Editorials:

The Importance of Platelet Counts and Their Contents in Cancer

Henk M. W. Verheul and Herbert M. Pinedo
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3219 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

Clinical Studies of Vaccines Targeting Breast Cancer

Byung K. Ko, Kouichiro Kawano, James L. Murray, Mary L. Disis, Clay L. Efferson, Henry M. Kuerer, George E. Peoples, and Constantin G. Ioannides
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Featured Articles:

   Clinical Trials:

Vaccination with Autologous Tumor-derived Heat-Shock Protein Gp96 after Liver Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Jorgelina Coppa, Matteo G. Carrabba, Licia Rivoltini, Marcello Schiavo, Enrico Regalia, Luigi Mariani, Tiziana Camerini, Alfonso Marchianò, Salvatore Andreola, Roberto Camerini, Marco Corsi, Jonathan J. Lewis, Pramod K. Srivastava, and Giorgio Parmiani
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Molecular Oncology, Markers, Clinical Correlates:

Irinotecan Pathway Genotype Analysis to Predict Pharmacokinetics

Ron H. J. Mathijssen, Sharon Marsh, Mats O. Karlsson, Rujia Xie, Sharyn D. Baker, Jaap Verweij, Alex Sparreboom, and Howard L. McLeod
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3246 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Clearance of Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus DNA After Surgical Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Edward W. H. To, K. C. Allen Chan, Sing-Fai Leung, Lisa Y. S. Chan, Ka-Fai To, Anthony T. C. Chan, Philip J. Johnson, and Y. M. Dennis Lo
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Experimental Therapeutics, Preclinical Pharmacology:

Identification of MHC Class II-restricted T-cell Epitopes in Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen

Roland Schroers, Lei Shen, Lisa Rollins, Zhen Xiao, Grete Sonderstrup, Kevin Slawin, Xue F. Huang, and Si-Yi Chen
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melanoma Differentiation-associated 7 (Interleukin 24) Inhibits Growth and Enhances Radiosensitivity of Glioma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo

Adly Yacoub, Clint Mitchell, Andrea Lister, Irina V. Lebedeva, Devanand Sarkar, Zao-Zhong Su, Carter Sigmon, Robert McKinstry, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, Liang Qiao, William C. Broaddus, Rahul V. Gopalkrishnan, Steven Grant, Paul B. Fisher, and Paul Dent
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regular Articles:

   Clinical Trials:

Minimal Effect of a Low-Fat/High Soy Diet for Asymptomatic, Hormonally Naive Prostate Cancer Patients

Dimitrios Spentzos, Christos Mantzoros, Meredith M. Regan, Mary Ellen Morrissey, Stephen Duggan, Stacy Flickner-Garvey, Heather McCormick, William DeWolf, Steve Balk, and Glenn J. Bubley
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amifostine before Chemotherapy: Improved Tolerance Profile of the Subcutaneous Over the Intravenous Route

Michael I. Koukourakis, Costantinos Simopoulos, George Minopoulos, George Patlakas, Alexandros Polychronidis, Vassilis Limberis, Kostantinos Romanides, Michael Pitiacoudis, and Costantinos Manolas
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Local Injection of ex Vivo Expanded Autologous Tumor-specific T Lymphocytes in Cases with Recurrent Malignant Gliomas

Koji Tsuboi, Kaoru Saijo, Eiichi Ishikawa, Hideo Tsurushima, Shingo Takano, Yukio Morishita, and Tadao Ohno
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3294 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phase I Study of Low-Dose Suramin as a Chemosensitizer in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Miguel A. Villalona-Calero, M. Guillaume Wientjes, Gregory A. Otterson, Steven Kanter, Donn Young, Anthony J. Murgo, Beth Fischer, Carrie DeHoff, Danny Chen, Teng-Kuang Yeh, SaeHeum Song, Michael Grever, and Jessie L-S. Au
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Green Tea Polyphenols after Multiple-Dose Administration of Epigallocatechin Gallate and Polyphenon E in Healthy Individuals

H-H. Sherry Chow, Yan Cai, Iman A. Hakim, James A. Crowell, Farah Shahi, Chris A. Brooks, Robert T. Dorr, Yukihiko Hara, and David S. Alberts
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Molecular Oncology, Markers, Clinical Correlates:

Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Resistance Protein and Cellular Resistance to Flavopiridol in Acute Leukemia Patients

