EDITORIALS

Taking Stock of Volume-Outcome Studies

Colin B. Begg and Peter T. Scardino

JCO Feb 1 2003: 393–394. [Full Text] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnostics: Assays, Tissues, Progress, and Pitfalls

Carmen Allegra and Daniel Sargent

JCO Feb 1 2003: 395–396. [Full Text] [PDF]

Prognosis After Rectal Cancer Treatment in Blacks and Whites: Advanced Stage at Diagnosis or Other Factors?

Edith P. Mitchell

JCO Feb 1 2003: 397–398. [Full Text] [PDF]

neu/erbB-2 Overexpression and Response to Hormonal Therapy in Premenopausal Women in the Adjuvant Breast Cancer Setting: Will It Play in Peoria? Part II

Kathleen I. Pritchard, Mark N. Levine, and Dongsheng Tu

JCO Feb 1 2003: 399–400. [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL REPORTS
Surgical Oncology
	Role of Surgeon Volume in Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes
	Jim C. Hu, Karen F. Gold, Chris L. Pashos, Shilpa S. Mehta, and Mark S. Litwin
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 401–405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Cancer
	Thymidylate Synthase Expression in Hepatic Tumors Is a Predictor of Survival and Progression in Patients With Resectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
	Mithat Gonen, Amanda Hummer, Alice Zervoudakis, Deidre Sullivan, Yuman Fong, Debabrata Banerjee, David Klimstra, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Joseph Bertino, and Nancy Kemeny
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 406–412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Prognosis After Rectal Cancer in Blacks and Whites Participating in Adjuvant Therapy Randomized Trials
	James J. Dignam, Yunrong Ye, Linda Colangelo, Roy Smith, Eleftherios P. Mamounas, H. Samuel Wieand, and Norman Wolmark
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 413–420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Phase II Trial of Systemic Continuous Fluorouracil and Subcutaneous Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
	Yehuda Z. Patt, Manal M. Hassan, Richard D. Lozano, Thomas D. Brown, J. Nicolas Vauthey, Steven A. Curley, and Lee M. Ellis
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 421–427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Whole Body 18FDG-PET and the Response of Esophageal Cancer to Induction Therapy: Results of a Prospective Trial
	Robert J. Downey, Tim Akhurst, David Ilson, Robert Ginsberg, Manjit S. Bains, Mithat Gonen, Heng Koong, Marc Gollub, Bruce D. Minsky, Maureen Zakowski, Alan Turnbull, Steven M. Larson, and Valerie Rusch
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 428–432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcomes in Patients With Colon Cancer
	Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Paul J. Catalano, Daniel G. Haller, Robert J. Mayer, John S. Macdonald, Al B. Benson, III, and Charles S. Fuchs
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 433–440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Estrogen Receptor Classification for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparison With Clinical Staging Systems
	Erica Villa, Alessandra Colantoni, Calogero Cammà, Antonella Grottola, Paola Buttafoco, Roberta Gelmini, Ilva Ferretti, and Federico Manenti
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 441–446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Elevated Expression of Valosin-Containing Protein (p97) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Correlated With Increased Incidence of Tumor Recurrence
	Shinji Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Tomita, Shoji Nakamori, Yoshihiko Hoshida, Hiroaki Nagano, Keizo Dono, Koji Umeshita, Masato Sakon, Morito Monden, and Katsuyuki Aozasa
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 447–452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Breast Cancer
	HER-2/neu Overexpression and Response to Oophorectomy Plus Tamoxifen Adjuvant Therapy in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Premenopausal Women With Operable Breast Cancer
	Richard R. Love, Nguyen Ba Duc, Thomas C. Havighurst, Syed K. Mohsin, Qian Zhang, David L. DeMets, and D. Craig Allred
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 453–457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	HER2 Overexpression and Doxorubicin in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Breast Cancer
	Angela Moliterni, Sylvie Ménard, Pinuccia Valagussa, Elia Biganzoli, Patrizia Boracchi, Andrea Balsari, Patrizia Casalini, Gorana Tomasic, Ettore Marubini, Silvana Pilotti, and Gianni Bonadonna
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 458–462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Effect of Upper Extremity Exercise on Secondary Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study
	Donald C. McKenzie and Andrea L. Kalda
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 463–466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Diminished Survival in Patients With Inner Versus Outer Quadrant Breast Cancers
	David K. Gaffney, Alexander Tsodikov, and Charles L. Wiggins
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 467–472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lung Cancer
	Carbonic Anhydrase IX Expression, a Novel Surrogate Marker of Tumor Hypoxia, Is Associated With a Poor Prognosis in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
	Daniel E.B. Swinson, J. Louise Jones, Donna Richardson, Charles Wykoff, Helen Turley, Jaromir Pastorek, Nick Taub, Adrian L. Harris, and Kenneth J. O’Byrne
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 473–482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Cancer
