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Contents:	Volume 27, Issue 4 February 1, 2009

	EDITORIALS
	ORIGINAL REPORTS
	Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation
	Lymphoma and Myeloma
	Breast Cancer
	Pediatric Oncology
	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	Neurooncology
	Palliative and Supportive Care
	Thoracic Oncology
	Head and Neck Cancer
	Treatment-Related Complications
	Genitourinary Cancer
	BIOLOGY OF NEOPLASIA
	SPECIAL ARTICLES
	ART OF ONCOLOGY
	DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY
	CORRESPONDENCE
	ERRATA

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                                      EDITORIALS

Variations on the Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Combination in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Therapy: What Have We Learned? Tahamtan Ahmadi and Stephen J. Schuster JCO Feb 2009: 479–480. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.8698. [Full Text] [PDF]

Progress in Mantle-Cell Lymphoma Peter Martin, Morton Coleman, and John P. Leonard JCO Feb 2009: 481–483. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5032. [Full Text] [PDF]

When Informed, All Women Do Not Prefer Breast Conservation Alyssa D. Throckmorton and Laura J. Esserman JCO Feb 2009: 484–486. First published on Dec 29 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5057. [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Hanging in the Balance: Making Decisions About the Benefits and Harms of Breast Cancer Screening Among the Oldest Old Without a Safety Net of Scientific Evidence Jeanne S. Mandelblatt and Rebecca Silliman JCO Feb 2009: 487–490. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.4928. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL REPORTS
Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Sequential Therapy With Fludarabine, High-Dose Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab in Previously Untreated Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Produces High-Quality Responses: Molecular Remissions Predict for Durable Complete Responses Nicole Lamanna, Joseph G. Jurcic, Ariela Noy, Peter Maslak, Alison N. Gencarelli, Katherine S. Panageas, Mark L. Heaney, Renier J. Brentjens, David W. Golde, David A. Scheinberg, Andrew D. Zelenetz, and Mark A. Weiss JCO Feb 2009: 491–497. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.4459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Chemoimmunotherapy With Low-Dose Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide and High Dose Rituximab in Previously Untreated Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Kenneth A. Foon, Michael Boyiadzis, Stephanie R. Land, Stanley Marks, Anastasios Raptis, Louis Pietragallo, Dennis Meisner, Andrew Laman, Mathew Sulecki, Allyson Butchko, Patricia Schaefer, Diana Lenzer, and Ahmad Tarhini JCO Feb 2009: 498–503. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.2619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effective Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With All-Trans-Retinoic Acid, Arsenic Trioxide, and Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin Farhad Ravandi, Eli Estey, Dan Jones, Stefan Faderl, Susan O'Brien, Jackie Fiorentino, Sherry Pierce, Deborah Blamble, Zeev Estrov, William Wierda, Alessandra Ferrajoli, Srdan Verstovsek, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Jorge Cortes, and Hagop Kantarjian JCO Feb 2009: 504–510. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.6130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lymphoma and Myeloma

Improvement of Overall Survival in Advanced Stage Mantle Cell Lymphoma Annina Herrmann, Eva Hoster, Thomas Zwingers, Günter Brittinger, Marianne Engelhard, Peter Meusers, Marcel Reiser, Roswitha Forstpointner, Bernd Metzner, Norma Peter, Bernhard Wörmann, Lorenz Trümper, Michael Pfreundschuh, Hermann Einsele, Wolfgang Hiddemann, Michael Unterhalt, and Martin Dreyling JCO Feb 2009: 511–518. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.8435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Breast Cancer

Can Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Make an Informed Decision for Mastectomy? E. Dale Collins, Caroline P. Moore, Kate F. Clay, Stephen A. Kearing, Annette M. O'Connor, Hilary A. Llewellyn-Thomas, Richard J. Barth, Jr, and Karen R. Sepucha JCO Feb 2009: 519–525. First published on Dec 29 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.6215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Hungarian PDF]

Phase II Genomics Study of Ixabepilone as Neoadjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer José Baselga, Milvia Zambetti, Antoni Llombart-Cussac, Georgy Manikhas, Ernst Kubista, Günther G. Steger, Anatoly Makhson, Sergei Tjulandin, Heinz Ludwig, Mark Verrill, Eva Ciruelos, Suzanne Egyhazi, Li-An Xu, Kim E. Zerba, Hyerim Lee, Edwin Clark, and Susan Galbraith JCO Feb 2009: 526–534. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.2646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [French PDF]

