated telephone follow-up after breast cancer: an acceptability
and feasibility pilot study
D A Montgomery, K Krupa, C Wilson and T G Cooke
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Aa0E8
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ab0EA
Q-TWiST analysis of lapatinib combined with capecitabine for the
treatment of metastatic breast cancer
B Sherrill, M M Amonkar, S Stein, M Walker, C Geyer and D Cameron
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ac0EB
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ad0EC
Liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer patients and thymidylate
synthase polymorphisms for predicting response to 5-fluorouracil-based
chemotherapy
F Graziano, A Ruzzo, F Loupakis, D Santini, V Catalano, E Canestrari,
P Maltese, R Bisonni, L Fornaro, G Baldi, G Masi, A Falcone, G Tonini,
P Giordani, P Alessandroni, L Giustini, B Vincenzi and M Magnani
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ae0ED
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Af0EE
A phase II study of UFT with leucovorin administered as a twice daily
schedule in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal
cancer
P M Hoff, S Kopetz, M B Thomas, A Langleben, D Rinaldi, L Anthony, R A
Wolff, Y Lassere and J L Abbruzzese
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ag0EF
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ah0EG
Poorer outcome in stromal HIF-2[alpha]- and CA9-positive colorectal
adenocarcinomas is associated with wild-type TP53 but not with BNIP3
promoter hypermethylation or apoptosis
A H G Cleven, B G Wouters, B Schutte, A J G Spiertz, M van Engeland
and A P de Bruine
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ai0EH
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Aj0EI
Phase II trial of imatinib mesylate in patients with metastatic
melanoma
K B Kim, O Eton, D W Davis, M L Frazier, D J McConkey, A H Diwan, N E
Papadopoulos, A Y Bedikian, L H Camacho, M I Ross, J N Cormier, J E
Gershenwald, J E Lee, P F Mansfield, L A Billings, C S Ng, C
Charnsangavej, M Bar-Eli, M M Johnson, A J Murgo and V G Prieto
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ak0EJ
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Al0EK
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TRANSLATIONAL THERAPEUTICS
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Mage-b vaccine delivered by recombinant Listeria monocytogenes is
highly effective against breast cancer metastases
S H Kim, F Castro, D Gonzalez, P C Maciag, Y Paterson and C Gravekamp
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Am0EL
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4An0EM
Molecular pathways involved in the synergistic interaction of the
PKC[beta] inhibitor enzastaurin with the antifolate pemetrexed in
non-small cell lung cancer cells
C Tekle, E Giovannetti, J Sigmond, J R Graff, K Smid and G J Peters
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ao0EN
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ap0EO
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MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
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Ex vivo chemosensitivity testing and gene expression profiling predict
response towards adjuvant gemcitabine treatment in pancreatic cancer
C W Michalski, M Erkan, D Sauliunaite, T Giese, R Stratmann, C
Sartori, N A Giese, H Friess and J Kleeff
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Aq0EP
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ar0EQ
Trefoil factor 3: a novel serum marker identified by gene expression
profiling in high-grade endometrial carcinomas
E Bignotti, A Ravaggi, R A Tassi, S Calza, E Rossi, M Falchetti, C
Romani, E Bandiera, F E Odicino, S Pecorelli and A D Santin
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4As0ER
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4At0ES
Squalene epoxidase, located on chromosome 8q24.1, is upregulated in
8q+ breast cancer and indicates poor clinical outcome in stage I and
II disease
M W Helms, D Kemming, H Pospisil, U Vogt, H Buerger, E Korsching, C
Liedtke, C M Schlotter, A Wang, S Y Chan and B H Brandt
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Au0ET
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Av0EU
Induction of sodium iodide symporter gene and molecular
characterisation of HNF3[beta]//FoxA2, TTF-1 and C//EBP[beta] in
thyroid carcinoma cells
T Akagi, Q T Luong, D Gui, J Said, J Selektar, A Yung, C M Bunce, G D
Braunstein and H P Koeffler
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Aw0EV
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ax0EW
Detection of circulating tumour cells in peripheral blood with an
automated scanning fluorescence microscope
T G Ntouroupi, S Q Ashraf, S B McGregor, B W Turney, A Seppo, Y Kim, X
Wang, M W Kilpatrick, P Tsipouras, T Tafas and W F Bodmer
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Ay0EX
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4Az0EY
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Association of early life factors and brain tumour risk in a cohort
study
M M Cantwell, M R Forman, R J Middleton and L J Murray
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A10EL
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A20EM
Kaposi sarcoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and
after highly active antiretroviral therapy
S Franceschi, L Dal Maso, M Rickenbach, J Polesel, B Hirschel, M
Cavassini, A Bordoni, L Elzi, S Ess, G Jundt, N Mueller and G M
Clifford
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A30EN
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A40EO
A record-linkage study of the development of hepatocellular carcinoma
in persons with hepatitis C infection in Scotland
S A McDonald, S J Hutchinson, S M Bird, C Robertson, P R Mills, J F
Dillon and D J Goldberg
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A50EP
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A60EQ
Body size and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a population-based
study in China
A W Hsing, L C Sakoda, A Rashid, J Chen, M C Shen, T Q Han, B S Wang
and Y T Gao
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A70ER
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4A80ES
Dietary intake of selected B vitamins in relation to risk of major
cancers in women
G C Kabat, A B Miller, M Jain and T E Rohan
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BA0Ec
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BB0Ed
Occupational exposure to asbestos and mortality among asbestos removal
workers: a Poisson regression analysis
G Frost, A-H Harding, A Darnton, D McElvenny and D Morgan
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BC0Ee
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BD0Ef
Survival from cancer in teenagers and young adults in England,
1979-2003
J M Birch, D Pang, R D Alston, S Rowan, M Geraci, A Moran and T O B
Eden
Abstract: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BE0Eg
Article: http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BF0Eh
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Analysis of oncogenic AKT1 p.E17K mutation in carcinomas of the
biliary tract and liver
M-O Riener, M Bawohl, P-A Clavien and W Jochum
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BG0Ei
In vitro and in vivo anticancer efficacy of unconjugated humanised
anti-CEA monoclonal antibodies
R D Blumenthal, H J Hansen and D M Goldenberg
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BH0Ej
Reply: In vitro and in vivo anticancer efficacy of unconjugated
humanised anti-CEA monoclonal antibodies
S Q Ashraf, P J Conaghan, J L Wilding and W F Bodmer
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/enBI0Xztnp0Hhi0B4BI0Ek
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