B J C British Journal of Cancer
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B J C British Journal of Cancer
B J C British Journal of Cancer VOLUME 77 SUPPLEMENT 1 1998 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON METASTASES IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER 15-18 JANUARY 1998 , KIEL , GERMANY Contents Experimental oncology Diagnosis of metastases Neck dissection Miscellaneous Carcinoma of unknown primary Malignant melanoma Prognostic factors Advanced neck metastases, Recurrences Hyperthermia, Radiotherapy Radiochemotherapy Complications of neck dissection Distant metastases Immunology, Gene therapy Pain therapy, Treatment of lymphoedema, Psychological aspects of cancer patients Tumour markers, Virus, Neck dissection, Miscellaneous (Posters) Author index Abstract Nos 1.1-1.45 2.1-2.8 3.1-3.16 4.1-4.29 5.1-5.7 6.1-6.6 7.1-7.12 8.1-8.5 9.3-9.4 10.2-10.3 11.1-11.6 12.1-12.9 13.1-13.5 14.1-14.12 15.1-15.18 16.1-16.7 Page Nos 17.1-17.32 1-11 12-17 18-24 25-26 27-28 29-31 32-33 34 35-36 37-39 40-41 42-44 45-47 48-49 50-57 59-60 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 2 JANUARY 1998 EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Methylation of CpG island is not a ubiquitous mechanism for the loss of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer cells Z Chen, A Ko, J Yang and VC Jordan All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-Induced apoptosis is preceded by G, arrest in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells R Mangiarotti, M Danova, R Alberici and C Pellicciari Loss of heterozygosity for defined regions on chromosomes 3, 11 and 17 in carcinomas of the uterine cervix AMF Kersernaekers, J Hermans, GJ Fleuren and MJ van de Vijver Multidrug resistance protein-mediated transport of chlorambucil and melphalan conjugated to glutathione K Bamouin, I Leier, G Jedlitschky, A Pourtier-Manzanedo, J König, W-D Lehmann and D Keppler 181 186 192 201 N-methylformamide induces changes on adhesive properties and lung-colonizing potential of M14 melanoma cells D Del Bufalo, C Leonetti, B Bucci, Camedeo, R Falcioni, A Biroccio and G Zupi Bryostatin 1-tamoxifen combinations show synergistic effects on the inhibition of growth of P388 cells in vitro AT McGown, G Jayson, GR Pettit, MS Haran, TH Ward and D Crowther Comparison of plasma and tissue levels of ZD1694 (Tomudex), a highly polyglutamatable quinazoline thymidylate synthase inhibitor, in preclinical models GW Aherne, E Ward, N Lawrence, D Dobinson, SJ Clarke, H Musgrove, F Sutcliffe, T Stephens and AL Jackman Cell cycle distribution of hypoxia and progression of hypoxic tumour cells in vivo L Webster, RJ Hodgkiss and GD Wilson A regulatory role for porphobilinogen deaminase (PBG D) In g-aminolaevulinic acid (gALA)-induced photosensitization? SL Gibson, Dj Cupriks, JJ Havens, ML Nguyen and R Hilf Stochastic modelling of tumorigenesis in p53 deficient mice JH Mao, KA Lindsay, A Balmain and TE Wheldon Wilms' tumour-suppressor protein isoforms have opposite effects on lgf2 expression in primary embryonic cells, independently of p53 genotype A Duarte, A Caricasole, Cf Graham and A Ward Comparison of DNA copy number changes in malignant mesothelioma, adenocarcinoma and large-cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung A-M Björkqvist, L Tammilehto, S Nordling, M Nurminen, S Anttila, KMattson and S Knuutila Allelic loss on chromosome 10q in human lung cancer: association with tumour progression and metastatic phenotype S Petersen, G Wolf, U Bockmühl, K Gellert, M Dietel and I Petersen Comparison of p53 and DNA content abnormalities in adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and gastric cardia CM Gleeson, JM Sloan, DT McManus, P Maxwell, K Arthur JA McGuigan, AJ Ritchie and SEH Russell Generation of metastatic variants by transfection of a rat non-metastatic epithelial cell line with genomic DNA from rat prostatic carcinoma cells Y Ke, C Beesley, P Smith, R Barraclough, P Rudland and CS Foster Alterations in plasminogen activation correlate with epithelial cell dysplasia grading in colorectal adenomas P Protiva, I Sordat, P Chaubert, E Saraga, C Trán-Thang, 8 Sordat, AL Blum and G Dorta Molecular cytogenetic analysis of adult testicular germ cell tumours and identification of regions of consensus copy number change B Summersgill, H Goker, S Weber-Hall, R Huddart, A Horwich and J Shipley CLINICAL ONCOLOGY p53 protein expression in nephroblastomas: a predictor of poor prognosis D Govender, P Harital, GP Hadley and R Chetty High expression of Wnt7b in human superficial bladder cancer vs invasive bladder cancer TD Bui, T O'Brien, J Crew, D Cranston and AL Harris Are serial measurements of CA1 9-9 useful in predicting response to chemotherapy in 210 216 221 227 235 243 253 260 270 277 287 297 305 314 319 325 patients with inoperable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas? H Gogas, FJ Lofts, TRJ Evans, S Daryanani and JL Mansi Treatment and outcome of patients with extragonadal germ cell tumours - the Norwegian Radium Hospital's experience 1979-94 S Dueland, AE Stenwig, A Heilo, J Hoie, S Ous and SD Fossá Clinical course and prognostic factors following bone recurrence from breast cancer RE Coleman, P Smith and RD Rubens Schedule-selective biochemical modulation of 5-fluorouracii in advanced colorectal cancer: a multicentric phase II study C Aschele, A Guglielmi, GL Frassineti, C Milandri, D Amaddri, R Labianca, M Vinci, L Tixi, C Caroti, E Ciferri, E Verdi,R Rosso and A Sobrero A phase II study of paciltaxel in heavily pretreated patients with small-cell lung cancer EF Smit, E Fokkema, B Biesma, HJM Groan, W Snoek and PE Postmus CALENDAR 329 336 341 347 352 VOLUME 77 SUPPLEMENT 2 What are the critical issues when investigating new chemotherapies for colorectal cancer? Proceedings of a Zeneca-sponsored satellite symposia held at the ECCO 9 Conference, Hamburg, 17 September 1997 Multidisciplinary case teams: an approach to the future management of advanced colorectal cancer BD Minsky Assessing patients' needs and preferences in the management of advanced colorectal cancer K Redmond Measuring quality of life: impact of chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer. Experience from two recent large phase Ill trials H Anderson and MK Palmer Mature results from three large controlled studies with raltitrexed (Tomudex) D Cunningham The establishment of a large collaborative trial programme in the adjuvant treatment of colon cancer J Wils New developments in cancer treatment with the novel thymidylate synthase inhibitor raltitrexed ('Tomudex') G Blackledge 1 5 9 15 23 29 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 3 FEBRUARY 1998 EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY 99m Tc-sestamibi is a substrate for P-glycoprotein and the multidrug resistance-associated protein NH Hendrikse, EJF Franssen, WTA van der Graaf, C Meijer, DA Piers, W Vaalburg and EGE de Vries 353 CPT-11 sensitivity in relation to the expression of P170-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein WJM Jansen, TM Hulscher, J van Ark-Otte, G Giaccone, HM Pinedo and E Boven In vitro circumvention of cisplatin resistance by the novel sterically hindered platinum complex AMD473 J Holford, SY Sharp, BA Murrer, Mabrams and LR Kelland Effects of p53 mutants derived from lung carcinomas on the p53-responsive element (p53RE) of the MDM2 gene VG Gorgoulis, PV Zacharatos, E Manolis, JA lkonomopoulos, A Darnalas, C Lamprinopoulos, GZ Rassidakis, VZoumpourlis, A Kotsinas, AN Rassidakis, TD Halazonetis and C Kittas Differential cytotoxicity of [1231] IUdR, [125] IUdR and [131] IUdR to human glioma cells in monolayer or spheroid culture: effect of proliferative heterogeneity and radiation cross-fire A Neshasteh-Riz, RJ Mairs, WJ Angerson, PD Stanton, JR Reeves, R Rampling, J Owens and TE Wheldon Characterization of native fluorescence from DMBA-treated hamster cheek pouch buccal mucosa for measuring tissue transformation N Vengadesan, P Aruna and S Ganesan Transforming growth factor beta 1 and sodium butyrate differentially modulate urokinase plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human breast normal and cancer cells X Dong- Le Bourhis, V Lambrecht and B Boilly Taxol-mediated augmentation of CD95 ligand-induced apoptosis of human malignant glioma cells: association with bcl-2 phosphorylation but neither activation of p53 nor G2/M cell cycle arrest W Roth, B Wagenknecht, C Grimmel, J Dichgans and M Weller Use of the comet assay for assessment of drug resistance and its modulation in vivo P Huang, PL Olive and RE Durand Aberrant FHIT transcripts in hepatocellular carcinomas Y-J Chen, P-H Chen and J-G Chang Comparison of flow cytometric DNA content analysis in fresh and paraffin-embedded ovarian neoplasms: a prospective study Sanaa Eissa, A Khalifa, M Laban, A Elian and WE Bolton Persistent induction of nitric oxide synthase in tumours from mice treated with the antitumour agent 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid E Moilanen, LL Thomsen, DW Miles, L Happerfield, RG Knowles and S Moncada Stimulation of the apoptotic response as a basis for the therapeutic synergism of lonidamine and cisplatin in combination in human tumour xenografts M De Cesare, G Pratesi, A Giusti, D Polizzi and F Zunino Stimulation of tumour angiogenesis by proximal wounds: spatial and temporal analysis by MRI R Abramovitch, M Marikovsky, G Meir and M Neeman The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in cancer V Spataro,C Norbury and AL Harris Telomerase activation in nasopharyngeal carcinomas 359 366 374 385 391 396 404 412 417 421 426 434 440 448 456 RYS Cheng. PW Yuen, JM Nicholls, Z Zheng, W Wei, JST Sham, XH Yang, L Cao, DP Huang and SW Tsao Characterization of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase in human colorectal tumours HL McLeod, J Sludden, GI Murray, RA Keenan, Al Davidson, K Park, M Koruth and J Cassidy CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Reduced expression of deleted colorectal carcinoma (DCC) protein in established colon cancers T Goi, A Yamaguchi, G Nakagawara, T Urano, H Shiku and K Furukawa Evaluation of pleural CYFRA 21-1 and carcinoembryonic antigen in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions G Salama, M Miédougé, P Rouzaud, M-A Mauduyt M-C Pujazon, C Vincent, P Carles and G Serre Emergency admission for cancer: a matter of survival? M Porta, E Femandez, J Belloc, N Malats, M Gallén and J Alonso Relevance of age on survival of 341 patients with multiple myeloma treated with conventional chemotherapy: updated results of the MM87 prospective randomized protocol A Riccardi, 0 Mora, S Brugnatelli, C Tinelli, R Spanedda, A De Paoli, L Barbarano, M Di Stasi, C Bergonzi, M Giordano, C Delfini, G Nicoletti, E Rinaldi, L Piccinini, D Valentini and E Ascari for the Cooperative Group of Study and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma PS2 mRNA expression adds prognostic information to node status for 6-year survival in breast cancer AM Thompson, RA Elton, RA Hawkins, U Chetty and CM Steel Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase pharmacogenetics in patients with colorectal cancer SA Ridge, J Sludden, X Wei, A Sapone, 0 Brown, S Hardy, P Canney. P FernandezSalguero, FJ Gonzalez, J Cassidy and HL McLeod EPIDEMIOLOGY Parakeets, canaries, finches, parrots and lung cancer: no association A Morabia, S Stellman, LH Lumey and EL Wynder The association between naevi and melanoma in populations with different levels of sun exposure:a joint case-control study of melanoma in the UK and Australia V Bataille, A Grulich, P Sasieni, A Swerdlow, J Newton Bishop, W McCarthy, P Hersey and J Cuzick A 15-year series of gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. a population-based study M Ducreux, M-C Boutron, F Piard, P-M Carli and J Faivre CALENDAR 461 466 472 477 485 492 497 501 505 511 514 VOLUME 77 SUPPLEMENT 3 1998 Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in Scotland: description and possible explanations AJ Swerdlow, I dos Santos Silva, A Reid, Z Qiao, DH Brewster and J Arrundale Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in Scotland: description and possible explanations 1 Appendix: Figures Appendix: Tables 17 43 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 4 FEBRUARY 1998 EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Frequent and heterogenous expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor WAF1/ p21 protein and mRNA in urothelial carcinoma S Clasen, WA Schuiz, C-D Gerharz, M-0 Grimm, F Christoph and BJ Schmitz-Dráger Comparative analysis of integrins in vitro and in vivo in uveal and cutaneous melanomas JF Marshall, DC Rutherford, L Happerfield, A Hanby, ACE McCartney, J Newton-Bishop and IR Hart Expression