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Contents:	Volume 27, Issue 12 April 20, 2009

	EDITORIALS
	ORIGINAL REPORTS
	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	Head and Neck Cancer
	Breast Cancer
	Genitourinary Cancer
	Thoracic Oncology
	Neurooncology
	Pediatric Oncology
	Gynecologic Cancer
	Leukemia And Bone Marrow Transplantation
	REVIEW ARTICLE
	ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLES
	DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY
	CORRESPONDENCE
	ERRATUM

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                                      EDITORIALS

Provisional Clinical Opinion Daniel G. Haller and John V. Cox JCO Apr 2009: 1925. First published on Mar 13 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.22.3925. [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

When Wishful Thinking Leads to a Misty-Eyed Appraisal: The Story of the Adjuvant Colon Cancer Trials With Edrecolomab Hans-Joachim Schmoll and Dirk Arnold JCO Apr 2009: 1926–1929. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.6284. [Full Text] [PDF]

Health Behaviors Influence Cancer Survival Ellen R. Gritz and Wendy Demark-Wahnefried JCO Apr 2009: 1930–1932. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.3769. [Full Text] [PDF]

Chemotherapy Alone for Laryngeal Preservation—Is It Possible? Arlene A. Forastiere and Ashok R. Shaha JCO Apr 2009: 1933–1934. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.9445. [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Continuing Trastuzumab Beyond Progression Mohammad Jahanzeb JCO Apr 2009: 1935–1937. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8215. [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Heeding Our Words: Complexities of Research Among Low-Literacy Populations Melissa A. Simon, XinQi Dong, Narissa Nonzee, and Charles L. Bennett JCO Apr 2009: 1938–1940. First published on Mar 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8231. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL REPORTS
Gastrointestinal Cancer

Adjuvant Therapy With the Monoclonal Antibody Edrecolomab Plus Fluorouracil-Based Therapy Does Not Improve Overall Survival of Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Anthony L.A. Fields, Alan Keller, Lee Schwartzberg, Stephen Bernard, Carl Kardinal, Alan Cohen, Joe Schulz, Peter Eisenberg, John Forster, and Paul Wissel JCO Apr 2009: 1941–1947. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.5710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF]

Pooled Safety and Efficacy Analysis Examining the Effect of Performance Status on Outcomes in Nine First-Line Treatment Trials Using Individual Data From Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Daniel J. Sargent, Claus Henning Köhne, Hanna Kelly Sanoff, Brian M. Bot, Matthew T. Seymour, Aimery de Gramont, Ranier Porschen, Leonard B. Saltz, Philippe Rougier, Christopher Tournigand, Jean-Yves Douillard, Richard J. Stephens, Axel Grothey, and Richard M. Goldberg JCO Apr 2009: 1948–1955. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.2879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Randomized Phase II Trial Evaluating Two Paclitaxel and Cisplatin–Containing Chemoradiation Regimens As Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Gastric Cancer (RTOG-0114) Gary K. Schwartz, Kathryn Winter, Bruce D. Minsky, Christopher Crane, P. John Thomson, Pramila Anne, Howard Gross, Christopher Willett, and David Kelsen JCO Apr 2009: 1956–1962. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.3745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Predictors of Postoperative Quality of Life After Esophagectomy for Cancer Therese Djärv, Jane M. Blazeby, and Pernilla Lagergren JCO Apr 2009: 1963–1968. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.5864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Head and Neck Cancer

Pretreatment Health Behaviors Predict Survival Among Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Sonia A. Duffy, David L. Ronis, Scott McLean, Karen E. Fowler, Stephen B. Gruber, Gregory T. Wolf, and Jeffrey E. Terrell JCO Apr 2009: 1969–1975. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.2188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Durable Long-Term Remission With Chemotherapy Alone for Stage II to IV Laryngeal Cancer F. Christopher Holsinger, Merrill S. Kies, Eduardo M. Diaz, Jr, Ann M. Gillenwater, Jan S. Lewin, Lawrence E. Ginsberg, Bonnie S. Glisson, Adam S. Garden, Nebil Ark, Heather Y. Lin, J. Jack Lee, Adel K. El-Naggar, Waun Ki Hong, Dong M. Shin, and Fadlo R. Khuri JCO Apr 2009: 1976–1982. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.6396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Prognostic Factors for Survival After Salvage Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancer Tawee Tanvetyanon, Tapan Padhya, Judith McCaffrey, Weiwei Zhu, David Boulware, Ronald DeConti, and Andrea Trotti JCO Apr 2009: 1983–1991. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.0691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of HPV-Associated p16INK4A Expression on Response to Radiotherapy and Survival in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Pernille Lassen, Jesper G. Eriksen, Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit, Trine Tramm, Jan Alsner, and Jens Overgaard JCO Apr 2009: 1992–1998. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.2853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Breast Cancer