Monitoring Primary Systemic Therapy of Large and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer by Using Sequential Positron Emission Tomography Imaging With [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Jörg Schwarz-Dose, Michael Untch, Reinhold Tiling, Stefanie Sassen, Sven Mahner, Steffen Kahlert, Nadia Harbeck, Annette Lebeau, Winfried Brenner, Markus Schwaiger, Fritz Jaenicke, and Norbert Avril JCO Feb 2009: 535–541. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.2650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Relevance of Breast Cancer Antiestrogen Resistance Genes in Human Breast Cancer Progression and Tamoxifen Resistance Ton van Agthoven, Anieta M. Sieuwerts, Marion E. Meijer-van Gelder, Maxime P. Look, Marcel Smid, Jos Veldscholte, Stefan Sleijfer, John A. Foekens, and Lambert C.J. Dorssers JCO Feb 2009: 542–549. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Oncology

Phase I Trial and Pharmacokinetic Study of Ixabepilone Administered Daily for 5 Days in Children and Adolescents With Refractory Solid Tumors Brigitte C. Widemann, Wendy Goodspeed, Anne Goodwin, Tito Fojo, Frank M. Balis, and Elizabeth Fox JCO Feb 2009: 550–556. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.6644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Second and Subsequent Recurrences of Osteosarcoma: Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of 249 Consecutive Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group Patients Stefan S. Bielack, Beate Kempf-Bielack, Detlev Branscheid, Dorothe Carrle, Godehard Friedel, Knut Helmke, Matthias Kevric, Gernot Jundt, Thomas Kühne, Rainer Maas, Rudolf Schwarz, Andreas Zoubek, and Heribert Jürgens JCO Feb 2009: 557–565. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.2305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy in the Milan Strategy for Metastatic Medulloblastoma Lorenza Gandola, Maura Massimino, Graziella Cefalo, Carlo Solero, Filippo Spreafico, Emilia Pecori, Daria Riva, Paola Collini, Emanuele Pignoli, Felice Giangaspero, Roberto Luksch, Serena Berretta, Geraldina Poggi, Veronica Biassoni, Andrea Ferrari, Bianca Pollo, Claudio Favre, Iacopo Sardi, Monica Terenziani, and Franca Fossati-Bellani JCO Feb 2009: 566–571. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.4176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Elevated Plasma YKL-40 Predicts Increased Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer and Decreased Survival After Any Cancer Diagnosis in the General Population Julia S. Johansen, Stig E. Bojesen, Anne K. Mylin, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Paul A. Price, and Børge G. Nordestgaard JCO Feb 2009: 572–578. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.8367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neurooncology

Phase II Study of Erlotinib Plus Temozolomide During and After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme or Gliosarcoma Michael D. Prados, Susan M. Chang, Nicholas Butowski, Rebecca DeBoer, Rupa Parvataneni, Hannah Carliner, Paul Kabuubi, Jennifer Ayers-Ringler, Jane Rabbitt, Margaretta Page, Anne Fedoroff, Penny K. Sneed, Mitchel S. Berger, Michael W. McDermott, Andrew T. Parsa, Scott Vandenberg, C. David James, Kathleen R. Lamborn, David Stokoe, and Daphne A. Haas-Kogan JCO Feb 2009: 579–584. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.9639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Palliative and Supportive Care

Is Pain Intensity a Predictor of the Complexity of Cancer Pain Management? Robin L. Fainsinger, Alysa Fairchild, Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Peter Lawlor, Sonya Lowe, and John Hanson JCO Feb 2009: 585–590. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Oncology

Phase III Study of Immediate Compared With Delayed Docetaxel After Front-Line Therapy With Gemcitabine Plus Carboplatin in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Panos M. Fidias, Shaker R. Dakhil, Alan P. Lyss, David M. Loesch, David M. Waterhouse, Jane L. Bromund, Ruqin Chen, Maria Hristova-Kazmierski, Joseph Treat, Coleman K. Obasaju, Martin Marciniak, John Gill, and Joan H. Schiller JCO Feb 2009: 591–598. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Spanish PDF] [Romanian PDF]

Head and Neck Cancer

Randomized Trial of 13-cis Retinoic Acid Compared With Retinyl Palmitate With or Without Beta-Carotene in Oral Premalignancy Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, J. Jack Lee, William N. William, Jr, Jack W. Martin, Margaret Thomas, Edward S. Kim, Fadlo R. Khuri, Dong M. Shin, Lei Feng, Waun Ki Hong, and Scott M. Lippman JCO Feb 2009: 599–604. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Treatment-Related Complications

Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Lymphoma Patients With Prior Resolved Hepatitis B Undergoing Anticancer Therapy With or Without Rituximab Winnie Yeo, Tung C. Chan, Nancy W.Y. Leung, Wai Y. Lam, Frankie K.F. Mo, Miu Ting Chu, Henry L.Y. Chan, Edwin P. Hui, Kenny I.K. Lei, Tony S.K. Mok, and Paul K.S. Chan JCO Feb 2009: 605–611. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.0182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Spanish PDF]