of alfav integrins and vitronectin receptor identity in breast cancer cells T Meyer, JF Marshall and IR Hart Design, characterization and anti-tumour cytotoxicity of a panel of recombinant, mammalian ribonuclease-based immunotoxins MP Deonarain and AA Epenetos Mutation of the p53 gene in human astrocytic tumours correlates with increased resistance to DNA-damaging agents but not to anti-microtubule anti-cancer agents Y Iwadate, M Tagawa, S Fujimoto, M Hirose, H Namba, K Sueyoshi, S Sakiyama and A Yamaura. Cytogenetic abnormalities in Langerhans cell histiocytosis DR Betts, KE Leibundgut, A Feldges, HJ Plüss and FK Niggli Role of glutathione, glutathione S-transferases and multidrug resistance-related proteins in cisplatin sensitivity of head and neck cancer cell lines MJP Welters, AMJ Fichtinger-Schepman, RA Baan, MJ Flens, RJ Scheper and BJM Braakhuis Altered ß-tubulin isotype expression in paclitaxel-resistant human prostate carcinoma cells S Ranganathan, CA Benetatos, PJ Colarusso, DW Dexter and GR Hudes Inhibitors of aromatase prevent degradation of the enzyme in cultured human tumour cells N Harada and 0 Hatano Non-steroidol anti-inflammatory drug effect on crypt cell proliferation and apoptosis during initiation of rat colon carcinogenesis CJ Barnes, IL Cameron, WE Hardman and M Lee Suppression by pravastatin, an inhibitor of p21 ras Isoprenylation, of hepatocarcinogenesis induced by N-nitrosomorpholine in Sprague-Dawley rats M Tatsuta, H Lishi, M Baba, K Iseki, H Yano, H Uehara, R Yamamoto and A Nakaizumi Detection of the DCC gene product in normal and malignant colorectal tissues and its relation to a codon 201 mutation CA Schmitt, KR Thaler, BM Wittig, H Kaulen, K-H Meyer zum Büschenfelde and WG Dippold Development of a new metastatic human breast carcinoma xenograft line RR Mehta, JM Graves, A Shilkaitis and TK Das Gupta Aberrant expression and phosphorylation of ß-catenin in human colorectal cancer T Takayama, H Shiozaki, Y Doki, H Oka, M Inoue, M Yamamoto, S Tamura, S Shibamoto, 515 522 530 537 547 552 556 562 567 573 581 588 595 605 F Ito and M Monden CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Radiation-induced micronucleus induction in lymphocytes; identifies a high frequency of radiosensitive cases among breast cancer patients: a test for predisposition? D Scott, JBP Barber, EL Levine, W Burrill and SA Roberts Prognostic role of clinical, pathological and biological characteristics in patients with locally advanced breast cancer AH Honkoop, PJ van Diest, JS de Jong, SC Linn, G Giaccone, K Hoekman, J Wagstaff and HM Pinedo Results of a phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of megestrol acetate modulation of P-glycoprotein-mediated drug resistance in the first-line management of small-cell lung carcinoma L Wood, M Palmer, J Hewitt, R Urtasun, E Bruera, E Rapp and JF Thaell Comparative studies on the expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes, outcome of octreotide scintigraphy and response to octreotide treatment in patients with carcinoid tumours 0 Nilsson, L Kölby, B Wängberg, A Wigander, H Billig, L William-Olsson, M Fjälling, E Forssell-Aronsson and H Ahlman TNP-470 inhibits collateralization to complement the anti-tumour effect of hepatic artery ligation T Mugitani, H Taniguchi, A Takada, A Yamaguchi, M Masuyama, M Hoshima and T Takahashi Comparison between radiation-induced cell cycle delay in lymphocytes and radiotherapy response in head and neck cancer R Tell, T Heiden, F Granath, A-L Borg, S Skog and R Lewensohn Imbalance between serum matrix metalloprotei nase-2 and its inhibitor as a predictor of recurrence of urothelial cancer K Gohji, N Fujimoto, J Ohkawa, A Fujii and M Nakajima Therapeutic effect of interleukin 12 on mouse haemangiosarcomas is not associated with an increased anti-tumour cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity C Vizier, A Rosato, F Calderazzo, L Quintieri, P Fruscella, R Wainstok de Calmanovici, A Mantovani, A Vecchi, P Zanovello and D Collavo Prognostic value of ERBB-1, VEG F, cyclin A, FOS, JUN and MYC in patients with squamous cell lung carcinomas M Volm, W Rittgen and P Drings Short-term cellular effects induced by castration therapy in relation to clinical outcome in prostate cancer P Stattin,P Westin,J-E Damber and A Bergh LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BOOK REVIEW CALENDAR 614 621 627 632 638 643 650 656 663 670 676 679 680 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 5 MARCH 1998 REVIEW Biological therapy: approaches in colorectal cancer. Strategies to enhance 683 carcinoenibryonic antigen (CEA) as an immunogenic target AP Zbar, NR Lemoine, M Wadhwa, H Thomas, D Snary and Wa Kmiot EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Comparative evaluation by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction of MDR1, MRP and GSTp gene expression in breast carcinomas R Lacave, F Coulet, S Ricci, E Touboul, A Flahault, JG Rateau, D Cesari, JP Lefranc and JF Bernaudin The effect of different chemotherapeutic agents on the enrichment of DNA mismatch repair-deficient tumour cells D Fink, S Nebel, PS Norris, S Aebi, HK Kim, M Haas and SB Howell NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 reduces the mutagenicity of DNA caused by NADPH:P450 reductase-activated metabolites of benzo(a)pyrene quinones P Joseph and AK Jaiswal K-ras point mutation occurs in the early stage of carcinogenesis in lung cancer M Sagawa, Y Saito S Fujimura and RI Linnoila Differential expression of matrix metalloproteinases in activated c-rasHo-transfected immortalized human keratinocytes LC Meade –Tollin, P Boukamp, NEFusenig, CPR Bowen, TC Tsang and GT Bowden The effects of n6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the expression of nm-23 in human cancer cells WG Jiang, S Hiscox, RP Bryce, DF Horrobin and RE Mansel Growth inhibition of DU-145 prostate cancer cells by a Bcl-2 antisense oligonucleotide is enhanced by N-(2-hydroxyphenyi)all-trans retinamide MJ Campbell, M Dawson and HP Koeffler 2-(4-Aminophenyl)benzothiazoles: novel agents with selective profiles of in vitro antitumour activity TD Bradshaw, S Wrigley, D-F Shi, RJ Schultz, KD Paull and MFG Stevens Cytotoxity of (alfa-particle-emitting astatine-211 -labelled antibody in tumour spheroids: no effect of hyperthermia ML,Hauck, RH Larsen, PC Welsh and MR Zalutsky Molecular pathogenesis of sporadic duodenal cancer A Achille, A Baron, G Zamboni, S Orlandini, G Bogina, C Bassi, C lacono and A Scarpa Characterization of keratin and cell cycle protein expression in cell lines from squamous intraepithelial lesions progressing towards a malignant phenotype S Hietanen, K Syrjänen and S Syrjänen CLINICAL ONCOLOGY p53 mutation is a poor prognositc indicator for survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing surgical tumour ablation K Honda, E Sbisá, A Tullo, PA Papeo, C Saccone, S Poole, M Pignatelli, RR Mitry, S Ding, A Isla, A Davies and A Habib Prognostic significance of cyclin E and p53 protein overexpression in carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter M Furihata, Y 0htsuki, H Sonobe, T Shuin, A Yamamoto, N Terao and M Kuwahara Loss of Bcl-2 in invasive breast cancer is associated with high rates of cell death, but also with increased proliferative activity 694 703 709 720 724 731 739 745 753 760 766 776 783 789 H-J van Slooten, MJ van de Vifver, CJH van de Velde and JH van Dierendonck Allelic imbalance at chromosome 17p13.3 (YNZ22) in breast cancer is independent of p53 mutation or p53 overexpression and is associated with poor prognosis at medium-term follow-up AM Thompson, DN Crichton, RA Elton, MF Clay, U Chetty and M Steel Serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1, CD54) in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer: correlation with histological expression of ICAM-1 and tumour stage A Grothey, P Heistermann, S Philippou and R Voigtmann Dose-limiting neurotoxicity in a phase I study of penclomedine (NSC 388720, CRC 88-04), a synthetic alfa-picoline derivative, administered intravenously DI Jodrell, A Bowman, M Stewart, N Dunlop, R French, A MacLellan, J Cummings and JF Smyth Spatial temporal patterns in childhood leukaemia: further evidence for an infectious origin FE Alexander, P Boyle, P-M Carli, JW Coebergh, GJ Draper, A Ekbom, F Levi, PA McKinney, W McWhirter, C Magnani, J Michaelis, JH 0lsen, R Peris-Bonet, E Petridou, E Pukkala and L Vatten on behalf of the EUROCLUS project EPIDEMIOLOGY Spatial clustering of childhood leukaemia: summary results for the EUROCLUS project FE Alexander, P Boyle, P-M Carli, JW Coebergh, GJ Draper, A Ekbom, F Levi, PA McKinney, W McWhirter, J Michaelis, R Peris-Bonet, E Petridou, V Pompe-Kirn, I Plisko, E Pukkala, M Rahu, H Storm, B Terracini, L Vatten and N Wray on behalf of the EUROCLUS project Childhood cancer and paternal employment in agriculture: the role of pesticides NT Fear, E Roman, G Reeves and B Pannett The use of videotaped information in cancer genetic counselling: a randomized evaluation study A Cull, H Miller, T Porterfield, J Mackay, EDC Anderson, CM Steel and RA Elton Determinants of risk of invasive cervical cancer in young women F Parazzini, L Chatenoud, C La Vecchia, E Negri, S Franceschi and G Bolis Geographical distribution of birth places of children with cancer in the UK EA Gilman and EG Knox LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p53 and angiogenesis in non-small-cell lung cancer A Giatromanolaki and MI Koukourakis p53 and angiogenesis in non-smali-cell lung cancer - Reply G Fontanini CALENDAR 797 801 808 812 818 825 830 838 842 850 851 853 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 6 MARCH 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Epidermal growth factor receptor activation in androgen-independent but not androgenstimulated growth of human prostatic carcinoma cells ER Sherwood, JL Van Dongen, CG Wood, S Liao, JM Kozlowski and C Lee The retinoblastoma protein-associated cell cycle arrest in S-phase under moderate hypoxia 855 862 is disrupted in cells expressing HPV18 E7 oncoprotein Ø Amellem, JA Sandvik, T Stokke and EO Pettersen Influence of pH on the uptake of 5-fluorouracil into isolated tumour cells ASE Ojugo, PMJ McSheehy, M Stubbs, G Alder, CL Bashford, RJ Maxwell, MO Leach, IR Judson and JR Griffiths Captopril inhibits tumour growth in a xenograft model of human renal cell carcinoma S-I Hii, DL Nicol, DC Gotley, LC Thompson, MK Green and JR Jonsson Timing of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration on neutropenia induced by cyclophosphamide in normal mice M Misaki, Y Ueyama, G Tsukamoto and T Matsumura Syndecan-1 is up-regulated in ras-transformed intestinal epithelial cells ZM Wong, B Choo, M Li, DJ Carey, DF Cano-Gauci and RN Buick Hypoxia-induced angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor secretion in human melanoma EK Rofstad and T Danielsen /Expression of Ret/PTC11, -2, -3, -A3 and -4 in German papillary thyroid carcinoma B Mayr E Pötter, P Goretzki, J Rüschoff, W Dietmaier, C Hoang- Vu, H Dralle and G Brabant Interleukin 6 and its relationship to clinical parameters in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma T Nakano, AP Chahinian, M Shinjo, A Tonomura, M Miyake, N Togawa, K Ninomiya and K Higashino N-acetyl transferase 1: two polymorphisms in coding sequence identified in colorectal cancer patients AL Hubbard, C Moyes, AH Wyllie, CAD Smith and DJ Harrison Systematic heterogeneity and prognostic significance of cell proliferation in colorectal cancer R Palmqvist, A Öberg, C Bergström, JN Rutegard, B Zackrisson and R Stenling Assay of matrix metalloproteinases types 1, 2, 3 and 9 in breast cancer AG Remacle, A Noél, C Duggan, E McDermott, N O'Higgins, JM Foidart and MJ Duffy Prognostic significance of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in primary breast cancer A Knoop, PA Andreasen, JA Andersen, S Hansen, A-V Laenkholm, ACW Simonsen, J Andersen, J Overgaard and C Rose Correlation between basic fibroblast growth factor immunostaining of stromal cells and stromelysin-3 mRNA expression in human breast carcinoma C Linder, P Bystrom, G Engel, G Auer, U Aspenblad, H Strander and S Linder Heterogeneity in microvascular density in lung tumours - comparison with normal bronchus AM Schor, S Pazouki, J Morris, RL Smither, LM Chandrachud and N Pendleton Absence of RAS and p53 mutations in thyroid carcinomas of children after Chernobyl in contrast to adult thyroid tumours B Suchy, V Waldmann, S Klugbauer and HM Rabes Release of the angiogenic cytokine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from platelets: significance for VEGF measurements and cancer biology RE Banks, MA Forbes, SE Kinsey, A Stanley, E Ingham, C Walters and PJ Selby The photodynamic response of two rodent tumour