	Predictors of Biochemical Outcome With Salvage Conformal Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
	Matthew S. Katz, Michael J. Zelefsky, Ennapadam S. Venkatraman, Zvi Fuks, Amanda Hummer, and Steven A. Leibel
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 483–489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Prognostic Significance of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for Prostate-Specific Antigen in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Nested Study Within CALGB 9583
	Susan Halabi, Eric J. Small, Daniel F. Hayes, Nicholas J. Vogelzang, and Philip W. Kantoff
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 490–495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Head and Neck Cancer
	Management and Outcome Differences in Supraglottic Cancer Between Ontario, Canada, and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Areas of the United States
	Patti A. Groome, Brian O’Sullivan, Jonathan C. Irish, Deanna M. Rothwell, Karleen Schulze, Padraig R. Warde, Ken M. Schneider, Robert G. Mackenzie, D. Ian Hodson, J. Alex Hammond, Sunil P.P. Gulavita, Libni J. Eapen, Peter F. Dixon, Randy J. Bissett, and William J. Mackillop
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 496–505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hematologic Malignancies
	Matched and Mismatched Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation From Unrelated Donors Using Combined Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis Including Rabbit Anti–T Lymphocyte Globulin
	Jürgen Finke, Claudia Schmoor, Helmut Lang, Karin Potthoff, and Hartmut Bertz
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 506–513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of Pegfilgrastim Compared With Daily Filgrastim After Chemotherapy for Lymphoma
	J.M. Vose, M. Crump, H. Lazarus, C. Emmanouilides, D. Schenkein, J. Moore, S. Frankel, I. Flinn, W. Lovelace, J. Hackett, and B.C. Liang
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 514–519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Melanoma
	Prospective Evaluation of a Follow-Up Schedule in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients: Recommendations for an Effective Follow-Up Strategy
	Claus Garbe, Andrena Paul, Hanna Kohler-Späth, Ulf Ellwanger, Waltraud Stroebel, Monika Schwarz, Bettina Schlagenhauff, Friedegund Meier, Birgit Schittek, Hans-Juergen Blaheta, Andreas Blum, and Gernot Rassner
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 520–529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Oncology
	Renal Cell Carcinoma in Children: A Clinicopathologic Study
	Paolo Indolfi, Monica Terenziani, Fiorina Casale, Modesto Carli, Gianni Bisogno, Amalia Schiavetti, Antonia Mancini, Roberto Rondelli, Andrea Pession, Alessandro Jenkner, Paolo Pierani, Paolo Tamaro, Bruno De Bernardi, Andrea Ferrari, Nicola Santoro, Maria Giuliano, Giovanni Cecchetto, Luigi Piva, Gianmarco Surico, and M. Teresa Di Tullio
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 530–535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarcomas
	Value of P-Glycoprotein and Clinicopathologic Factors as the Basis for New Treatment Strategies in High-Grade Osteosarcoma of the Extremities
	Massimo Serra, Katia Scotlandi, Gemma Reverter-Branchat, Stefano Ferrari, Maria C. Manara, Stefania Benini, Marina Incaprera, Franco Bertoni, Mario Mercuri, Antonio Briccoli, Gaetano Bacci, and Piero Picci
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 536–542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Supportive Care and Quality of Life
	Dispositional Optimism Predicts Survival Status 1 Year After Diagnosis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
	Paul J. Allison, Christophe Guichard, Karen Fung, and Laurent Gilain
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 543–548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Approaching the End of Life: Attitudes, Preferences, and Behaviors of African-American and White Patients and Their Family Caregivers
	Etienne Phipps, Gala True, Diana Harris, Umi Chong, William Tester, Stephen I. Chavin, and Leonard E. Braitman
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 549–554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES
	Does Delay in Starting Treatment Affect the Outcomes of Radiotherapy? A Systematic Review
	Jenny Huang, Lisa Barbera, Melissa Brouwers, George Browman, and William J. Mackillop
	JCO Feb 1 2003: 555–563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Uncommon Presentations of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Case 1. Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Diagnosis on Prostate Biopsy

Gerlando Quintini, Vincenzo Barbera, Vito Franco, Ada Maria Florena, Vincenzo Spadola, and Giuglielmo Mariani

JCO Feb 1 2003: 564–565. [Full Text] [PDF]

Uncommon Presentations of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Case 2. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Ileocecal Region

Mario Chenal, Hernan Molina, Vinicio Mendez, John Poole, and Carlos Parellada

JCO Feb 1 2003: 565–567. [Full Text] [PDF]

Uncommon Presentations of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Case 3. Primary Renal Lymphoma

Hassan Pervez, Muhammed Shaikh, Anil Potti, and Syed A. Mehdi

JCO Feb 1 2003: 567–569. [Full Text] [PDF]

ART OF ONCOLOGY

Setting Goals to Maintain Hope

Jamie H. Von Roenn and Charles F. von Gunten

JCO Feb 1 2003: 570–574. [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS

ERRATA

ERRATUM

JCO Feb 1 2003: 575. [Full Text] [PDF]

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