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Contents:	Volume 27, Issue 10 April 1, 2009

	EDITORIALS
	COMMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES
	ORIGINAL REPORTS
	Genitourinary Cancer
	Palliative and Supportive Care
	Radiation Oncology
	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	Lymphoma and Myeloma
	Breast Cancer
	Health Services and Outcomes
	Pediatric Oncology
	Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
	Phase I and Clinical Pharmacology
	Thoracic Oncology
	Head and Neck Cancer
	REVIEW ARTICLES
	ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLE
	STATISTICS IN ONCOLOGY
	ART OF ONCOLOGY
	DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY
	CORRESPONDENCE

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                                      EDITORIALS

Bone Marrow Aspiration for Disseminated Tumor Cell Detection: A Must-Have Test or Is the Jury Still Out? Howard I. Scher and Klaus Pantel JCO Apr 2009: 1531–1533. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.2092. [Full Text] [PDF]

A Step in the Journey of Denosumab From Bone-Targeted Therapy to Seed- and Soil-Targeted Therapy Stéphane Vignot and David Khayat JCO Apr 2009: 1534–1536. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7001. [Full Text] [PDF]

Using a Bigger Hammer: The Role of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in the Management of Oligometastases Edgar Ben-Josef and Theodore S. Lawrence JCO Apr 2009: 1537–1539. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.7299. [Full Text] [PDF]

Maintenance or Eradication of Residual Disease in Indolent Lymphoma: Where Do We Stand? Anton Hagenbeek JCO Apr 2009: 1540–1542. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8457. [Full Text] [PDF]

Early Stopping for Benefit in National Cancer Institute–Sponsored Randomized Phase III Trials: The System Is Working Daniel Sargent JCO Apr 2009: 1543–1544. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8611. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      COMMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES

The Marriage of Growth Factor Inhibitors and Chemotherapy: Bliss or Bust? Stephen Staal, Michael J. O'Connell, and Carmen J. Allegra JCO Apr 2009: 1545–1548. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.3224. [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF] [Czech PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL REPORTS
Genitourinary Cancer

Perioperative Activation of Disseminated Tumor Cells in Bone Marrow of Patients With Prostate Cancer Dorothea Weckermann, Bernhard Polzer, Thomas Ragg, Andreas Blana, Günter Schlimok, Hans Arnholdt, Simone Bertz, Rolf Harzmann, and Christoph A. Klein JCO Apr 2009: 1549–1556. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.0563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Patient Anxiety About Prostate Cancer Independently Predicts Early Initiation of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Biochemical Cancer Recurrence in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study William Dale, Joshua Hemmerich, Kathryn Bylow, Supriya Mohile, Mary Mullaney, and Walter M. Stadler JCO Apr 2009: 1557–1563. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Palliative and Supportive Care

Randomized Phase II Trial of Denosumab in Patients With Bone Metastases From Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, or Other Neoplasms After Intravenous Bisphosphonates Karim Fizazi, Allan Lipton, Xavier Mariette, Jean-Jacques Body, Yasmin Rahim, Julie R. Gralow, Guozhi Gao, Ling Wu, Winnie Sohn, and Susie Jun JCO Apr 2009: 1564–1571. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.2146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Radiation Oncology

Multi-Institutional Phase I/II Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases Kyle E. Rusthoven, Brian D. Kavanagh, Higinia Cardenes, Volker W. Stieber, Stuart H. Burri, Steven J. Feigenberg, Mark A. Chidel, Thomas J. Pugh, Wilbur Franklin, Madeleine Kane, Laurie E. Gaspar, and Tracey E. Schefter JCO Apr 2009: 1572–1578. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.6329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Multi-Institutional Phase I/II Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Metastases Kyle E. Rusthoven, Brian D. Kavanagh, Stuart H. Burri, Changhu Chen, Higinia Cardenes, Mark A. Chidel, Thomas J. Pugh, Madeleine Kane, Laurie E. Gaspar, and Tracey E. Schefter JCO Apr 2009: 1579–1584. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.6386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Phase I Study of Individualized Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of Liver Metastases Mark T. Lee, John J. Kim, Robert Dinniwell, James Brierley, Gina Lockwood, Rebecca Wong, Bernard Cummings, Jolie Ringash, Regina V. Tse, Jennifer J. Knox, and Laura A. Dawson JCO Apr 2009: 1585–1591. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.0600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Significant Associations of Mismatch Repair Gene Polymorphisms With Clinical Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer Xiaoqun Dong, Li Jiao, Yanan Li, Douglas B. Evans, Huamin Wang, Kenneth R. Hess, James L. Abbruzzese, and Donghui Li JCO Apr 2009: 1592–1599. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Relationship Over Time Between Psychological Distress and Physical Activity in Colorectal Cancer Survivors Suzanne K. Chambers, Brigid M. Lynch, Joanne Aitken, and Peter Baade JCO Apr 2009: 1600–1606. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lymphoma and Myeloma