models to four zinc (II)-substituted phthalocya-nines 873 880 884 890 897 903 907 913 917 926 932 941 946 952 956 965 JE Cruse-Sawyer, J Griffiths, B Dixon and SB Brown CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Raltitrexed (Tomudex): an alternative drug for patients with colorectal cancer and 5fluorouracil associated cardiotoxicity C-H Köhne, P Thuss-Patience, M Friedrich, PT Daniel, A Kretzschmar T Benter B Bauer R Dietz and B Dórken The pharmacokinetics and metabolism of ifosfamide during bolus and infusional administration: a randomized cross-over study JM Singer, JM Hartley, C Brennan, PWNicholson and RL Souhami Subjective health estimations (SHE) in patients with advanced breast cancer: an adapted utility conept for clinical trials C Hürny, B van Wegberg, M Bacchi, J Bernhard, B Thúrlimann, 0 Real, L Perey, H Bonnefoi and A Coates Soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) in Hodgkin's disease: outcome and clinical implications S Viviani, E Camerini, V Bonfante, A Santoro, M Baizarotti, M Fornier, L Devizzi, P Verderio, P Valagussa and G Bonadonna Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) nRNA isoform expression pattern is correlated with liver metastasis and poor prognosis in colon cancer T Tokunaga, Y 0shika, Y Abe, Y Ozeki, S Sadahiro, H Kijima, T Tsuchida, H Yamazaki, Y Ueyama, N Tamaoki and M Nakamura Microsatellite instability in female non-small-cell lung cancer patients with familial clustering of malignancy K Suzuki, T Ogura, T Yokose, I Sekine, K Nagai, T Kodama, K Mukai, Y Nishiwaki and H Esumi The value of serum a-N-acetylgalactosaminidase measurement for the assessment of tumour response to radio- and photodynamic therapy M Korbelik, VR Naraparaju and N Yamamoto Cross-reactivity between Candida albicans and human ovarian carcinoma as revealed by monoclonal antibodies PA10F and C6 J Schneider, D Moragues, N Martínez, H Romero, E Jimenez and J Pontón Indocyanine green and laser light for the treatment of AIDS-associated cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma C Abels, S Karrer, W Bäumler, AE Goetz, M Landthaler and R-M Szeimies CALENDAR VOLUME 77 NUMBER 7 APRIL 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Chromosome division figures reveal genomic instability in tumorigenesis of human colon mucosa RG Steinbeck Two Li-Fraumeni syndrome families with novel germline p53 mutations: loss of the wildtype p53 allele in only 50% of tumours Z Sedlacek, R Kodet, V Kriz, E Seemanova, P Vodvarka, P Wilgenbus, J Mares, A Poustka and P Goetz Enhanced expression of cytochrome P450 in stomach cancer 973 978 985 992 998 1003 1009 1015 1021 1025 1027 1034 1040 GI Murray, MC Taylor, MD Burke and WT Melvin Lack of involvement of known oncogenic DNA viruses in Epstein-Barr virus-negative Hodgkin's disease 1045 AA Armstrong, L Shield, A Gallagher and RF Jarrett Evaluation of FHIT gene alterations in ovarian cancer F Buttitta, A Marchetti, 0 Radi, G Bertacca, S Pellegrini, A Gadducci, AR Genazzani and G Bevilacqua Expression of HGF/SF in mesotheioma cell lines and its effects on cell motility, proliferation and morphology P Harvey, A Warn, S Dobbin, N Arakaki, Y Daikuhara, MC Jaurand and RM Warn Mutations of K-ras oncogene in human adrenal tumours in Taiwan S-R Lin, JH Tsai, YC Yang and SC Lee The role of transforming growth factor alpha production and ErbB-2 overexpression in induction of tumorigenicity of lung epithelial cells A W Hamburger, A Femandes, M Murakami and BI Gerwin Interleukin 2 restores CD3-γ chain expression but fails to generate tumour-specific lytic activity in tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes derived from human colorectal hepatic metastases KF Yoong and DH Adams Complex karyotypes in flow cytometrically DNA-diploid squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck J Akervall, Y Jin, B Baldetorp, F Mertens and J Wennerberg Expression of y -glutamylcysteine synthetase (y-GCS) and multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP), but not human canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter (cMOAT), genes correlates with exposure of human lung cancers to platinum drugs T Oguri, Y Fujiwara, T Isobe, 0 Katoh, H Watanabe and M Yamakido Endogenous antioxidant enzymes and glutathione S-transferase in protection of mesothelioma cells against hydrogen peroxide and epirubicin toxicity K Kinnula, K Linnainmaa, KO Raivio and VL Kinnula The proteasome inhibitor lactacystin induces apoptosis and sensitizes chemo- and radioresistant human chronic lymphocytic leukaemia lymphocytes to TNF-a-initiated apoptosis J Delic, P Masdehors, S Ömura, J-M Cosset, J Dumont, J-L Binet and H Magdelénat The ratio of initial/residual DNA damage predicts intrinsic radlosensitivity in seven cervix carcinoma cell lines B Marples, D Longhurst, AM Eastham and CML West Intratumour injection of immunoglobulins labelled with the alfa-particle emitter 211 At: analyses of tumour retention, microdistribution and growth delay RH Larsen and ØS Bruland Linomide blocks anglogenesis by breast carcinoma vascular endothelial growth factor transfectants M Ziche, S Donnini, L Morbidelli, A Parenti, G Gasparini and F Ledda CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Mutations in residues of TP53 that directly contact DNA predict poor outcome in human primary breast cancer EMJJ Berns, IL van Staveren, MP Look, M Smid, JGM Klijn and JA Foekens 1048 1052 1060 1066 1072 1082 1089 1097 1103 1108 1115 1123 1130 1137 The prognostic value of CD44 isoform expression in endometrial cancer C Tempfer, G Haeusler, A Kaider, L Hefler, E Hanzal, A Reinthaller G Breitenecker and Ch Kainz Independent prognostic Importance of microvessel density in endometrial carcinoma 1140 HB Salvesen, OE lversen and LA Akslen 1145 Anthracycline doses in patients with liver dysfunction: do UK oncologists follow current recommendations? NA Dobbs and CJ Twelves 1149 FEP regimen (epidoxorubicin, etoposide and cisplatin) In advanced gastric cancer, with or without low-dose GM-CSF: an Italian Trial in Medical Oncology (ITMO) study E Bajetta, M Di Bartolomeo, C Carnaghi, R Buzzoni, L Mariani V Gebbia, G Comella, G Pinotti G lanniello, G Schieppati, AM Bochicchio and L Maiorino 1155 Phase II trial of dexverapamil and epirubicin in patients with non-responsive metastatic breast cancer M Lehnert, K Mross, J Schueller, B Thuerlimann, N Kroeger and H Kupper NM23-Hl immunostaining is inversely associated with tumour staging but not overall 1164 survival or disease recurrence in colorectal carcinomas PY Cheah, X Cao, KW Eu and F Seow-Choen Human AP endonuclease 1 (HAP1) protein expression in breast cancer correlates with 1169 lymph node status and anglogenesis S Kakolyris, L Kaklamanis, K Engels, SB Fox, M Taylor, ID Hickson, KC Gatter and AL Harris EPIDEMIOLOGY Seasonal variations in the presentation and growth of thyroid cancer 1174 LA Akslen and RB Sothern Testicular cancer risk and maternal parity: a population-based cohort study 1180 T Westergaard, PK Andersen, JB Pedersen, M Frisch, JH Olsen and M Melbye Schistosomiasis and the risk of bladder cancer in Alexandria, Egypt 1186 R Bedwani, E Renganathan, F El Kwhsky, C Braga, HH Abul Seif, T Abul Azm, A Zaki, S Franceschi, P Boffetta and C La Vecchia High incidence of classical Kaposi's sarcoma in Iceland and the Faroe Islands 1190 H Hjaigrim, H Tulinius, J Dalberg, S Hardarson, M Frisch and M Melbye High suicide mortality soon after diagnosis among cancer patients in central Italy 1194 E Crocetti, S Arniani, S Acciai, A Barchielli and E Buiatti CALENDAR 1197 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 8 APRIL 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY A missense mutation in the BRAC2 gene in three siblings with ovarian cancer S Roth, P Kristo, A Auranen, M Shayeghi, S Seal, N Collins, R Barfoot, N Rahman, PJ Klemi, S Grénman, L Sarantaus, H Nevanlinna, R Butzow, A Ashworth, MR Stratton, and LA Aaltonen Putative markers for the detection of breast carcinoma cells in blood EM Eltahir DS Mallinson, GD Birnie, C Hagan, WD George and AD Purushotham 1199 1203 The promoting effect of tumour necrosis factor a in radiation-induced cell transformation RF Guo and YF Gong The response of Dunning R3327 prostatic adenocarcinoma to IL-2, histamine and radiation S Johansson, M Landström, K Hellstrand and R Henriksson Late G, accumulation after 2 Gy of y-lrradiation is related to endogenous Raf-1 protein expression and intrinsic radiosensitivity in human cells HM Warenius, M Jones, MD Jones, PG Browning, LA Seabra and CCM Thompson The antiproliferative activity of all-trans-retinoic acid catabolites and isomers is differentially modulated by liarozole-fumarate in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells J Van heusden, W Wouters, FCS Ramaekers, MDWG Krekels, L Dillen, M Borgers and G Smets Transfection of COS-1 cells with DT-diaphorase cDNA: role of a base change at position 609 V Misra,HJ Klamut and AM Rauth Induction of DT-diaphorase by 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones in human tumour and normal cells and effect on anti-tumour activity of bioreductive agents GP Doherty, MK Leith, X Wang, TJ Curphey and A Begleiter Prognostic significance of methyl-p-hydroxy-phenyllactate-esterase activity in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma M Maurizi, G Ferrandina, G Almadori, G Scambia, G Cadoni, G DAgostino, FG Serra, M Piantelli, S Mancuso and FO Ranelletti Down-regulated expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 mRNA in endometrial carcinoma E Perlino, G Loverro, E Maiorano, T Giannini, A Cazzolla, A Napoli, MG Fiore, R Ricco, E Marra and L Selvaggi The detection of K-ras mutations in colorectal cancer using the amplification-refractory mutation system JC Fox, J England, P White, G Ellison, K Callaghan, NR Charlesworth, J Hehir, TL MCCarthy, J Smith-Ravin, IC Talbot, D Snaty JMA Northover, CR Newton and S Little Immunohistochemical staining for desmogleins 1 and 2 in keratinocytic neoplasms with squamous phenotype: actinic keratosis, keratoacanthoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin AL Krunic, DR Garrod, S Madani, MD Buchanan and RE Clark CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Randomlized phase II trial of BCDT [carmustine (BCNU), cisplatin, dacarbazine (DTIC) and tamoxifen] with or without interferon alpha (IFN-alfa) and interieukin (IL-2) in patients with metastatic melanoma SRD Johnston, DO Constenia, J Moore, H Atkinson, RP A Hern, G Dadian, PG Riches and ME Gore Adjuvant therapy for melanoma: how should we respond to high-dose interferon? PG de Takats, MV Williams and R Hawkins Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (filgrastim) following high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell rescue in high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma:clinical benefits at no extra cost SM Lee, JA Radford, L Dobson, T Huq, WDJ Ryder, R Pettengell, GR Morgenstern, JH 1208 1213 1220 1229 1236 1241 1253 1260 1267 1275 1280 1287 1294 Scarffe and D Crowther Late effects of treatment for early-stage Hodgkin's disease JD Brierley, AJ Rathmell, MK Gospodarowicz, SB Sutcliffe, A Munro, R Tsang and M Pintilie Survival in renal cell carcinoma - a randomized evaluation of tamoxifen vs interieukin 2, alfa-interferon (leucocyte) and tamoxifen R Henriksson, S Nilsson, S Colleen, P Wersdäll, M Helsing, R Zimmerman and K Engman Are cytokine responses in renal cell cancer the product of placebo effect of treatment or true biotherapy? What trials are needed now? RTD Oliver Improving survival in recurrent medulloblastoma: earlier detection, better treatment or still an impasse? E Bouffet, F Doz, MC Demaille, P Tron, H Roche, D Plantaz, A Thyss, JL Stephan, 0 Lejars, E Sariban, M Buclon, M Zúcker, M Brunat-Mentigny, JL Bernard and JC Gentet Cytokeratin 20 mRNA in peripheral venous blood of colorectal carcinoma patients NO Funaki, J Tanaka, G Ohshio, H Onodera, S Maelani and M Imamura Apparent lack of prognostic value of M113-11 index in anal carcinomas treated by radiotherapy AS Allal, L Alonso-Pentzke and S Remadi Chromosomal imbalances in primary and metastatic pancreatic carcinoma as detected by interphase cytogenetics: basic findings and clinical aspects N Zojer, M Fiegl, L Müllauer, A Chott, S Roka, J Ackermann, M Raderer, H Kaufmann, A Reiner, H Huber and J Drach Who and what influences delayed presentation in breast cancer? CC Burgess, AJ Ramirez, MA Richards and SB Love Combined intravenous and intraperitoneal chemotherapy with fluorouracil + leucovorin vs fluorouracil + levamisole for adjuvant therapy of resected colon carcinoma W Scheithauer, G V Kornek, A Marczell, J Karner, G Salern, R Greiner, D Burger, F Stöger, J Ritschel, E Kovats, HM Vischer, B Schneeweiss and D Depisch Analysis of risk