Oncology 2009, Vol. 77, No. 3-4

Vol. 77, No. 3-4, 2009 September 2009



Review
147	Geriatric Oncology: How Far Have We Gone and What Are the Next Steps? Kurtz, J.-E. ; Heitz, D. ; Kurtz-Illig, V. ; Dufour, P. Oncology 2009;77:147-156 (DOI:10.1159/000231885) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 229 KB)


157	Imatinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Does Treatment Duration Matter? Adenis, A. ; Penel, N. ; Blay, J.-Y. Oncology 2009;77:157-161 (DOI:10.1159/000236019) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 144 KB)

Reducing the Worldwide Burden of Cancer
162	Clinical Profile, Etiology and Therapeutic Outcome in 324 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients at a Tertiary Care Center in India Paul, S.B. ; Chalamalasetty, S.B. ; Vishnubhatla, S. ; Madan, K. ; Gamanagatti, S.R. ; Batra, Y. ; Gupta, S.D. ; Panda, S.K. ; Acharya, S.K. Oncology 2009;77:162-171 (DOI:10.1159/000231886) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 427 KB)


172	A Geographic Area with Better Outcome of Esophageal Carcinoma: Is There an Effect of Ethnicity and Etiologic Factors? Salek, R. ; Bezenjani, S.E. ; Saedi, H.S. ; Ashkiki, M.H.H. ; Hosainzade, S.M. ; Mohtashami, S. ; Aghai, M.A. ; Bahar, M.M. ; Ghavamnasiri, M.R. Oncology 2009;77:172-177 (DOI:10.1159/000231887) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 141 KB)

Short Communication
178	Tissue Expression of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Is a Candidate Prognostic Marker for Glioblastoma Park, C.-K. ; Jung, J.H. ; Moon, M.J. ; Kim, Y.-Y. ; Kim, J.H. ; Park, S.-H. ; Kim, C.-Y. ; Paek, S.H. ; Kim, D.G. ; Jung, H.-W. ; Cho, B.-K. Oncology 2009;77:178-181 (DOI:10.1159/000231888) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 178 KB)

Clinical Translational Research
182	Effect of Low-Dose Paclitaxel and Docetaxel on Endothelial Progenitor Cells Muta, M. ; Yanagawa, T. ; Sai, Y. ; Saji, S. ; Suzuki, E. ; Aruga, T. ; Kuroi, K. ; Matsumoto, G. ; Toi, M. ; Nakashima, E. Oncology 2009;77:182-191 (DOI:10.1159/000236016) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 568 KB)

Clinical Trial Note
192	Phase II Study of S-1 Combined with Irinotecan (CPT-11) in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer Tsunoda, A. ; Yasuda, N. ; Nakao, K. ; Narita, K. ; Watanabe, M. ; Matsui, N. ; Kusano, M. Oncology 2009;77:192-196 (DOI:10.1159/000236017) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 132 KB)

Clinical Study
197	Macroscopic Borrmann Type as a Simple Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer Li, C. ; Oh, S.J. ; Kim, S. ; Hyung, W.J. ; Yan, M. ; Zhu, Z.G. ; Noh, S.H. Oncology 2009;77:197-204 (DOI:10.1159/000236018) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 362 KB)

Clinical Translational Research
205	The Utility of Rapid Diagnosis of Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Cancer Using a Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Yanagita, S. ; Natsugoe, S. ; Uenosono, Y. ; Arigami, T. ; Funasako, Y. ; Hirata, M. ; Kozono, T. ; Ehi, K. ; Arima, H. ; Green, G. ; Wang, Y. ; Aikou, T. Oncology 2009;77:205-211 (DOI:10.1159/000236020) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 280 KB)

Clinical Trial Note
212	Weekly Docetaxel with or without Gemcitabine as Second-Line Chemotherapy in Paclitaxel-Pretreated Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study Conducted by the Hellenic Co-Operative Oncology Group Papadimitriou, C.A. ; Kalofonos, H. ; Zagouri, F. ; Papakostas, P. ; Bozas, G. ; Makatsoris, T. ; Dimopoulos, M.-A. ; Fountzilas, G. Oncology 2009;77:212-216 (DOI:10.1159/000236021) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 118 KB)

Clinical Study
217	Do Recurrent and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Have the Same Outcomes with Gemcitabine Treatment? Hashimoto, K. ; Ueno, H. ; Ikeda, M. ; Kojima, Y. ; Hagihara, A. ; Kondo, S. ; Morizane, C. ; Okusaka, T. Oncology 2009;77:217-223 (DOI:10.1159/000236022) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 266 KB)


224	*The Role of KRAS* Mutations in Predicting the Efficacy of Cetuximab-Plus-Irinotecan Therapy in Irinotecan-Refractory Korean Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients** Sohn, B.S. ; Kim, T.W. ; Lee, J.-L. ; Ryu, M.-H. ; Chang, H.M. ; Kang, Y.-K. ; Park, H.S. ; Na, Y.-S. ; Jang, S.J. ; Kim, J.C. ; Lee, J.S. Oncology 2009;77:224-230 (DOI:10.1159/000236046) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 190 KB)

Clinical Translational Research
231	Activation of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Olfactory Neuroblastoma Mao, L. ; Xia, Y. ; Zhou, Y. ; Dai, R. ; Yang, X. ; Wang, Y. ; Duan, S. ; Qiao, X. ; Mei, Y. ; Hu, B. Oncology 2009;77:231-243 (DOI:10.1159/000236047) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 692 KB) Free Supplementary Material

Clinical Study
244	Costs Associated with Capecitabine or 5-Fluorouracil Monotherapy after Surgical Resection in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Chu, E. ; Shi, N. ; Wei, W. ; Bendell, J.C. ; Cartwright, T. Oncology 2009;77:244-253 (DOI:10.1159/000236048) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 194 KB)

Short Communication
254	*Liability of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Gene SCN2A* R19K Polymorphism to Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy** Argyriou, A.A. ; Antonacopoulou, A.G. ; Scopa, C.D. ; Kottorou, A. ; Kominea, A. ; Peroukides, S. ; Kalofonos, H.P. Oncology 2009;77:254-256 (DOI:10.1159/000236049) Free Abstract Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 109 KB)

Further Section
256	Erratum Oncology 2009;77:256 (DOI:10.1159/000237382) Article (PDF 46 KB) Free Access

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