Maintenance Rituximab After Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisone Prolongs Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Indolent Lymphoma: Results of the Randomized Phase III ECOG1496 Study Howard Hochster, Edie Weller, Randy D. Gascoyne, Thomas M. Habermann, Leo I. Gordon, Theresa Ryan, Lijun Zhang, Natalia Colocci, Stanley Frankel, and Sandra J. Horning JCO Apr 2009: 1607–1614. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF] [Czech PDF]

Breast Cancer

Effect of Margin Status on Local Recurrence After Breast Conservation and Radiation Therapy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Clive Dunne, John P. Burke, Monica Morrow, and Malcolm R. Kell JCO Apr 2009: 1615–1620. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.5182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [French PDF]

Health Services and Outcomes

Cancer Patient Assessment and Reports of Excellence: Reliability and Validity of Advanced Cancer Patient Perceptions of the Quality of Care Joan M. Teno, Julie C. Lima, and Kathleen Doyle Lyons JCO Apr 2009: 1621–1626. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.6348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Oncology

Outcome Prediction in Pediatric Medulloblastoma Based on DNA Copy-Number Aberrations of Chromosomes 6q and 17q and the MYC and MYCN Loci Stefan Pfister, Marc Remke, Axel Benner, Frank Mendrzyk, Grischa Toedt, Jörg Felsberg, Andrea Wittmann, Frauke Devens, Nicolas U. Gerber, Stefan Joos, Andreas Kulozik, Guido Reifenberger, Stefan Rutkowski, Otmar D. Wiestler, Bernhard Radlwimmer, Wolfram Scheurlen, Peter Lichter, and Andrey Korshunov JCO Apr 2009: 1627–1636. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.9432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Characteristics Associated With Important Clinical End Points in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia at Initial Treatment William G. Wierda, Susan O'Brien, Xuemei Wang, Stefan Faderl, Alessandra Ferrajoli, Kim-Anh Do, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Jorge Cortes, Deborah Thomas, Charles Koller, Jan Burger, Susan Lerner, Hagop Kantarjian, and Michael Keating JCO Apr 2009: 1637–1643. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HLA-Identical Sibling Compared With 8/8 Matched and Mismatched Unrelated Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Chronic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Mukta Arora, Daniel J. Weisdorf, Stephen R. Spellman, Michael D. Haagenson, John P. Klein, Carolyn K. Hurley, George B. Selby, Joseph H. Antin, Nancy A. Kernan, Craig Kollman, Auayporn Nademanee, Philip McGlave, Mary M. Horowitz, and Effie W. Petersdorf JCO Apr 2009: 1644–1652. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.7740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan Doses Calculated to Deliver up to 15 Gy to Critical Organs May Be Safely Combined With High-Dose BEAM and Autologous Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Jane N. Winter, David J. Inwards, Stewart Spies, Gregory Wiseman, David Patton, William Erwin, Alfred W. Rademaker, Bing Bing Weitner, Stephanie F. Williams, Martin S. Tallman, Ivana Micallef, Jayesh Mehta, Seema Singhal, Andrew M. Evens, Michael Zimmer, Arturo Molina, Christine A. White, and Leo I. Gordon JCO Apr 2009: 1653–1659. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.2245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Phase I and Clinical Pharmacology

Phase I Trial of AEG35156 Administered as a 7-Day and 3-Day Continuous Intravenous Infusion in Patients With Advanced Refractory Cancer Emma Dean, Duncan Jodrell, Kate Connolly, Sarah Danson, Jacques Jolivet, Jon Durkin, Stephen Morris, Debra Jowle, Tim Ward, Jeff Cummings, Gemma Dickinson, Leon Aarons, Eric LaCasse, Lesley Robson, Caroline Dive, and Malcolm Ranson JCO Apr 2009: 1660–1666. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Oncology