factors for cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in patients with testicular cancer C Bokemeyer, CC Berger, JT Hartmann, C Kilmannsberger, H-J Schmoll, MA Kuczyk and L Kanz Predicting che motherapeutic response to small-cell lung cancer of platinum compounds by thallium-201 single-photon emission computerized tomography Y Tokuchi, H lsobe, H Takekawa, T Hanada, T Ishida, S Ogura, K ltoh, M Furudate, K Saito and Y Kawakami CALENDAR VOLUME 77 NUMBER 9 MAY 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Inhibitory effects of malotilate on invasion and metastasis of rat mammary carcinoma cells by modifying the functions of vascular endothelial cells H Nagayasu, J-i Hamada, T Kawano, S Konaka, D Nakata, T Shibata, M Arisue, M Hosokawa, N Takeichi and T Moriuchi Induction of apoptosis by taxol and cisplatin and effect on cell cycle-related proteins in 1300 1311 1318 1321 1327 1333 1337 1343 1349 1355 1363 1369 1371 1378 cisplatin-sensitive and -resistant human ovarian cancer cells N Zaffaroni, R Silvestrini, L Orlandi, A Bearzatto, D Gornati and R Villa Reduction of tumour oxygenation during and after photodynamic therapy in vivo: effects of fluence rate TM Sitnik, JA Hampton and BW Henderson Nitrogen mustard up-regulates Bcl-2 and GSH and increases NTP and PCr in HT-29 colon cancer cells AW Boddie Jr, A Constantinou, C Williams and A Reed Prolonged in vivo tumour retention of a human diabody targeting the extracellular domain of human HER2/neu GP Adams, R Schier. AM McCall, RS Crawford, EJ Wolf, LM Weiner and JD Marks Immune atimulatory potential of B7.1 and B7.2 retrovirally transduced melanoma cells: suppression by interleukin 10 R Dummer, F-Y Yue, J Pavlovic, R Geertsen, C Döhring, K Moelling and G Burg Hepatocyte growth factor-stimulated renal tubular mitogenesis: effects on expression of cmyc, c-fos, c-met, JEGF and JHL tumour-suppressor and related genes SC Clifford, K Czapla, FM Richards, DJ O'Donoghue and EH Maher Wt-p53 action in human leukaemia cell lines corresponding to different stages of differentiation MG Rizzo, A Zepparoni, B Cristolanelli, R Scardigli, M Crescenzi, G Blandino, S Guiliacci, S Ferrari, S Soddu and A Sacchi Loss of heterozygosity at chromosome 9p in ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma of the breast KL Marsh and JM Varley SupraMolecular BioVectors (SMBV) improve antisense inhibition of erbB-2 expression C Allal, S Sitou, R Kravtzoff, N Soulet, G Soula and G Favre Down-regulation of Fas gene expression in colon cancer is not a result of allelic loss or gene rearrangement LM Butler, PJ Hewett, W Butler and PA Cowled Frequent alterations of cell cycle regulators in early-stage breast lesions as detected by immunohistochemistry KL Marsh and JM Varley Immunohistochemical detection of DNA topoisomerase IIα, P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance protein (MRP) in small-cell and non-small-cell lung cancer J Kreisholt, M Sorensen, PB Jensen, BS Nielsen, CB Andersen and M Sehested CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Randomized trial comparing protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil with weekly doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with a monthly bolus FAC regimen in metastatic breast carcinoma (SPM90) J-Y Pierga, M Jouve, B Asselain, A Livartowski, P Beuzeboc, V Diéras, S Scholl, T Dorval, T Palagié, E García-Giralt and P Pouillart Bolus/ infusional 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid. A report on two prospective, cosecutive phase II studies with 5-fluorouracil dose escalation MJ Mackean, J Cassidy, Dl Jodrell, J Paul, NS Reed, PA Canney, H Yosef, T Habeshaw, AG Robertson, A Mclnnes and CJ Twelves Initial high anti-emitic efficacy of granisetron with dexamethasone is not maintained over 1386 1395 1405 1413 1420 1429 1439 1448 1454 1460 1469 1474 1480 1487 repeated cycles R de Wit, H van den Berg, J Burghouts, J Nortier, P Slee, C Rodenburg, J Keizer, M Fonteyn, J Verweij and J Wils Elevated plasma levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß1 and TGF-ß2-in patients with disseminated malignant melanoma K Krasagakis, D Thölke, B Farthmann, J Eberle, U Mansmann and CE Orfanos Prognostic value of urokinase plasminogen activator in primary breast carcinoma: comparison of two immunoassay methods C Bouchet, F Spyratos, K Hacëne, L Durcos, V Bécette and J Oglobine Cell proliferation measured by MIB1 and timing of surgery for breast cancer LS Cooper, CE Gillett, P Smith, IS Fentiman and DM Barnes EPIDEMIOLOGY Hypertension, obesity and their medications in relation to renal cell carcinoma J-M Yuan, JE Castelao, M Gago-Dominguez, RK Ross and MC Yu Survival analysis of 5595 head and neck cancers - results of conventional treatment in a high-risk population DN Rao, PD Schroff, G Chattopadhyay and KA Dinshaw Breast cancer in Norway 1970-1993: a population-based study on incidence, mortality and survival H Wang, SØ Thoresen and S Tretli The effects of interaction between familial and reproductive factors on breast cancer risk: a combined analysis of seven case-control studies N Andrieu, T Smith, S Duffy DG Zaridke, R Renaud, T Rohan, M Gerber, E Luporsi, M Lé, HP Lee,Y Lifanova and NE Day Segregation analysis of epithelial ovarian cancer in Finland A Auranen and L Iselius CALENDAR 1492 1495 1502 1508 1514 1519 1525 1537 1542 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 10 MAY 1998 CONTENTS REVIEW Health economics and quality of life in cancer trials: report based on a UKCCCR workshop R Fitzpatrick and L Davies EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Alteration of oestradiol metabolism in myc oncogene-transfected mouse mammary epithelial cells NT Telang, F Arcuri, OM Granata, HL Bradlow, MP Osborne and L Castagnetta Temperature sensitivity of human wild-type and mutant p53 proteins expressed in vivo F Ponchel and J Milner Expression of p53, Bcl-2 and Bax in cisplatin-induced apoptosis in testicular germ cell tumour cell lines H Burger, K Nooter, AWM Boersma, CJ Kortland and G Stoter p53 Mutations in non-small-cell lung cancers occurring in individuals without a past history of active smoking Y Takagi, H 0sada, T Kuroishi, T Mitsudomi M Kondo, T Niimi, S Saji, AF Gazdar, T Takahashi, JD Minna and T Takahashi Analysis of p53, p16 MTS1 p21 WAF1 and H-ras in archived bladder tumours from 1543 1549 1555 1562 1568 1573 workers exposed to aromatic amines TSorlie, G Martel-Planche, P Hainaut, J Lewalter, R Holm, A-L Borresen-Dale and R Montesano 1580 Cytotoxicity of weak electrolytes after the adaptation of cells to low pH: role of the transmembrane pH gradient SV Kozin and LEGerweck Increased plasminogen binding is associated with metastatic breast cancer cells: differential 1586 expression of plasminogen binding proteins M Ranson, NM Andronicos, MJ O' Mullane and MS Baker 1598 In vitro testing of calcium channel blockers and cytotoxic chemotherapy in B-cell lowgrade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma J Shamash, AH Salam, DC Davies, A Williams, S Joel and TA Lister 1604 Allelic imbalance and instability of microsatellite loci on chromosome 1 p in human nonsmall-cell lung cancer AV Gasparian, KKLakfionov MS-0 Belialova, NA Pirogova, AG Tatopyan and IB Zborovskaya y-Linolenic acid (GLA) is cytotoxic to 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells but not to 1612 'normal' rat astrocytes S Vartak, R McCaw, CS Davis, MEC Robbins and AA Spector The influence of hypoxia and pH on aminolaevulinic acid-induced photodynamic therapy in 1621 bladder cancer cells in vitro L Wyld, MWR Reed and NJ Brown Absence of stimulation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity in patients predisposed to 1628 colon cancer L Cristóväo, MC Lechner, P Fidalgo, CN Leitäo, FC Mira and J Rueff Telomerase activity in 144 brain tumours 1633 T Sano, A Asai, K Mishima, T Fujimaki and T Kirino Semi-quantitation of urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor in breast carcinomas 1638 by immunocytochemistry S Kennedy, MJ Duffy, C Duggan, C Barnes, R Rafferty and MD Kramer Mutation analysis of the c-mos proto-oncogene in human ovarian teratomas 1642 KAF de Foy, SA Gayther, WH Colledge, S Crockett, IV Scott, MJ Evans and BAJ Ponder Reduced cellular accumulation of topotecan: a novel mechanism of resistance in human 1645 ovarian cancer cell line J Ma, M Maliepaard, K Nooter, WJ Loos, HJ Kolker, J Verweij, G Stoter and JHM Schellens CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Oestrogen-regulated genes in breast cancer: association of pLIV1 with response to 1653 endocrine therapy RA McClelland, DL Manning, JMW Gee, P Willsher, JFR Robertson, IO Ellis, RIW Blamey and RI Nicholson The effect of 3-week tamoxifen treatment on oestrogen receptor levels in primary breast 1657 tumours:a flow cytometric study I Brotherick, DA Browell, BK Shenton, M Egan, WJ Cunliffe, LA Webb, LG Lunt, JR Young and MJ Higgs Tissue carcinoembryonic antigen and oestrogen receptor status in breast carcinoma: 1661 An immunohistochemical study of clinical outcome in a series of 252 patients with longterm follow-up FA Mauri, 0 Caffo, S Veronese, P Verderio, P Boracchi, M Bonzanini, N Rossi, G Perrone, P Dalla Palma and M Barbareschi Plasma insulin-like growth factor in primary breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant Chemotherapy J-Ph Peyrat, F Révillion and J Bonneterre High-dose therapy including carboplatin adjusted for renal function in patients with relapsed or refractory germ cell tumour: outcome and prognostic factors MPA Lyttelton, ES Newlands, C Giles, M Bower, A Guirnaraes, S O'Reilly, GJS Rustin, D Samson and EJ Kanfer Cisplatin dose rate as a risk factor for nephrotoxicity in children R Skinner, ADJ Pearson, MW English, L Price, RA Wyllie, MG Coulthard and AW Craft Comparison of antiemetic efficacy of granisetron and ondansetron in Oriental patients: a randomized crossover study RTP Poon and LWC Chow Neuromuscular toxicities of paclitaxel 210 mg m-2 by 3-hour infusion H Kunitoh, N Saijo, K Furuse, K Noda and M Ogawa Treatment-induced mucositis: an old problem with new remedies RP Symonds Different patterns of stromal and cancer cell thymidine phosphorylase reactivity in nonsmall-cell lung cancer: impact on tumour neoangiogenesis and survival MI Koukourakis, A Giantromanolaki, S Kakolyris, KJ O'Byrne, N Apostolikas, J Skarlatos, KC Gatter and AL Harris In oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with p53 mutation, advanced stage and poor prognosis S Uchida, Y Shimada, G Watanabe, H Tanaka, 1 Shibagaki, T Miyahara, S Ishigami, S Arii and M lmamura LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR 1669 1672 1677 1683 1686 1689 1696 1704 1710 1713 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 11 JUNE 1998 CONTENTS MEETING REPORT Beatson International Cancer Conference - Cancer: from Pedigree to Protein VG Brunton and N Keith EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Influence of exogenous RARα gene on MDR1 expression and P-glycoprotein function in human and rodent cell lines TP Stromskaya, EY Rybalkina, AA Shtil, TN Zabotina, NA Filippova and AA Stavrovskaya The contribution of lactic acid to acidification of tumours: studies of variant cells lacking lactate dehydrogenase M Yarnagata, K Hasuda, TStamato and IF Tannock Multidrug resistance phenotype in leukaemic cells from patients with acute myelocytic leukaemia can be detected with 99Tcm.MIBI A Gruber, 1Areström, D Xu, J Liliemark, SA Larsson and H Jacobsson 1715 1718 1726 1732 Combined effect of navelbine with medroxyprogesterone acetate against human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells in vitro K Sugiyama, M Shimiku, T Akiyama, H Ishida, M 0kabe, T Tamaoki and S Akinaga Differentiation-specific increase in ALA-induced protoporphyrin IX accumulation in primary mouse keratinocytes B Ortel, N Chen, J Brissette, GP Dotto, E Maytin and T Hasan 31 P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 2 H-magnetic resonance imaging studies of a panel of early-generation transplanted murine tumour models SP Robinson, A van den Boogaart, Ri Maxwell, JR Griffiths, E Hamilton and JC Waterton Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of combretastatin A 4 prodrug-induced disruption of tumour perfusion and energetic status DA Beauregard, PE Thelwall, DJ Chaplin, SA Hill, GE Adams and KM Brindle Modulation of P450-dependent ifosfamide pharmacokinctics: a better understanding of drug activation in vivo EGC Brain, LJ Yu, K Gustafsson, P Drewes and W Waxman Selective activation of oncogenic Ha-ras-induced apoptosis in NIH / 3T3 cells H-S Liu, C-Y Chen, C-H Lee and Y-I Chou Loss of heterozygosity of 3p markers in neuroblastoma tumours implicate a tumoursuppressor locus distal to the FHIT gene K Ejeskär, H Aburatani, J