Trastuzumab Beyond Progression in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Advanced Breast Cancer: A German Breast Group 26/Breast International Group 03-05 Study Gunter von Minckwitz, Andreas du Bois, Marcus Schmidt, Nicolai Maass, Tanja Cufer, Felix E. de Jongh, Eduard Maartense, Christoph Zielinski, Manfred Kaufmann, Wolfgang Bauer, Klaus H. Baumann, Michael R. Clemens, Ralph Duerr, Christoph Uleer, Michael Andersson, Robert C. Stein, Valentina Nekljudova, and Sibylle Loibl JCO Apr 2009: 1999–2006. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.6618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF] [Chinese PDF] [French PDF] [Czech PDF]

Incidence, Treatment Costs, and Complications of Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Among Women of Working Age: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Ying Xu, Janice N. Cormier, Sharon Giordano, Sheila H. Ridner, Thomas A. Buchholz, George H. Perkins, and Linda S. Elting JCO Apr 2009: 2007–2014. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.3517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Cancer

Lack of Comprehension of Common Prostate Cancer Terms in an Underserved Population Kerry L. Kilbridge, Gertrude Fraser, Murray Krahn, Elizabeth M. Nelson, Mark Conaway, Randall Bashore, Andrew Wolf, Michael J. Barry, Debra A. Gong, Robert F. Nease, Jr, and Alfred F. Connors JCO Apr 2009: 2015–2021. First published on Mar 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genomic Strategy for Targeting Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Prateek Mendiratta, Elahe Mostaghel, Justin Guinney, Alok K. Tewari, Alessandro Porrello, William T. Barry, Peter S. Nelson, and Phillip G. Febbo JCO Apr 2009: 2022–2029. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.2882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplements]

Thoracic Oncology

Diagnostic Assay Based on hsa-miR-205 Expression Distinguishes Squamous From Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Danit Lebanony, Hila Benjamin, Shlomit Gilad, Meital Ezagouri, Avital Dov, Karin Ashkenazi, Nir Gefen, Shai Izraeli, Gideon Rechavi, Harvey Pass, Daisuke Nonaka, Junjie Li, Yael Spector, Nitzan Rosenfeld, Ayelet Chajut, Dalia Cohen, Ranit Aharonov, and Mahesh Mansukhani JCO Apr 2009: 2030–2037. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.4134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Randomized Phase II and Pharmacogenetic Study of Pemetrexed Compared With Pemetrexed Plus Carboplatin in Pretreated Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Egbert F. Smit, Sjaak A. Burgers, Bonne Biesma, Hans J.M. Smit, Pier Eppinga, Anne-Marie C. Dingemans, Markus Joerger, Jan H. Schellens, Andrew Vincent, Nico van Zandwijk, and Harry J.M. Groen JCO Apr 2009: 2038–2045. First published on Mar 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF]

Phase II Study of Picoplatin As Second-Line Therapy for Patients With Small-Cell Lung Cancer John R. Eckardt, Dimitri L. Bentsion, Oleg N. Lipatov, Igor S. Polyakov, Frederick R. MacKintosh, David A. Karlin, Gizelle S. Baker, and Hazel B. Breitz JCO Apr 2009: 2046–2051. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.3235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neurooncology

Phase II Trial of Vorinostat in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study Evanthia Galanis, Kurt A. Jaeckle, Matthew J. Maurer, Joel M. Reid, Matthew M. Ames, James S. Hardwick, John F. Reilly, Andrey Loboda, Michael Nebozhyn, Valeria R. Fantin, Victoria M. Richon, Bernd Scheithauer, Caterina Giannini, Patrick J. Flynn, Dennis F. Moore, Jr, James Zwiebel, and Jan C. Buckner JCO Apr 2009: 2052–2058. First published on Mar 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.0694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Pediatric Oncology