Takeo Nakanishi, Judith E. Karp, Ming Tan, L. Austin Doyle, Todd Peters, Weidong Yang, David Wei, and Douglas D. Ross
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3320 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of KIT Exon 9 Mutations with Nongastric Primary Site and Aggressive Behavior: KIT Mutation Analysis and Clinical Correlates of 120 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Cristina R. Antonescu, Gunhild Sommer, Lisa Sarran, Sylvia J. Tschernyavsky, Elyn Riedel, James M. Woodruff, Mark Robson, Robert Maki, Murray F. Brennan, Marc Ladanyi, Ronald P. DeMatteo, and Peter Besmer
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3329 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development of a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Prediction of the Uptake of Meta-[¹³¹I]iodobenzylguanidine by Neuroblastoma Tumors

Sean Carlin, Rob J. Mairs, Anthony G. McCluskey, Deborah A. Tweddle, Alan Sprigg, Christine Estlin, Julian Board, Rani E. George, Caroline Ellershaw, Andrew D. J. Pearson, John Lunec, Paolo G. Montaldo, Mirco Ponzoni, Berthe L. van Eck-Smit, Cees A. Hoefnagel, Marieke D. van den Brug, Godelieve A. M. Tytgat, and Huib N. Caron
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of a MYCN-interacting Isoform of the Tumor Suppressor BIN1 Is Reduced in Neuroblastomas with Unfavorable Biological Features

Tatsuro Tajiri, Xueyuan Liu, Patricia M. Thompson, Shinji Tanaka, Sachiyo Suita, Huaqing Zhao, John M. Maris, George C. Prendergast, and Michael D. Hogarty
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3345 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Risk of Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix

Xifeng Wu, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna, Hua Zhao, Deepali Phatak, Margaret R. Spitz, and Michele Follen
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRAF Mutations in Metastatic Melanoma: A Possible Association with Clinical Outcome

Rajiv Kumar, Sabrina Angelini, Kamila Czene, Ilari Sauroja, Marjo Hahka-Kemppinen, Seppo Pyrhönen, and Kari Hemminki
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3362 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Expression of PAX6, PTEN, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Gliomas: Relationship to Tumor Grade and Survival

Yi-Hong Zhou, Fang Tan, Kenneth R. Hess, and W. K. Alfred Yung
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intensive Hypermethylation of the CpG Island of Ras Association Domain Family 1A in Hepatitis B Virus-associated Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Sheng Zhong, Winnie Yeo, Mandy W. Tang, Nathalie Wong, Paul B. S. Lai, and Phillip J. Johnson
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduced ß-Catenin Expression in the Cytoplasm of Advanced-Stage Superficial Spreading Malignant Melanoma

Gunhild M. Mælandsmo, Ruth Holm, Jahn M. Nesland, Øystein Fodstad, and Vivi Ann Flørenes
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loss of p16 Contributes to p27 Sequestration by Cyclin D₁-Cyclin-dependent Kinase 4 Complexes and Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yasunobu Matsuda, Takafumi Ichida, Takuya Genda, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Yutaka Aoyagi, and Hitoshi Asakura
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of TRAIL and TRAIL Death Receptors in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors

Diana C. J. Spierings, Elisabeth G. E. de Vries, Wim Timens, Harry J. M. Groen, H. Marike Boezen, and Steven de Jong
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of CC Chemokine Receptor 7 with Lymph Node Metastasis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yongzeng Ding, Yutaka Shimada, Masato Maeda, Atsushi Kawabe, Junichi Kaganoi, Izumi Komoto, Yosuke Hashimoto, Masayuki Miyake, Hiroki Hashida, and Masayuki Imamura
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of Gene Promoter Hypermethylation in Fine Needle Washings from Breast Lesions

Carmen Jerónimo, Isabel Costa, M. Conceição Martins, Paula Monteiro, Susana Lisboa, Carlos Palmeira, Rui Henrique, Manuel R. Teixeira, and Carlos Lopes
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peroxiredoxins in Breast Carcinoma