Abrahamsson, P Kogner and T Martinsson Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in primary cultured human colorectal carcinoma cells W-M Tong, A Ellinger, Y Sheinin and HS Cross Hypoxia facilitates tumour cell detachment by reducing expression of surface adhesion molecules and adhesion to extracellular matrices without loss of cell viability NH Hasan, GE Adams, MC Joiner, JF Marshall and IR Hart Sticky and smelly issues: lessons on tumour cell and leucocyte trafficking, gene and immunotherapy of cancer AB Alexandroff, CA Mclntyre, JC Porter, JZeuthen, RG Vile and DD Taub The oestrogen-like effect of 4-hydroxytamoxifen on Induction of transforming growth factor alpha mRNA in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells stably expressing the oestrogen receptor AS Levenson, DA Tonetti and VC Jordan Serum soluble interieukin-2 receptor level as a prognostic indicator in gastric cancer B Nakata, K Hirakawa-YS Chung, Y Kato, Y Yamashita, A Inui, YArimoto, K Maeda, N Onoda, T Sawada and M Sowa Synthesis and breakdown of fibrillar collagens: concomitant phenomena in ovarian cancer M Santala, J Risteli, L Risteli, U Puistola, BM Kacinski, ER Stanley and A Kauppila Proliferation and apoptosis in malignant and normal cells In B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas T Stokke, H Holte, L Smedshammer, EB Smeland, 0 Kaalhus and HB Steen Tumour cell proliferation, but not apoptosis, predicts survival in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas T Stokke, EB Smeland, S Kvaloy and H Holte Immunohistochemical detection of p53 and Bcl-2 in colorectal carcinoma: no evidence for prognostic significance 1737 1744 1752 1761 1768 1777 1787 1792 1799 1806 1812 1820 1825 1832 1839 1842 RAEM Tollenaar, JHJM van Krieken, H-J van Slooten, DJ Bruinvels, KMJ Nelemans, LJ van den Broek, J Hermans and JH van Dierendonck Increased serum p53 antibody levels indicate poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer U Kressner, B Glimelius, R Bergström, L Pahlman, A Larsson and G Lindmark The Helicobacter pylori fatty acid cis-9,10-methyleneoctadecanoic acid stimulates protein kinase C and increases DNA synthesis of gastric HM02 cells W Bail, B Obst, S Wagner and KF Sewing Serum concentrations of soluble adhesion molecules in patients with colorectal cancer G Velikova, RE Banks, A Gearing, 1 Hemingway, MA Forbes, SR Preston, NR Hall, M Jones, J Wyatt, K Miller, U Ward, J AI-Maskatti, SM Singh, PJ Finan, NS Ambrose, JN Primrose and PJ Selby Bcl-2 protein expression: association with p53 and prognosis in colorectal cancer L Kaklamanis, A Savage, R Whitehouse, I Doussis-Anagnostopoulou, S Biddolph, P Tsiotos, N Mortensen, KC Gatter and AL Harris Concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the serum of patients with suspected ovarian cancer A Obermair, C Tempter, L Hefler, 0 Preyer, A Kaider, R Zeillinger, S Leodolter and C Kainz Antibodies to heat-shock protein 27 are associated with improved survival in patients with breast cancer SE Conroy, PD Sasieni, VAmin, DY Wang, P Smith, IS Fentiman and DS Latchman An identical novel mutation in BRCA l and a common haplotype in familial ovarian cancer in non-Ashkenazi Jews L Theodor, R Bar-Sade, A Kruglikova, G Ben-Baruch, S Risel, R Shiri-Sverdlov, G Hirsh Yechezkel, B Modan, MZ Papa, G Rechavi and E Friedman Comparison between interstitial laser thermotherapy and excision of an adenocarcinoma transplanted into rat liver PH Móller, K lvarsson, U Stenram, M Radnell and K-G Tranberg Cytogenetic and FISH analyses of pancreatic carcinoma reveal breaks in 18q11 with consistent loss of 18q12-qter and frequent gain of 18p M Höglund, L Gorunova, TJonson, S Dawiskiba, A Andrén-Sandberg, G Stenman and B Johansson Do mast cells help to induce angiogenesis in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas? D Ribatti, B Nico, A Vacca, A Marzullo, N Calvi, L Roncali and F Dammacco CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Vaccination with IL-7 gene-modified autologous melanoma cells can enhance the antimelanoma lytic activity in peripheral blood of patients with a good clinical performance status: a clinical phase 1 study P Möller, Y Sun, T Dorbic, S Alijagic, A Makki, K Jurgovsky, M Schroff, BM Henz, B Wittig and D Shadendorf Mitotic rate and S-phase fraction as prognostic factors in stage 1 cutaneous malignant melanoma JM Karjalainen, MJ Eskelinen, S Nordling, PK Lipponen, EM Alhava and V-M Kosma Consensus standards for the process of cancer care: a modified expert panel method applied to head and neck cancer 1848 1852 1857 1864 1870 1875 1880 1884 1893 1900 1907 1917 1926 MA Birchall and the South and West Expert Tumour Panel for Head and Neck Cancer Prognostic value of histological and biological markers in pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a case-control study M Guerry, L Vabre, M Talbot, G Mamelle, AM Leridant, C Hill, J Bosq, B Luboinski and F Janot A phase 1 trial of docetaxel and 5-day continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced or recurrent breast cancer M Ando, T Watanabe, Y Sasaki, D-F Ying, Y Omuro, N Katsumata, M Narabayashi, Y Tokue, H Fuji, T lgarashi, H Wakita, T Ohisu, K ltoh, I Adachi and T Taguchi Time trends in breast cancer survival: experience in a single centre, 1975-89 MJ Bradbum, DG Altman, P Smith, IS Fentiman and RD Rubens Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and infusional 5-fluorouracil (infusional CMF) in metastatic breast cancer KJ O'Byrne, MI Koukourakis, MP Saunders, AJ Salisbury, R Isaacs, S Varcoe, M Taylor, TS Ganesan, AL Harris and DC Talbot In vivo stimulation of IL-12 secretion by subcutaneous low-dose IL-2 in metastatic cancer patients P Lissoni, L Fumagalli, F Rovelli, F Brivio, G Di Felice and F Majorca Phase II trial of carboplatin plus oral etoposide for elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer K Matsui, N Masuda, M Fukuoka, T Yana, T Hirashima, T Korniya, M Kobayashi, M Kawahara, S Atagi, M 0gawara, S Negoro, S Kudoh and KFuruse A pilot study of MVP (mitomycin-C, vinblastine and cisplatin) chemotherapy in small-cell lung cancer TF Hickish, lE Smith, MC Nicolson, S Ashley, K Priest, L Spencer, A Norman, G Middleton and MER O'Brien Prognostic value of genomic damage in non-small-cell lung cancer C de Juan, P Iniesta, FJ Vega, MA Peinado, C Femandez, T Caldés, M José Massa, JA López, A Sánchez, AJ Torres, JL Balibrea and M Benito Abnormalities in plasma and red blood cell fatty acid profiles of patients with colorectal cancer L Baró, J-C Hermoso, M-C Nuñez, J-A Jiménez-Rios and A Gil Weekly etoposide, epirubicin, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin: an effective chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer KH Chi, Y Chao, WKChan, SS Lo, SYChen, SH Yen, KYChen, CW Wu, SD Lee and WY Lui Clinical photodynamic therapy for superficial cancer in the oesophagus and the bronchi: 514 nm compared with 630 nm light irradiation after sensitization with Photofrin II P Grosjean, G Wagnieres, C Fontolliet, H van den Bergh and P Monnier Effect of subcutaneous recombinant human erythropoetin in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy: final report of a randomized, open-labelled, phase II trial PJ Sweeney, D Nicolae, L Ignacio, L Chen, M Roach III, W Wara, KC Marcus and S Vijayakumar Comparison of chromosomal aberrations detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization with clinical parameters, DNA ploidy and Ki 67 expression in renal cell carcinoma Y Wada, M lgawa, H Shiina, K Shigeno, H Yokogi, S Urakami, T Yoneda and R 1932 1937 1944 1950 1957 1961 1966 1971 1978 1984 1989 1996 2003 Maruyama Demonstration of hepatic steatosis by computerized tomography in patients receiving 5fluorouracil-based therapy for advanced colorectal cancer PD Peppercorn, RH Reznek, P Wilson, ML Slevin and RK Gupta Can manipulation of a pelvic tumour influence the serum level of cancer antigen 125 and cancer-associated serum antigen? 0 Kierkegaard, 0 Mogensen, B Mogensen and S Ahrons Psychological predictors of attendance at annual breast screening examinations MV Burton, R Warren, D Price and H Earl Phase I study of the mitomycin C analogue BMS-181174 VM Macaulay, K.J O'Byrne, JA Green, PA Philip, L McKinley, FP LaCreta, B Winograd, TS Ganesan, AL Harris and DC Talbot EPIDEMIOLOGY Past exposure to hepatitis B virus as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma In patients with chronic liver disease S Okada, T Sato, T Okusaka, H Ishii, M lkeda, H Nakasuka, H Kosakamoto, M Yoshimori and K Wakabayashi Hepatitis C virus, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and hepatocellular carcinoma S De Vita, V Zagonel, A Russo, M Rupolo, R Cannizzaro, G Chiara, M Boiocchi, A Carbone and S Franceschi Individual patient data meta-analyses in cancer M Clarke, L Stewart, J-P Pignon and L Bijnens No association between a polymorphism in the steroid metabolism gene CYP17 and risk of breast cancer AM Dunning, CS Healey, PDP Pharoah, NA Foster, JM Lipscombe, KL Redman, DF Easton, NE Day and BAJ Ponder Occupational exposures, animal exposure and smoking as risk factors for hairy cell leukaemia evaluated in a case-control study M Nordstróm, L Hardell, A Magnuson, H Hagberg and A Rask-Andersen Divergent changes in survival for histological types of non-small-cell lung cancer in the southeastern area of The Netherlands since 1975 MLG Janssen-Heijnen, RM Schipper, PJJM Klinkhamer, MA Crommelin, WJ Mooi and JWW Coebergh BOOK REVIEW LETTER TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR 2008 2012 2014 2020 2028 2032 2036 2045 2048 2053 2058 2059 2060 VOLUME 77 NUMBER 12 JUNE 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Toxicity to neuroblastoma cells and spheroids of benzyiguanidine conjugated to radionuclides with short-range emissions SH Cunningham, RJ Mairs, TE Wheldon, PC Welsh, G Vaidyanathan and MR Zalutsky Thrombin promotes platelet-mediated melanoma cell adhesion to endothelial cells under 2061 2069 flow conditions: role of platelet glycoproteins P-selectin and GPIlb-IIIA R Dardik, N Savion, Y Kaufmann and D Varon 2076 Amplification and expression of the ABC transporters ARA and MRP in a series of multidrug- resistant leukaemia cell sublines GM O'Neill, GB Peters, RM Harvie, HB MacKenzie, S Henness and RA Davey Regulation of interferon responses in medulloblastoma cells by interferon regulatory factor- 2081 1 and –2 KC Park, K Shimiku, T Hayakawa and N Tanaka Anti-proliferative activity and mechanism of action of titanocene dichloride 2088 CV Christodoulou, AG Elippoulos, LS Young, L Hodgkins, DR Ferry and DJ Kerr 2098 Interstitial photodynamic therapy with the second-generation photosensitizer bacteriochlorin a in a rat model for liver metastases JP Rovers, JJ Schuitmaker, AL Vahrmeijer, JH van Dierendonck and OT Terpstra Electrochemotherapy on liver tumours in rabbits 2104 LH Ramirez, S Orlowski, D An, G Bindoula, R Dzodic, P Ardouin, C Bognel, J Belehradek Jr, J-N Munck and LM Mir Evaluation of a novel in vitro assay for assessing drug penetration into avascular regions of 2112 tumours RM Phillips, PM Loadman and BP Cronin Differential expression of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA vs protein isoform 2120 expression in human breast cancer and relationship to e1F-4E PAE Scott, K Smith, R Poulsom, A De Benedetti, R Bicknell and AL Harris A sequential treatment regimen with melatonin and all-trans retinoic acid induces apoptosis 2129 in MCF-7 tumour cells KM Eck, L Yuan, L Duffy, PT Ram, S Ayettey, I Chen, CS Cohn, JC Reed and SM Hill Modulation of the insulin-like growth factor-I system by N(4-hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide in 2138 human breast cancer cell lines RE Favoni, A de Cupis, S Bruno, D Yee, A Ferrera, P Pirani, A Costa and A Decensi Mutations of the Apc gene in experimental colorectal carcinogenesis induced by 2148 azoxymethane in F344 rats C De Filippo, G Caderni, M Bazzicalupo, C Briani, A Giannini, M Fazi and P Dolara Low-level resistance to camptothecin in a human small-cell lung cancer cell line without 2152 reduction in DNA topoisomerase I or drug-induced cleavable complex formation M Sorensen, M Sehested, IJ Christensen, JK Larsen and PB Jensen Paracrine effects of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor on non-small-cell lung 2162 carcinoma cell lines S Yi, J-r Chen, J Viallet, RH Schwall, T Nakamura and M-S Tsao Determinants of CPT-11 and SN-38 activities in human lung cancer cells 2171 J van Ark-Otte, MA Kedde, WJF van der Vijgh, A-MC Dingemans, WJM Jansen, HM Pinedo, E Boven and G Giaccone Telomerase activity in benign and malignant human thyroid tissues 2177 A-J Cheng, J-D Lin, T Chang and TI-CV Wang Chromosome instability is a predominant trait of fibroblasts from Li-Fraumeni families 2181 JM