Genitourinary Cancer

Lymphovascular Invasion Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Node-Negative Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Eiji Kikuchi, Vitaly Margulis, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Marco Roscigno, Shuji Mikami, Yair Lotan, Mesut Remzi, Christian Bolenz, Cord Langner, Alon Weizer, Francesco Montorsi, Karim Bensalah, Theresa M. Koppie, Mario I. Fernández, Jay D. Raman, Wassim Kassouf, Christopher G. Wood, Nazareno Suardi, Mototsugu Oya, and Shahrokh F. Shariat JCO Feb 2009: 612–618. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.2361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      BIOLOGY OF NEOPLASIA

Dysregulation of the C/EBP Differentiation Pathway in Human Cancer Steffen Koschmieder, Balazs Halmos, Elena Levantini, and Daniel G. Tenen JCO Feb 2009: 619–628. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.9812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      SPECIAL ARTICLES

Monitoring for Lack of Benefit: A Critical Component of a Randomized Clinical Trial Boris Freidlin and Edward L. Korn JCO Feb 2009: 629–633. First published on Dec 8 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.8905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ART OF ONCOLOGY

Mastering Emasculation Richard J. Wassersug JCO Feb 2009: 634–636. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1947. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Skin Involvement in Immunoglobulin E Multiple Myeloma Jocelyn L. Wozney, Faris Ahmed, Michael G. Bayerl, W. Christopher Ehmann, and Giampaolo Talamo JCO Feb 2009: 637–638. First published on Dec 8 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1491. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CORRESPONDENCE

Flawed Inferences About Screening Mammography's Benefit Based on Observational Data Donald A. Berry, Cornelia J. Baines, Michael Baum, Kay Dickersin, Suzanne W. Fletcher, Peter C. Gøtzsche, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Bernard Junod, Jan Mæhlen, Lisa M. Schwartz, H. Gilbert Welch, Steven Woloshin, Hazel Thornton, and Per-Henrik Zahl JCO Feb 2009: 639–640. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.9341. [Full Text] [PDF]

Mammography Screening Among Women Age 80 Years and Older: Consider the Risks Mara A. Schonberg and Ellen P. McCarthy JCO Feb 2009: 640–641. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.9374. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Gildy V. Babiera, Brian D. Badgwell, Isabelle Bedrosian, Sharon H. Giordano, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Kelly K. Hunt, Henry M. Kuerer, and S. Eva Singletary JCO Feb 2009: 641–642. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.9853. [Full Text] [PDF]

Tailoring BRCAPRO to Asian-Americans Sining Chen, Amanda L. Blackford, and Giovanni Parmigiani JCO Feb 2009: 642–643. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.6896. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Allison W. Kurian, Alice S. Whittemore, and James M. Ford JCO Feb 2009: 643–644. First published on Dec 15 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7191. [Full Text] [PDF]

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Epoetin Alfa in Men With Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Anemia Eric Winquist, Jim A. Julian, Malcolm J. Moore, Abdenour Nabid, Jinka Sathya, Lori Wood, Peter Venner, and Mark Levine JCO Feb 2009: 644–646. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.4966. [Full Text] [PDF]

Problems Identified With Phase II Stopping Rules That Employ Response and Early-Progression Rates James R. Anderson and Mark D. Krailo JCO Feb 2009: 646–647. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.9182. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply John R. Goffin JCO Feb 2009: 647. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.0907. [Full Text] [PDF]

No Association Between Hepatitis B and Pancreatic Cancer in a Prospective Study in Korea Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Sun-Ha Jee, and Eric A. Engels JCO Feb 2009: 648. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7514. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Manal M. Hassan, Donghui Li, and James L. Abbruzzese JCO Feb 2009: 648–649. First published on Dec 22 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8587. [Full Text] [PDF]

Morphology and More Specific Immunohistochemical Stains Are Fundamental Prerequisites in Detection of Unknown Primary Cancer Giulio Rossi, Nazarena Nannini, and Matteo Costantini JCO Feb 2009: 649–650. First published on Dec 29 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.3604. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Daphne de Jong, Hugo Horlings, Jelle Wesseling, and Laura van't Veer JCO Feb 2009: 650. First published on Dec 29 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.4271. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply John D. Hainsworth, F. Anthony Greco, Dmitri Talantov, Martin N. Raber, and Gauri R. Varadhachary JCO Feb 2009: 651–652. First published on Dec 29 2008; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.4297. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ERRATA

ERRATUM JCO Feb 2009: 653. [Full Text] [PDF]

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