Prospective, Randomized Trial of Two Different Modalities of Flushing Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Patients With Cancer Simone Cesaro, Gloria Tridello, Mara Cavaliere, Laura Magagna, Patrizia Gavin, Riccardo Cusinato, Nicola Zadra, Giovanni Franco Zanon, Luigi Zanesco, and Modesto Carli JCO Apr 2009: 2059–2065. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.4860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gynecologic Cancer

Stage-Specific Outcomes of Patients With Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Comparison of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems Oliver Zivanovic, Mario M. Leitao, Alexia Iasonos, Lindsay M. Jacks, Qin Zhou, Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, Robert A. Soslow, Margrit M. Juretzka, Dennis S. Chi, Richard R. Barakat, Murray F. Brennan, and Martee L. Hensley JCO Apr 2009: 2066–2072. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Leukemia And Bone Marrow Transplantation

Socioeconomic Differences in Patient Survival Are Increasing for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma in Sweden Sigurdur Yngvi Kristinsson, Åsa Rangert Derolf, Gustaf Edgren, Paul W. Dickman, and Magnus Björkholm JCO Apr 2009: 2073–2080. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.2006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      REVIEW ARTICLE

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Anne S. Tsao, Ignacio Wistuba, Jack A. Roth, and Hedy Lee Kindler JCO Apr 2009: 2081–2090. First published on Mar 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Czech PDF]

                                      ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLES

American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: Testing for KRAS Gene Mutations in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma to Predict Response to Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Carmen J. Allegra, J. Milburn Jessup, Mark R. Somerfield, Stanley R. Hamilton, Elizabeth H. Hammond, Daniel F. Hayes, Pamela K. McAllister, Roscoe F. Morton, and Richard L. Schilsky JCO Apr 2009: 2091–2096. First published on Feb 2 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.9170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF]

                                      DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Protein-Losing Enteropathy Due to T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia Yu-Yan Hwang, Anskar Y.H. Leung, Irene O.L. Ng, Gavin S.W. Chan, Kwok-Wah Chan, Eric Tse, and Yok-Lam Kwong JCO Apr 2009: 2097–2098. First published on Mar 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.4768. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CORRESPONDENCE

Study of Newspaper Reports Regarding Clinical Trials in Japan Morihito Takita, Hiroto Narimatsu, Matsumuira Tomoko, Yukiko Kishi, Naoko Murashige, Tamae Hamaki, Yuko Kodama, Koichiro Yuji, Yuji Tanaka, and Masahiro Kami JCO Apr 2009: 2099–2101. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.3967. [Full Text] [PDF]

Treating IIA/B Seminoma With Combination Carboplatin and Radiotherapy Duncan C. Gilbert, Nicholas J. VanAs, Sharon Beesley, David Bloomfield, Julian Money-Kyrle, Andy Norman, David Dearnaley, Alan Horwich, and Robert A. Huddart JCO Apr 2009: 2101–2102. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.5269. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Xavier Garcia-del-Muro and José R. Germà-Lluch JCO Apr 2009: 2102–2103. First published on Mar 16 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.5657. [Full Text] [PDF]

Onsite Image Evaluations and Independent Image Blinded Reads: Close Cousins or Distant Relatives? Kohkan Shamsi and Richard H. Patt JCO Apr 2009: 2103–2104. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.3447. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Lori E. Dodd, Edward L. Korn, Boris Freidlin, Lawrence V. Rubinstein, Margaret M. Mooney, C. Carl Jaffe, and Janet Dancey JCO Apr 2009: 2104–2105. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.4411. [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Role of CEBPA in Normal Karyotype Acute Myeloid Leukemia Bruno C. Medeiros JCO Apr 2009: 2105. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.5418. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Guido Marcucci, Kati Maharry, Krzysztof Mrózek, and Clara D. Bloomfield JCO Apr 2009: 2106. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6135. [Full Text] [PDF]

Resection of Uninvolved Adjacent Organs Can Be Part of Surgery for Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma Alessandro Gronchi, Sylvie Bonvalot, Axel Le Cesne, and Paolo G. Casali JCO Apr 2009: 2106–2107. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.5467. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Peter W.T. Pisters JCO Apr 2009: 2107–2108. First published on Mar 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6465. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ERRATUM

ERRATUM JCO Apr 2009: 2109–2110. [Full Text] [PDF]

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