Boyle, ELD Mitchell, MJ Greaves, SA Roberts, K Tricker E Burt, JM Varley, JM Birch and DS Scott Is chromosome 9 loss a marker of disease recurrence in transitional cell carcinoma of the 2193 urinary bladder? JMS Bartlett, AD Watters, SA Ballantyne, JJ Going, KM Grigor and TG Cooke BRCA l mutations in southern England DM Eccles, P Englefield, MA Soulby and IG Campbell Increased microvessel density in mucinous compared with malignant serous and benign tumours of the ovary M Orre, M Lotfi -Miri, P Mamers and PAW Rogers The luminescence immunoassay S-100: a sensitive test to measure circulating S-100B: its prognostic value in malignant melanoma JMG Bonfrer, CM Korse, OE Nieweg and EM Rankin Suppression of tumorigenic and metastatic potentials of human melanoma cell lines by mutated (143 Val-Ala) p53 S Rauth, A Green, J Kichina and A Shilkaitis Comparative genomic hybridization and telomerase activity analysis identify two biologically different groups of 4s neuroblastomas C Brinkschmidt, C Poremba, H Christiansen, R Simon, KL Scháfer, HJ Terpe, F Lampert, W Boecker and B Dockhorn-Dworniczak Alterations of TP53 in microdissected transitional cell carcinoma of the human urinary bladder: high frequency of TP53 accumulation in the absence of detected mutations is associated with poor prognosis R Abdel-Fattah, C Challen, TRL Griffiths, MC Robinson, DE Neal and J Lunec Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 and -2) and their inhibitors (TIMP-1, -2 and -3) in oral lichen planus, dysplasia, squamous cell carcinoma and lymph node metastasis M Sutinen, T Kainulainen, T Hurskainen, E Vesterlund, JP Alexander CM Overall, T Sorsa and T Salo CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Association of tumour necrosis factor alpha and its receptors with thymidine phosphorylase expression in invasive breast carcinoma RD Leek, R Landers, SB Fox, F Ng, AL Harris and CE Lewis Family history and survival in premenopausal breast cancer SN Mohammed, P Smith, SV Hodgson, IS Fentiman, DW Miles, DM Barnes, RR Millis and RD Rubens Doxorubicin vs epirubicin, report of a second-line randomized phase II / III study in advanced breast cancer M Bontenbal, M Andersson, J Wildiers, G Cocconi, J Jassem, R Paridaens, N Rotmensz, R Sylvester, HT Mouridsen, JGM Klijn and AT van Oosterom on behalf of the EORTC Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Tamoxifen reduces plasma homocysteine levels in healthy women M Cattaneo, L Baglietto, ML Zighetti, D Bettega, C Robertson, A Costa, PM Mannucci and A Decensi Predictive value of topoisomerase 11α and other prognostic factors for epirubicin chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer TAH Järvinen, K Holli, T Kuukas járvi and JJ Isola VLA2 integrin expression in breast carcinomas evaluated by automated and quantitative Immunohistochemistry 2199 2204 2210 2215 2223 2230 2239 2246 2252 2257 2264 2267 2274 C Charpin, S Garcia, D Bergeret, L Andrac, N Horschowski, R Choux and MN Lavaut Improved cure rate in children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) and stage IV B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) - results of the UKCCSG 9003 protocol A Atra, M Gerrard, R Hobson, JD Imeson, SAshley and CR Pinkerton on behalf of the UKCCSG Pulmonary toxicity after granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-combined chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma N Yokose, K Ogata, H Tamura, E An, K Nakamura, K Kamikubo, S Kudoh, K Dan and T Nomura Early stem cell transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a chance for cure? P Dreger, N von Neuhoff, R Kuse, R Sonnen, B Glass, L Uharek, R Schoch, H Löffler and N Schmitz Combined analysis of differentiation inhibitory factor nm23-H1 and nm23-H2 as prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukaemia N Wakimoto, A Yokoyama, J Okabe-Kado, N Nagata, K Motoyoshi and Y Honma High-dose cyclosporin with etoposide - toxicity and pharmacokinetic interaction in children with solid tumours G Bisogno, F Cowie, A Boddy, HD Thomas, G Dick and CR Pinkerton Unresectable localized neuroblastoma: improved survival after primary chemotherapy including carboplatin-etoposide H Rubie, J Michon, D Plantaz, MC Peyroulet, C Coze, D Frappaz, P Chastagner, MC Baranzelli, F Méchinaud, P Boutard, P Lutz, Y Perel, G Leverger, L de Lumley, F Millot JL Stéphan, G Margueritte and 0 Hartmann for the Neuroblastoma Study Group of the Société Francaise d'Oncologie Pédiatrique (SFOP) A study of the feasibility and accuracy of pharmacokinetically guided etoposide dosing in children SP Lowis, L Price, ADJ Pearson, DR Newell and M Cole Dose escalation with repeated intrathecal injections of 131 l-labelled MAbs for the treatment of central nervous system malignancies JT Kemshead, K Hopkins, B Pizer, V Papanastassiou, H Coakham, J Bullimore and C Chandler Demonstration of increased collagen synthesis in irradiated human skin in vivo P Autio, T Saarto, M Tenhunen, 1 Elomaa, J Risteli and T Lahtinen Effective treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous malignant tumours by electrochemotherapy LM Mir, LF Glass, G Sersa, J Teissié, C Domenge, D Miklavcic, MJ Jaroszeski, S Orlowski, DS Reintgen, Z Rudolf, M Belehradek, R Gilbert, M-P Rols, J Belehradek Jr, JM Bachaud, R DeConti, B Stabuc, M Cemazar, P Coninx and R Heller Aberrant crypt foci in patients with colorectal cancer L Roncucci, S Modica, M Pedroni, MG Tamassia, M Ghidoni, L Losi, R Fante, C Di Gregorio, A Manenti, L Gafa and M Ponz de Leon Moderate amplifications of the c-myc gene correlate with molecular and clinicopathological parameters in colorectal cancer L Masramon, R Arribas, S Tórtola, M Perucho and MA Peinado Plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor and its soluble receptors correlate with clinical 2281 2286 2291 2298 2304 2310 2318 2324 2331 2336 2343 2349 2357 features and outcome of Hodgkin's disease patients K Warzocha, J Bienvenu, P Ribeiro, 1 Moullet, C Dumontet, EM Neidhardt-Berard, B Coiffier and G Salles A phase I / II study of multicyclic dose-intensive chemotherapy supported with G-CSF, or G-CSF and haematopoietic progenitor cells in whole blood, in two consecutive cohorts of patients R de Wit, WHJ Kruit, CHJ Lamers, MB van't Veer, AA Luyten, V van Beurden, M Harteveld, ASTh Planting, PIM Schmitz, G Stoter, RLH Bolhuis and J Verweij Cisplatin-vindesine-mitomycin (MVP) vs cisplatin-ifosfamide-vinorelbine (PIN) vs carboplatin-vinorel-bine (CaN) in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a FONICAP randomized phase II study E Baldini, C Tibaldi, A Ardizzoni, F Salvati, A Antilli, L Portalone, S Barbera, F Romano, F De Marinis, MR Migliorino, MA Noseda, U Borghini, M Crippa, G Ferrara, M Raimondi, M Fioretti, M Bandera, MC Pennucci, G Galeasso, GC Cacciani, G Lepidini, G Sunseri, C Lanfranco, M Rinaldi, R Lionetto, PF Conte and R Rosso for the Italian Lung Cancer Task Force (FONICAP) The in vitro radiosensitivity of human head and neck cancers T Björk-Eriksson, CML West, E Karlsson, NJ Slevin, SE Davidson, RD James and C Mercke A multicentre phase II study of carboplatin and prolonged oral etoposide in the treatment of cancer of unknown primary site (CUPS) E Warner, R Goel, J Chang, W Chow, S Verma, J Dancey, E Franssen, H Dulude, M Girouard, J Correia and G Gallant Predictors of patients' mental adjustment to cancer: patient characteristics and social support TAkechi, H Okamura, S Varnawaki and Y Uchitomi Prostate-specific antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid leads to diagnosis of solitary cauda equina metastasis: a unique case report and review of the literature B Schaller, A Merlo, E Kirsch, K Lehmann, PR Huber, P Lyrer, AJ Steck and 0 GratzI CALENDAR AUTHOR INDEX KEYWORD INDEX VOLUME 77 SUPPLEMENT 4 JUNE 1998 Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer... Hopes and Reality Proceedings of a Sanofi-sponsored satellite symposium held at the ECCO 9 conference, Hamburg, 14 September 1997 CONTENTS Oxaliplatin (L-OHP): a new reality in colorectal cancer H Bleiberg Oxaliplatin in practice J-L Misset Ongoing and unsaid on oxaliplatin: the hope E Cvitkovic Exploiting tumour hypoxia and overcoming mutant p53 with tirapazamine JM Brown 2363 2367 2371 2376 2381 2386 2390 2391 2400 1 4 8 12 Tirapazamine-cisplatin: the synergy U Gatzemeier, G Rodriguez, J Treat, V Miller, R von Roemeling, J Viallet and A Rey Advances in the management of malignancy-associated hyperuricaemia HH Mahmoud, G Leverger, C Patte, E Harvey and F Lascombes 15 18 VOLUME 78 NUMBER 1 JULY 1998 CONTENTS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 123-I-labelled vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor scintigraphy in patients with colorectal cancer M Raderer, M Kurtaran, M Hejha, F Vorbeck, P Angelberger W Scheithauer and I Virgolini A phase I study of the vitamin D analogue EB 1089 in patients with advanced breast and colorectal cancer T Gulliford, J English, KW Colston, P Menday, S Moller and RC Coombes Microencapsulated octreotide pamoate in advanced gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer: a phase study SI Helle, J Geisler, JP Poulsen, K Hestdal, K Meadows, W Collins, KM Tveit, A Viste, JMP Holly and PE Lonning Pulmonary function after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood K Nysom, K Holm, JH 0lsen, H Hertz and B Hesse Clinical benefit from palliative chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer extends to the elderly and those with poor prognostic factors TF Hickish, lE Smith, MER O'Brien, S Ashley and G Middleton Phase II and pharmacokinetic study of paclitaxel therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients Y Chao, W-K Chan, MJ Birkhofer, OY-P Hu, S-S Wang, Y-S Huang, M Liu, J WhangPeng, K-H Chi, W-Y Lui and S-D Lee Elevated pretreatment serum levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 and lactate dehydrogenase as predictors of survival in cutaneous metastatic malignant melanoma A Franzke, M Probst-Kepper, J Buer, S Duensing, R Hoffmann, F Wittke, M Volkenandt, A Ganser and J Atzpodien Is prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in the transition/central zone a true precursor of cancer? A long-term retrospective study in Norway S Harvei, FJ Skjorten, TE Robsahm, A Berner and S Tretli EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS Cell cycle phase influences tumour cell sensitivity to aminolaevulinic acid-induced photodynamic therapy in vitro L Wyld, 0 Smith, J Lawry, MWR Reed and NJ Brown Localized hypothermia: impact on oxygenation, microregional perfusion, metabolic and bioenergetic status of subcutaneous rat tumours DK Kelleher, C Nauth, 0 Thews, W Krueger and P Vaupel Thymidylate synthase expression and activity: relation to S-phase parameters and 5fluorouracil sensitivity J-F Mirjolet, M Barberi-Heyob, J-L Merlin, S Marchal, M-C Etienne, G Milano and P Bey 1 6 14 21 28 34 40 46 50 56 62 Mutations in the TP53 gene and protein expression of p53, MDM 2 and p21/WAF-1 in primary cervical carcinomas with no or low human papillomavirus load A Helland, F Karlsen, EU Due, R Holm, G Kristensen and A-L Borresen-Dale Genetic analysis of lung tumours of non-smoking subjects: p53 gene mutations are constantly associated with loss of heterozygosity in the FHIT locus A Marchetti, S Pellegrini, G Sozzi, G Bertacca, P Gaeta, F Buttitta, V Carnicelli, P Griseri, A Chella, CA Angeletti, M Pierotti and G Bevilacqua Effects of retinoic acid and fenretinide on the c-erbB-2 expression, growth and cisplatin sensitivity of breast cancer cells ThW Grunt, E Dittrich, M Offierdinger, SM Schneider, Ch Dittrich and H Huber Oestradiol regulation of the components of the plasminogen-plasmin system in MDA-MB231 human breast cancer cells stably expressing the oestrogen receptor AS Levenson, HC Kwaan, KM Svoboda, IM Weiss, S Sakurai and VC Jordan Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of epidermal growth factor receptor in lung cancer: comparisons with immunohistochemistry, clinicopathological features and prognosis P Pteiffer, E Nexo, SM Bentzen, PP Clausen, K Andersen and C Rose Bax expression has prognostic significance that is enhanced when combined with AgNOR counts in glottic carcinomas X Xie, OPF Clausen, P De Angelis and M Boysen Serum polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule in childhood neuroblastoma S Glüer, C Schelp, N Madry, D von Schweinitz, M Eckhardt and R Gerardy-Schahn The suppression of fibroblast growth factor 2/fibroblast growth factor 4-dependent tumour Anglogenesis and growth by the anti-growth factor activity of dextran derivative (CMDB7) R Bagheri-Yarmand, Y Kourbali, C Mabilat, JF Mortere, A Marlin, H Lu, C Soria, J Jozefonvicz and M Crépin EPIDEMIOLOGY Seasonal variations in the onset of childhood leukaemia and lymphoma RMC Westerbeek, V