EDITORIALS

Meta-Analyses Based on Abstracted Data: A Step in the Right Direction, but Only a First Step

Pascal Piedbois and Marc Buyse

JCO Oct 1 2004: 3839–3841. First published on Aug 23 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.06.924. [Full Text] [PDF]

Early Identification of Therapeutic Failure in Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors by Assessing Serum Tumor Marker Decline During Chemotherapy: Still Not Ready for Routine Clinical Use

Guy C. Toner

JCO Oct 1 2004: 3842–3845. First published on Aug 9 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.06.923. [Full Text] [PDF]

Graft—Versus—Breast Cancer Effect by Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: A Possible New Frontier

Naoto T. Ueno, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Richard E. Champlin, and Roy B. Jones

JCO Oct 1 2004: 3846–3847. First published on Aug 16 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.06.922. [Full Text] [PDF]

COMMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES

Cancer Prevention and the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Scott M. Lippman, Bernard Levin, Dean E. Brenner, Gary B. Gordon, Carolyn R. Aldige, Barnett S. Kramer, Judy E. Garber, Ernest Hawk, Patricia A. Ganz, and Mark R. Somerfield

JCO Oct 1 2004: 3848–3851. First published on Sep 7 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.07.139. [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL REPORTS
Lung Cancer
	Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Cisplatin to Carboplatin in Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
	Katsuyuki Hotta, Keitaro Matsuo, Hiroshi Ueoka, Katsuyuki Kiura, Masahiro Tabata, and Mitsune Tanimoto
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3852–3859. First published on Aug 23 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.02.109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Reappraisal With a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
	Katsuyuki Hotta, Keitaro Matsuo, Hiroshi Ueoka, Katsuyuki Kiura, Masahiro Tabata, and Mitsune Tanimoto
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3860–3867. First published on Aug 23 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.01.153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Cancer
	Early Predicted Time to Normalization of Tumor Markers Predicts Outcome in Poor-Prognosis Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors
	Karim Fizazi, Stéphane Culine, Andrew Kramar, Robert J. Amato, Jeannine Bouzy, Isan Chen, Jean-Pierre Droz, and Christopher J. Logothetis
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3868–3876. First published on Aug 9 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.04.008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Is Baseline Quality of Life Useful for Predicting Survival With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer? A Pooled Analysis of Three Studies of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Genitourinary Group
	Laurence Collette, George van Andel, Andrew Bottomley, Gosse O.N. Oosterhof, Walter Albrecht, Theo M. de Reijke, and Sophie D. Fossà
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3877–3885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Breast Cancer
	Allogeneic Lymphocytes Induce Tumor Regression of Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer
	Michael R. Bishop, Daniel H. Fowler, Donna Marchigiani, Kathleen Castro, Claude Kasten-Sportes, Seth M. Steinberg, Juan C. Gea-Banacloche, Robert Dean, Catherine K. Chow, Charles Carter, Elizabeth J. Read, Susan Leitman, and Ronald Gress
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3886–3892. First published on Aug 16 2004; 10.1200/JCO.2004.01.127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Randomized Phase III Trial of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Versus Vinorelbine or Mitomycin C Plus Vinblastine in Women With Taxane-Refractory Advanced Breast Cancer
	Alan M. Keller, Robert G. Mennel, Vassilis A. Georgoulias, Jean-Marc Nabholtz, Aura Erazo, Anna Lluch, Charles L. Vogel, Manfred Kaufmann, Gunther von Minckwitz, I. Craig Henderson, Lillian Mellars, Leila Alland, and Craig Tendler
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3893–3901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gynecologic Cancer
	Phase III Trial of Doxorubicin With or Without Cisplatin in Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study
	J. Tate Thigpen, Mark F. Brady, Howard D. Homesley, John Malfetano, Brent DuBeshter, Robert A. Burger, and Shu Liao
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3902–3908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Oncology
	Scintigraphic Response by 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scan Correlates With Event-Free Survival in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
	Howard M. Katzenstein, Susan L. Cohn, Richard M. Shore, Dianna M.E. Bardo, Paul R. Haut, Marie Olszewski, Jennifer Schmoldt, Dachao Liu, Alfred W. Rademaker, and Morris Kletzel
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3909–3915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Phase I Trial of Intrathecal Liposomal Cytarabine in Children With Neoplastic Meningitis
	L. Bomgaars, J.R. Geyer, J. Franklin, G. Dahl, J. Park, N.J. Winick, R. Klenke, S.L. Berg, and S.M. Blaney
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3916–3921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Inpatient Versus Outpatient Management of Low-Risk Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Measuring Parents' and Healthcare Professionals' Preferences
	Lillian Sung, Brian M. Feldman, Gina Schwamborn, Diana Paczesny, Ashley Cochrane, Mark L. Greenberg, Anne Marie Maloney, Eleanor I. Hendershot, Ahmed Naqvi, Maru Barrera, and Hilary A. Llewellyn-Thomas