Peeter Karihtala, Anne Mäntyniemi, Sang Won Kang, Vuokko L. Kinnula, and Ylermi Soini
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3418 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 Is Overexpressed in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Erik G. Cohen, Taghreed Almahmeed, Baoheng Du, Dragan Golijanin, Jay O. Boyle, Robert A. Soslow, Kotha Subbaramaiah, and Andrew J. Dannenberg
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Disparity of Sensitivities in Detection of Radiation-Naïve and Postirradiation Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma of the Undifferentiated Type by Quantitative Analysis of Circulating Epstein-Barr Virus DNA1 ,2

Sing-fai Leung, Y. M. Dennis Lo, Anthony T. C. Chan, Kai-fai To, Edward To, Lisa Y. S. Chan, Benny Zee, Dolly P. Huang, and Philip J. Johnson
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3431 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association between Glutathione S-Transferase Genotypes and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Risk and Prognosis

Stefan Hohaus, Giuseppina Massini, Francesco D’Alo’, Francesco Guidi, Rossana Putzulu, Alessandra Scardocci, Andras Rabi, Anna Laura Di Febo, Maria Teresa Voso, and Giuseppe Leone
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Experimental Therapeutics, Preclinical Pharmacology:

Polilactofate Microspheres for Paclitaxel Delivery to Central Nervous System Malignancies

Khan W. Li, Wenbin Dang, Betty M. Tyler, Greg Troiano, Tarik Tihan, Henry Brem, and Kevin A. Walter
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of Her-2/neu on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias: Implications for the Development of Immunotherapeutic Approaches

Martin R. Müller, Frank Grünebach, Katrin Kayser, Wichard Vogel, Alessio Nencioni, Wolfram Brugger, Lothar Kanz, and Peter Brossart
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preclinical Characterization of CG53135 (FGF-20) in Radiation and Concomitant Chemotherapy/Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis

Enrique Alvarez, Edward G. Fey, Pascal Valax, Zachary Yim, Jeffrey D. Peterson, Medhi Mesri, Michael Jeffers, Matthew Dindinger, Nancy Twomlow, Ashwini Ghatpande, William J. LaRochelle, Stephen T. Sonis, and Henri S. Lichenstein
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3454 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aerosol Gene Therapy with PEI: IL-12 Eradicates Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases

Shu-Fang Jia, Laura L. Worth, Charles L. Densmore, Bo Xu, Xiaoping Duan, and Eugenie S. Kleinerman
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3462 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberous Sclerosis-associated Neoplasms Express Activated p42/44 Mitogen-activated Protein (MAP) Kinase, and Inhibition of MAP Kinase Signaling Results in Decreased in Vivo Tumor Growth

Baskaran Govindarajan, Melissa C. Mizesko, Mark Steven Miller, Hiroaki Onda, Matthew Nunnelly, Katherine Casper, Daniel Brat, Cynthia Cohen, and Jack L Arbiser
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Combination of the Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Inhibitor SU6668 with Paclitaxel Affects Ascites Formation and Tumor Spread in Ovarian Carcinoma Xenografts Growing Orthotopically

Angela Garofalo, Elitza Naumova, Luigi Manenti, Carmen Ghilardi, Gabriele Ghisleni, Mario Caniatti, Tina Colombo, Julie M. Cherrington, Eugenio Scanziani, Maria Ines Nicoletti, and Raffaella Giavazzi
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Inhibits Activation of HER-2/neu and Downstream Signaling Pathways in Human Head and Neck and Breast Carcinoma Cells

Muneyuki Masuda, Masumi Suzui, Jin T. E. Lim, and I. Bernard Weinstein
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pyrazoloacridine Is Active in Multidrug-resistant Neuroblastoma Cell Lines with Nonfunctional p53

Nino Keshelava, Denice Tsao-Wei, and C. Patrick Reynolds
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suppression of N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea/Testosterone-induced Rat Prostate Cancer Growth by Celecoxib: Effects on Cyclooxygenase-2, Cell Cycle Regulation, and Apoptosis Mechanism(s)

Bhagavathi A. Narayanan, Mark S. Condon, Maarten C. Bosland, Narayanan K. Narayanan, and Bandaru S. Reddy
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Correspondence re: K. Heer et al., Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Breast Cancer: Its Relation with Cancer Type and Estrogen Receptor Status. Clin. Cancer Res., 7: 3491–3494, 2001.

Claire E. Murphy, Mark R. J. Lansdown, Valerie Speirs, and Pauline J. Carder
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3514 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reply

Kamal Heer
Clin Cancer Res 2003 9: 3515 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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