Blair, 0B Eden, AM Kelsey, RF Stevens, AM Will, GM Taylor and JM Birch Gastric cancer risk in relation to Helicobacter pylori Infection and subtypes of intestinal metaplasia M-S Wu, C-T Shun, W-C Lee, C-J Chen, H-P Wang, W-J Lee, J-C Sheu and J-T Lin Intake of nitrate and nitrite and the risk of gastric cancer: a prospective cohort study AJM van Loon, AAM Botterweck, RA Goldbohm, HAM Brants, JD van Klaveren and PA van den Brant Smoking and risk of colorectal cancer P Knekt, M Hakama, R Järvinen, E Pukkala and M Heliövaara CALENDAR VOLUME 78 SUPPLEMENT 1 1998 Joint British Association and Irish Association Cancer Research Meeting 21-24 June 1998 Trinity College, Dublin Contents Abstract Nos 69 73 79 88 96 100 106 111 119 125 129 136 140 Page Nos Invited papers S1-S16 The Tom Connors Lecture S1 The Walter Hubert Lecture S2 The Frank Rose Memorial Lecture S7 IACR Lecture S16 BACR/Zeneca Young Scientist Award Lecture Oral presentations 1.1-8.10 Poster presentations P1-P187 Author index Keyword index VOLUME 78 NUMBER 2 JULY 1998 CONTENTS ABSTRACTS Cancer cure: drugs, genes or surgery? REVIEW Where to go with new expensive treatments in NSCLC A Webb and MER O'Brien EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY A dual hypoxic marker technique for measuring oxygenation change within individual tumors RV Iyer, E Kim, RF Schneider and JD Chapman Quantification and prognostic relevance of angiogenic parameters in invasive cervical cancer W Tjalma, E Van Marck, J Weyler, L Dirix, A Van Daele, G Goovaerts, G Albertyn and P van Dam Lack of a role for MRP1 in platinum drug resistance in human ovarian cancer cell lines SY Sharp, V Smith, S Hobbs and LR Kelland Antigen specificity and tumour targeting efficiency of a human carcinoembryonic antigenspecific scFv and affinity-matured derivatives H Jackson, L Bacon, RB Pedley, E Derbyshire, A Field, J Osboum and D Allen Biochemical modifications of avidin improve pharmacokinetics and biodistribution, and reduce immunogenicity M Chinol, P Casalini, M Maggiolo, S Canevari, ES Omodeo, P Caliceti, FM Veronese, M Cremonesi, F Chiolerio, E Nardone, AG Siccardi and G Paganelli Neoplastic progression of breast epithelial cells - a molecular analysis WZ Wei, R Pauley, D Lichlyter, H Soule, W-P Shi, G Calaf, J Russo and RF Jones Prognostic value of cathepsin D expression and association with histomorphological subtypes in breast cancer A Lösch, C Tempfer, P Kohlberger, EA Joura, M Denk, B Zajic, G Breitenecker and C Kainz Prognostic significance of the bcl-2 apoptotic family of proteins in primary and recurrent cervical cancer 1-5 1 1 2 5 2 7-24 25-71 72 76 141 159 163 170 175 181 189 198 205 210 RAF Crawford, C Caldwell, RK lles, D Lowe, JH Shepherd and T Chard Matrix metalloproteinase-1 is induced by epidermal growth factor in human bladder tumour cell lines and is detectable in urine of patients with bladder tumours JE Nutt, JK Mellon, K Oureshi and J Lunec Restricted expression of oncofetal fibronectin mRNA in thyroid papillary and anaplastic carcinoma: an in situ hybridization study T Takano, F Matsuzuka, A Miyauchi, T Yokozawa, G Liu, S Morita, K Kuma and N Amino Sensitivity to Fas-mediated apoptosis is null or weak in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and is moderately increased by CD40 ligation L Xerri, R Bouabdallah, E Devilard, J Hassoun, A-M Stoppa and F Birg Vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide synthase expression in human lung cancer and the relation to p53 S Ambs, WP Bennett, WG Merriam, MO Ogunfusika, SM Oser, MA Khan, RT Jones and CC Harris CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Aminoterminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (PINP) correlates to bone loss and predicts the efficacy of antiresorptive therapy in pre- and post-menopausal non-metastatic breast cancer patients T Saarto, C Blomqvist, J Risteli, L Risteli, S Sama and I Elomaa Neural network analysis of combined conventional and experimental prognostic markers in prostate cancer: a pilot study RNG Naguib, MC Robinson, DE Neal and FC Hamdy A phase II trial of combination of CPT-11 and cisplatin for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer N Masuda, M Fukuoka, A Fujita, Y Kurita, S Tsuchiya, K Nagao, S Negoro, H Nishikawa, N Katakami, K Nakagawa and H Niitani for the CPT-11 Lung Cancer Study Group Dose-finding study of irinotecan and cisplatin plus concurrent radiotherapy for unresectable stage Ill non-small-cell lung cancer A Yokoyama, Y Kurita, N Saijo, T Tamura, K Noda, K Shimokata and T Matsuda Severe expression of corpus gastritis is characteristic in gastric cancer patients infected with Heficobacter pylori S Miehlke, A Hackelsberger A Meining, R Hatz, N Lehn, P Malfiertheiner, M Stolte and E Bayerdörffer Circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin levels in gastric cancer M Benekli, 1H Gü11ü, G Tekuzman, MC Savas, M Hayran, G Hascelik and D Firat The effects of norethisterone on endometrial abnormalities identified by transvaginal ultrasound screening of healthy post-menopausal women on tamoxifen or placebo TJ Powles, T Bourne, S Athanasiou, J Chang, K Grubdck, S Ashley, L Oakes, A Tidy, J Davey, J Viggers, S Humphries and W Collins BOOK REVIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR VOLUME 78 SUPPLEMENT 2 1998 British Oncological Association 215 221 225 233 240 246 251 257 263 267 272 276 277 279 Association of Cancer Physicians Royal College of Radiologists 5-7 July 1998 Nottingham, UK Contents Oral presentations Poster presentations Author index Keyword index Abstract Nos 001-075 P01-P69 Page Nos 3-25 29-46 47-51 52-54 VOLUME 78 NUMBER 3 AUGUST 1998 CONTENTS OBITUARY EDITORIAL Immunotherapy in lung cancer M AI-Moundhri, M O'Brien and BE Souberbielle SPECIAL NOTICES BT backs BACUP to develop the first interactive cancer information service on the internet Consensus conference on platelet transfusion EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Cytogenetic and molecular genetic demonstration of polyclonality in an acinic cell carcinoma C Jin, Y Jin, M Höglund, J Wennerberg, J Akervall, R WiIIén, M Dictor, N Mandahl, F Mitelman and F Mertens Ras-related TC21 is activated by mutation in a breast cancer cell line, but infrequently in breast carcinomas in vivo KT Barker and MR Crompton Tumour induction by methyl-nitroso-urea following preconceptional paternal contamination with plutonium-239 Bl Lord, LB Woolford, L Wang, VA Stones, D McDonald, SA Lorimore, D Papworth, EG Wright and D Scott Hydroquinones cause specific mutations and lead to cellular transformation and in vivo tumorigenesis P Joseph, AJP Klein-Szanto and AK Jaiswal Reversal of vinblastine transport by chlorpromazine in membrane vesicles from multidrugresistant human CCRF-CEM leukaemia cells SK Syed, RI Christopherson and BD Routogalis Comparison of the cytotoxic activity of melphalan with L-prolyl-M-L-sarcolysy1-l-pfluorophenylalanine in human tumour cell lines and primary cultures of tumour cells from patients R Larsson, S Dhar, H Ehrsson, P Nygren and R Lewensohn Interaction of thalidomide, phthalimide analogues of thalidomide and pentoxifylline with the anti-tumour agent 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid: concomitant reduction of serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha and enhancement of anti-tumour activity 281 282 289 290 292 296 301 312 321 328 329 L-M Ching, WL Browne, R Tchemegovski, T Gregory, BC Baguley and BD Palmer Osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma with clonal chromosome changes P Dal Cin, R Sciot, I Samson, I De Wever and H Van den Berghe Unique activation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 within human liver metastasis from colorectal cancer ZS Zeng and JG Guillem p53 mutations and human papillomavirus DNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma: correlation with apoptosis JY Koh, NP Cho, G Kong, JD Lee and K Yoon Prostate-specific antigen and gross cystic disease fluid protein-15 are co-expressed in androgen receptor-positive breast tumours RE Hall, JA Clements, SN Birrell and WD Tilley CLINICAL ONCOLOGY A randomized phase 11 trial of inteleukin 2 and inteleukin 2-interferon alpha in advanced renal cancer GC Jayson, M Middleton, SM Lee, L Ashcroft and N Thatcher Paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer: results of a phase 11 trial CC Zielinski, B Schnack, M Grbovic, T Brodowicz, C Wiltschke, G Steger, H Pflüger and M Marberger Therapy effect of either paclitaxel or cyclophosphamide combination treatment in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and relation to TP53 gene status B Smith-Sorensen, J Kaerm, R Holm, A Dorum, C Tropé and A-L Borresen-Dale The growth law of primary breast cancer as inferred from mammography screening trials data D Hart, E Shochat and Z Agur Interleukin 6 is a cause of flu-like symptoms in treatment with a deoxycytidine analogue N Masuda, S Negoro, K Takeda, N Kurata, T Kuwabara, S Kobayashi and M Fukuoka Intensive weekly chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer using 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, epidoxorubicin, 6S-leucovorin, glutathione and filgrastim: a report from the Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer (GISCAD) S Cascinu, R Labianca, F Graziano, G Pancera, S Barni, L Frontini, G Luporini, R Cellerino and G Catalano EPIDEMIOLOGY Risk of lung cancer associated with residential radon exposure in south-west England: a case-control study S Darby, E Whitley, P Sitcocks, B Thakrar, M Green, P Lomas, J Miles, G Reeves, T Fearn and R Doll Second primary tumours in more than 2-year disease-free survivors of small-cell lung cancer in Japan: the role of smoking cessation M Kawahara, S Ushijima, T Kamimori, N Kodama, M Ogawara, K Matsui, N Masuda, M Takada, T Sobue and K Furuse The effect of finasteride on the prostate gland in men with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen levels RJ Cote, EC Skinner, CE Salem, SJ Mertes, FZ Stanczyk, BE Henderson, MC Pike and RK Ross 344 349 354 360 366 370 375 382 388 390 394 409 413 Incidence rates of classical Kaposi's sarcoma and multiple myeloma do not correlate H Hjalgrim, M Frisch and M Melbye VOLUME 78 SUPPLEMENT 4 SEPTEMBER 1998 Endocrine options for the treatment of early breast cancer - looking beyond tamoxifen St. Gallen, Switzerland at the 6th International Conference of Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer Thursday 26 February 1998 CONTENTS Tamoxifen - the treatment of choice. Why look for alternatives? M Baum Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogues - the rationale for adjuvant use in premenopausal women with early breast cancer W Jonat Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogues in early breast cancer: updated status of ongoing clinical trials M Kaufmann Aromatase inhibitors and their future role in post-menopausal women with early breast cancer PE Lonning The place of chemotherapy in the treatment of early breast cancer A Buzdar 419 1 5 9 12 16 VOLUME 78 NUMBER 6 SEPTEMBER 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Overexpression of the stathmin gene in a subset of human breast cancer I Biéche, S Lachkar, V Becette, C Cifuentes-Diaz, A Sobel, R Lidereau and PA Curmi Relationship of nm23 to proteolytic factors, proliferation and motility in breast cancer tissues and cell lines RL Russell, AN Pedersen, J Kantor, K Geisinger, R Long, N Zbieranski, A Townsend, B Shelton, N Brünner and TE Kute Enhanced expression of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator gene and reduced colony formation in soft agar by ectopic expression of PU.1 in HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cells N Kondoh, T Yamada, F Kihara-Negishi, M Yamamoto and T Oikawa Regulation of monocyte MMP-9 production by TNF-alpha and a tumour-derived soluble factor (MMPSF) TM Leber and FR Balkwill Uptake and kinetics of 14C-labelled meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin and 5-aminolaevulinic acid in the C6 rat glioma model A Obwegeser, R Jakober and H Kostron In vitro activity of aplidine, a new marine-derived anti-cancer compound, on freshly explanted clonogenic human tumour cells and haematopoietic precursor cells H Depenbrock, R Peter, GT Faircloth, I Manzanares, J Jimeno and AR Hanauske Induction of p53-dependent and p53-independent cellular responses by topoisomerase 1 inhibitors 701 710 718 724 733 739 745 AC McDonald and R Brown Enhanced radiosensitivity in experimental tumours following erythropoietin treatment of chemotherapy-induced anaemia 0 Thews, R Koenig, DK Kelleher, J Kulzner and P Vaupel P-glycoprotein and metallothionein expression and resistance to chemotherapy in osteosarcoma SD Shnyder, AJ Hayes, J Pringle and CW Archer CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Reinduction therapy with the same cytostatic regimen in patients with advanced colorectal cancer M Hejna, GV Kornek, M Raderer, D Depisch, T Brodowicz, WCC Fiebiger and W Scheithauer Quantitative analysis of basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in human colorectal cancer M Landriscina, A Cassano, C Ratto, R Longo, M Ippoliti, B Palazzotti, F Crucitti and C Barone Absence of 185delAG mutation of the BRCA 1 gene and 6174delT mutation of the BRCA2 gene in Ashkenazi Jewish men with prostate cancer S Lehrer, F Fodor, RG Stock, NN Stone, C Eng, HK Song and M McGovem The treatment of nephrotic syndrome caused by primary (light chain) amyloid with vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone AM Wardley, GC Jayson, DJA Goldsmith, MC Venning, P Ackrill and JH Scarffe High-dose intensity cyclophosphamide, epidoxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone by shortened intervals and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a phase II study P Pronzato, R Lionetto, F Botto, F Pensa and A Tognoni Cost-effectiveness of recombinant human erythropoietin in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced anaemia G Barosi, M Marchetti and NL Liberato Evidence of significant apoptosis in poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast A Gandhi, PA Holland, WF Knox, CS Potten and NJ Bundred Long-term survival in node-positive breast cancer treated by locoregional therapy alone H Joensuu, L Pylkkänen and S Toikkanen Morphometric grading of invasive ductal breast cancer. I. Thresholds for nuclear grade P Kronqvist, T Kuopio and Y Collan Chromosome alterations in breast carcinomas: frequent involvement of DNA losses includingchromosomes 4q and 21 q A Schwendel, F Richard, H Langreck, 0 Kaufmann, H Lage, KJ Winzer, 1 Petersen and M Dietel A multivariate analysis of tumour biological factors predicting response to cytotoxic treatment in advanced breast cancer J Sjöström, S Krajewski, K Franssila, E Niskanen, V-M Wasenius, S Nordling, JC Reed and C Blomqvist MAGE, BAGE and GAGE: tumour antigen expression in benign and malignant ovarian tissue 752 757 760 765 771 774 777 781 788 795 800 806 812 816 AM Gillespie, S Rodgers, AP Wilson, J Tidy, RC Rees, RE Coleman and AK Murray Tumour hypoxia and vascular density as predictors of metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix K Sundfor, H Lyng and EK Rofstad Four cycles of BEP vs four cycles of VIP in patients with intermediate-prognosis metastatic testicular non-seminoma: a randomized study of the EORTC Genitourinary Tract Cancer Cooperative Group R de Wit, G Stoter, DTh Sleijfer, JP Neijt, WW ten Bokkel Huinink, L de Prijck, L Collette and R Sylvester Significance of plasminogen activator inhibitor 2 as a prognostic marker in primary lung cancer: association of decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor 2 with lymph node metastasis H Yoshino, Y Endo, Y Watanabe and T Sasaki CALENDAR VOLUME 78 NUMBER 7 OCTOBER 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Role of nitric oxide in pancreatic tumour growth: in vivo and in vitro studies A Hajri, E Metzger, F Vallat, S Coffy, E Flatter, S Evrard, J Marescaux and Maprahamian Mechanism of muscle protein degradation induced by a cancer cachectic factor MJ Lorite, MG Thompson, JL Drake, G Carling and MJ Tisdale Inhibition by transforming growth factor (34-43)-a, a TGF-α antagonist, of gastric carcinogenesis induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine in Wistar rats M Tatsuta, H lishi, M Baba, R Hirasawa, K Iseki, H Yano, N Sakai, H Uehara and A Nakaizumi Autocrine self-elimination of cultured ovarian cancer cells by tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha I Simonitsch and G Krupitza Tau expression in model adenocarcinomas correlates with docetaxel sensitivity in tumourbearing mice R Veitia, M-C Bissery, C Martinez and A Fellous Establishment of a retinoic acid-resistant human acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) model in human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) transgenic severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice Y Fukuchi, M Kizaki, K Kinjo, N Awaya, A Muto, M lto, Y Kawai, A Umezawa, J Hata, Y Ueyama and Y lkeda Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance by XR9051, a novel diketopiperazine derivative IL Dale, W Tuffley, R Callaghan, JA Holmes, K Martin, M Luscombe, P Mistry, H Ryder AJ Stewart, P Chariton, PR Twentyman and P Bevan Fraction of radiobiologically hypoxic cells in human melanoma xenografts measured by using single-cell survival, tumour growth delay and local tumour control as end points EK Rofstad and K Maseide CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Fatigue and radiotherapy: (A) experience in patients undergoing treatment 822 828 833 840 841 850 857 862 871 878 885 893 899 EMA Smets, MRM Visser, AFMN Willems-Groot, B Garssen, F Oldenburger, G van Tienhoven and JCJM de Haes Fatigue and radiotherapy: (B) experience in patients 9 months following treatment EMA Smets, MRM Visser, AFMN Willems-Groot, B Garssen, ALJ Schuster-Uitterhoeve and JCJM de Haes High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34 peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study C Chabannon, K Cornetta, J-P Lotz, C Rosenfeld, M Shlomchik, S Yanovitch, J-P Marolleau, G Sledge, G Novakovitch, EF Srour, B Burtness, J Camerlo, G Gravis, J LeeFischer C Faucher, I Chabbert, D Krause, D Maraninchi, B Mills, L Kunkel, F Oldham, D Blaise and P Viens Heterozygosity for mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia gene is not a major cause of radiotherapy complications in breast cancer patients M Shayeghi, S Seal, J Regan, N Collins, R Barfoot, N Rahman, A Ashton, M Moohan, R Wooster R Owen, J M Bliss, MR Stratton and J Yarnold High-dose etoposide with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for mobilization of peripheral blood progenitor cells: efficacy and toxicity at three dose levels EJ Kanfer, D McGuigan, D Samson, Z Abboudi, G Abrahamson, JF Apperley, S Chilcott, C Craddock, J Davis, C MacDonald, D Macdonald, E Olavarria, N Philpott, GJS Rustin, MJ Seckl, M Sekhar, S Stern and ES Newlands Telomerase activity and human papillomavirus in malignant, premalignant and benign cervical lesions A Mutirangura, V Sriuranpong, W Termrunggraunglert, D Tresukosol, P Lertsaguansinchai, N Voravud and S Niruthisard Microvessel density predicts survival in prostate cancer patients subjected to watchful waiting M Borre, BV Offersen, B Nerstrom and J Overgaard Epithelial proliferation and hormone receptor status in the normal post-menopausal breast and the effects of hormone replacement therapy DF Hargreaves, F Knox, R Swindell, CS Potten and NJ Bundred Allelotype analysis of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: loss of heterozygosity occurs at multiple sites K Dolan, J Garde, J Gosney, M Sissons, T Wright, AN Kingsnorth, SJ Walker R Sutton, SJ Meltzer and JK Field EPIDEMIOLOGY The incidence of cancers among second-generation Irish living in England and Wales S Harding Seventeen-year evaluation of breast cancer screening: the DOM project, The Netherlands GAJ Miltenburg, PHM Peeters, J Fracheboud and HJA Collette Risk of cancer other than Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in persons with AIDS in Italy S Franceschi, L Dal Maso, S Arniani, P Crosignani, M Vercelli, L Simonato, F Falcini, R Zanetti, A Barchielli, D Serraino and G Rezza for the Cancer and AIDS Registry Linkage Study Overexpression of p53 in different subtypes of intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer M-S Wu, C-T Shun, W-C Lee, C-J Chen, H-P Wang, W-J Lee, J- C Sheu and J-T Lin 907 913 922 928 933 940 945 950 958 962 966 971 Epidemiology of childhood brain tumours in Yorkshire, UK, 1974-95: geographical distribution and changing patterns of occurrence PA McKinney, RC Parslow, SA Lane, CC Bailey, I Lewis, S Picton and RA Cartwright CALENDAR VOLUME 78 NUMBER 8 OCTOBER 1998 CONTENTS EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY Genomic loci susceptible to replication errors in cancer cells M Krajinovic, C Richer, I Gorska-Flipot, L Gaboury I Novakovic, D Labuda and D Sinnett 5-Fluorouracil induces apoptosis in human colon cancer cell lines with modulation of Bcl-2 family proteins M Eidi Nita, H Nagawa, 0 Tominaga, N Tsuno, S Fujii, S Sasaki, C-G Fu, T Takenoue, T Tsuruo and T Muto The relationship between ionizing radiation-induced apoptosis and stem cells in the small and large intestine CS Potten and HK Grant Interleulkin 1ß mediates the modulatory effects of monocytes on LNCaP human prostate cancer cells Z Culig, A Hobisch, M Herold, A Hittmair, M Thurnher, IE Eder, MV Cronauer, C Rieser, R Ramoner, G Bartsch, H Klocker and G Konwalinka Comparison of benign and malignant follicular thyroid tumours by comparative genomic hybridization S Hemmer, V-M Wasenius, S Knuutila, H Joensuu and K Franssila Selective suppression of cytokine secretion in whole blood cell cultures of patients with colorectal cancer H Lahm, M Schindel, L Frikart, J-P Cerottini, A Yilmaz, J-C Givel and JR Fischer In vitro effect of amifostine on haematopoietic progenitors exposed to carboplatin and nonalkylating antineoplastic drugs: haematoprotection acts as a drug-specific progenitor rescue L Pierelli, G Scambia, A Fattorossi, G Bonanno, A Battaglia, A Perillo, G Menichella, P Benedetti Panici, G Leone and S Mancuso Diuretic response to cyclophosphamide in rats bearing a matrix metalloproteinase-qproducing tumour Y Mizushima, K Sassa, T Hamazaki, T Fujishita, R Oosaki and M Kobayashi Synergistic cytotoxicity of bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and etoposide, doxorubicin and cisplatin on small-cell lung cancer cell lines U Zangemeister-Wittke, T Schenker, GH Luedke and RA Stahel Expression of B7 co-stimulatory molecules by B16 melanoma results in a natural killer celldependent local anti-tumour response, but induces T-cell-dependent systemic immunity only against B7-expressing tumours H Chong, G Hutchinson, IR Hart and RG Vile CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Superoxide dismutases in relation to the overall survival of colorectal cancer patients AML Janssen, CB Bosman, CFM Sier, G Grifflioen, FJGM Kubben, CBHW,Lamers, JHJM van Krieken, CJH van de Velde and HW Verspaget Hepatic arterial floxuridine as second-line treatment for systemic fluorouracii-resistant colorectal liver metastases 974 980 981 986 993 1004 1012 1018 1024 1030 1035 1043 1051 1058 C Fordy, C Glover, MM Davies and TG Allen-Mersh Fatal bleomycin pulmonary toxicity in the west of Scotland 1991-95: a review of patients with germ cell tumours AB Simpson, J Paul, J Graham and SB Kaye A randomized trial comparing methotrexate and vinblastine (MV) with cisplatin, methotrexate and vinblastine (CMV) in advanced transitional cell carcinoma: results and a report on prognostic factors in a Medical Research Council study GM Mead, M Russell, P Clark, SJ Harland, PG Harper, R Cowan, JT Roberts, BM Uscinska, GO Griffiths and MKB Parmar on behalf of the MRC Advanced Bladder Cancer Working Party Risk and outcome in metastatic malignant melanoma patients receiving DTIC, cisplatin, BCNU and tamoxifen followed by immunotherapy with interieukin 2 and interferon alpha2a R Hoffman, I Müller, K Neuber, S Lassmann, J Buer, M Probst, K Oevermann, A Franzke, H Kirchner, A Ganser and J Atzpodien A novel TP53 splicing mutation in a Li-Fraumeni syndrome family: a patient with Wlimstumour is not a mutation carrier JM Varley, G McGown, M Thorncroft, GRM White, KJ Tricker, AM Kelsey, JM Birch and DGR Evans p53 mutation, but not p53 overexpression, correlates with survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma H Mineta, A Borg, M Dictor, P Wahlberg, J Akervall and J Wennerberg CD44v3 and v6 variant isoform expression correlates with poor prognosis in early-stage vulvar cancer C Tempfer, G Sliutz, G Haeusler, P Speiser, A Reinthaller, G Breitenecker N Vavra and Ch Kainz Characterization of soluble E-cadherin as a disease marker in gastric cancer patients J Gofuku, H Shiozaki, Y Doki, M Inoue, M Hirao, N Fukuchi and M Monden Neuron-specific enolase and chromogranin A as markers of neuroendocrine tumours E Baudin, A Gigliotti, M Ducreux, J Ropers, E Comoy, JC Sabourin, JM Bidart, AF Cailleux, R Bonacci, P Ruffié and M Schlumberger CYFRA 21-1 serum levels in women with adnexal masses and inflammatory diseases C Tempfer, L Hefler, H Heinzl, A Loesch, G Gitsch, H Rumpold and C Kainz Quantitative studies of the kinetics of 5-aminolaevulinic acid-induced fluorescence in bladder transitional cell carcinoma SN Datta, CS Loh, AJ MacRobert, SD Whatley and PN Matthews CALENDAR 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