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3922–3929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Pharmacogenetic Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis of the Hip Among Children With Leukemia
	Mary V. Relling, Wenjian Yang, Soma Das, Edwin H. Cook, Gary L. Rosner, Michael Neel, Scott Howard, Raul Ribeiro, John T. Sandlund, Ching-Hon Pui, and Sue C. Kaste
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3930–3936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hematologic Malignancies
	Microarray Gene Expression Profiling of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Subgroups Defined by Genomic Aberrations and VH Mutation Status
	Christian Haslinger, Norbert Schweifer, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Hartmut Döhner, Peter Lichter, Norbert Kraut, Christian Stratowa, and Roger Abseher
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3937–3949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Cancer
	Phase III Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor R115777 in Patients With Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancer
	S. Rao, D. Cunningham, A. de Gramont, W. Scheithauer, M. Smakal, Y. Humblet, G. Kourteva, T. Iveson, T. Andre, J. Dostalova, A. Illes, R. Belly, J.J. Perez-Ruixo, Y.C. Park, and P.A. Palmer
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3950–3957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Clinical Nature and Prognosis of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer After Total Mesorectal Excision With or Without Preoperative Radiotherapy
	Mandy van den Brink, Anne M. Stiggelbout, Wilbert B. van den Hout, Job Kievit, Elma Klein Kranenbarg, Corrie A.M. Marijnen, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Harm J.T. Rutten, Theo Wiggers, and Cornelis J.H. van de Velde
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3958–3964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Head and Neck Cancer
	Identification of Novel Prognosticators of Outcome in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
	Volkert B. Wreesmann, Weiji Shi, Howard T. Thaler, Ashok Poluri, Dennis H. Kraus, David Pfister, Ashok R. Shaha, Jatin P. Shah, Pulivarthi H. Rao, and Bhuvanesh Singh
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3965–3972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Positron Emission Tomography in Combination With Sentinel Node Biopsy Reduces the Rate of Elective Neck Dissections in the Treatment of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer
	Adorján F. Kovács, Natascha Döbert, Jochen Gaa, Christian Menzel, and Klaus Bitter
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3973–3980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Matched-Pair Analysis of Survival of Never Smokers and Ever Smokers With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
	Kristen B. Pytynia, Jonathan R. Grant, Carol J. Etzel, Dianna B. Roberts, Qingyi Wei, and Erich M. Sturgis
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3981–3988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Melanoma
	Serial Follow-Up and the Prognostic Significance of Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction—Staged Sentinel Lymph Nodes From Melanoma Patients
	Udai S. Kammula, Ronald Ghossein, Satyajit Bhattacharya, and Daniel G. Coit
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3989–3996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarcomas
	Association Between Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Genotype and Survival in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
	Marianne Berwick, Giuseppe Matullo, Yan Shuang Song, Simonetta Guarrera, Gemma Dominguez, Irene Orlow, Mary Walker, and Paolo Vineis
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 3997–4001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Supportive Care and Quality of Life
	Breast Cancer Treatment in Older Women: Does Getting What You Want Improve Your Long-Term Body Image and Mental Health?
	Melissa I. Figueiredo, Jennifer Cullen, Yi-Ting Hwang, Julia H. Rowland, and Jeanne S. Mandelblatt
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 4002–4009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLE
	Effectiveness of Routine Visits and Routine Tests in Detecting Isolated Locoregional Recurrences After Treatment for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
	G.H. de Bock, J. Bonnema, J. van Der Hage, J. Kievit, and C.J.H. van de Velde
	JCO Oct 1 2004: 4010–4018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Medical Problems in Patients With Malignancy: CASE 1. Syringohydromyelia Masquerading As Malignant Cord Compression in a Patient With Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Matthew M. Poggi and John Stockel

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4019–4020. [Full Text] [PDF]

Medical Problems in Patients With Malignancy: CASE 2. Wernicke's Encephalopathy: An Unusual Acute Neurologic Complication of Lymphoma and Its Therapy

J. Eric Turner, John G. Alley, and Norman E. Sharpless

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4020–4022. [Full Text] [PDF]

Medical Problems in Patients With Malignancy: CASE 3. Ulcerating Cytomegalovirus Bronchitis in a Patient With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Wei S. Ooi and John P. Crown

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4022–4023. [Full Text] [PDF]

ART OF ONCOLOGY

Use of Metaphor in the Discourse on Cancer

Gary M. Reisfield and George R. Wilson

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4024–4027. [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS

Correspondence

Is Methylphenidate an Irreplaceable Therapy for the Fatigued Cancer Patient?

Salvador Vale

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4028. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply:

Eduardo D. Bruera

JCO Oct 1 2004: 4029. [Full Text] [PDF]

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