Increased MET Gene Copy Number Negatively Affects Survival of Surgically Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Federico Cappuzzo, Antonio Marchetti, Margaret Skokan, Elisa Rossi, Sujatha Gajapathy, Lara Felicioni, Maela del Grammastro, Maria Grazia Sciarrotta, Fiamma Buttitta, Matteo Incarbone, Luca Toschi, Giovanna Finocchiaro, Annarita Destro, Luigi Terracciano, Massimo Roncalli, Marco Alloisio, Armando Santoro, and Marileila Varella-Garcia JCO Apr 2009: 1667–1674. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.1635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Head and Neck Cancer

Phase II Trial of Sorafenib in Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Richard T. Kloos, Matthew D. Ringel, Michael V. Knopp, Nathan C. Hall, Mark King, Robert Stevens, Jiachao Liang, Paul E. Wakely, Jr, Vasyl V. Vasko, Motoyasu Saji, Jennifer Rittenberry, Lai Wei, Daria Arbogast, Minden Collamore, John J. Wright, Michael Grever, and Manisha H. Shah JCO Apr 2009: 1675–1684. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.2717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      REVIEW ARTICLES

Utility of Serum HER2 Extracellular Domain Assessment in Clinical Decision Making: Pooled Analysis of Four Trials of Trastuzumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer Siân Lennon, Claire Barton, Ludger Banken, Luca Gianni, Michel Marty, José Baselga, and Brian Leyland-Jones JCO Apr 2009: 1685–1693. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.8351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Value and Limitations of Measuring HER-2 Extracellular Domain in the Serum of Breast Cancer Patients Alexandra F. Leary, Wedad M. Hanna, Marc J. van de Vijver, Frederique Penault-Llorca, Josef Rüschoff, Robert Y. Osamura, Michael Bilous, and Mitch Dowsett JCO Apr 2009: 1694–1705. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLE

Developing an In-Training Examination for Fellows: The Experience of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Frances A. Collichio, Karen M. Kayoumi, Kenneth R. Hande, Richard E. Hawkins, Janine L. Hawley, David J. Adelstein, Jean M. D'Angelo, and James A. Stewart JCO Apr 2009: 1706–1711. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.3091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      STATISTICS IN ONCOLOGY

Stopping or Reporting Early for Positive Results in Randomized Clinical Trials: The National Cancer Institute Cooperative Group Experience From 1990 to 2005 Edward L. Korn, Boris Freidlin, and Margaret Mooney JCO Apr 2009: 1712–1721. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ART OF ONCOLOGY

Another Infusion of Hope Francesca Giorgi and Romeo Bascioni JCO Apr 2009: 1722–1723. First published on Jan 26 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7126. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Solitary Myocardial Metastasis From Small-Bowel Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Chirag N. Patel, Alan Anthoney, Darren Treanor, and Andrew F. Scarsbrook JCO Apr 2009: 1724–1726. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.9232. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CORRESPONDENCE

Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Survival Elisa V. Bandera and David A. August JCO Apr 2009: 1727. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.3371. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Gillian C. Barnett and Paul D.P. Pharoah JCO Apr 2009: 1728. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.4395. [Full Text] [PDF]

Mathematical Rigor Is Necessary, But for Men With Prostate Cancer, Clinical Relevance Is the Priority Akash Nanda, Ming-Hui Chen, and Anthony V. D'Amico JCO Apr 2009: 1728–1729. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.5392. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Andrew Vickers, Caroline Savage, Frank O'Brien, and Hans Lilja JCO Apr 2009: 1729. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6127. [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of Collaborative Care Management of Depression Among Patients With Cancer Kevin J. Patel and Francesca Dwamena JCO Apr 2009: 1730. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1094. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Kathleen Ell, Bin Xie, and Pey-Jiuan Lee JCO Apr 2009: 1730–1731. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.4403. [Full Text] [PDF]

Hidden Biases in an Observational Study of Bevacizumab Beyond Progression Scott Kopetz and James L. Abbruzzese JCO Apr 2009: 1732–1733. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.2084. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Axel Grothey, Daniel J. Sargent, and Mark Kozloff JCO Apr 2009: 1733. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.2795. [Full Text] [PDF]

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