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Contents:	Volume 27, Issue 9 March 20, 2009

	EDITORIALS
	ORIGINAL REPORTS
	Breast Cancer
	Thoracic Oncology
	Gynecologic Cancer
	Genitourinary Cancer
	Cancer-Related Complications
	Pediatric Oncology
	Lymphoma and Myeloma
	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	REVIEW ARTICLE
	ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLE
	SPECIAL ARTICLES
	DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY
	CORRESPONDENCE

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                                      EDITORIALS

Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: Caveat Emptor Abram Recht JCO Mar 2009: 1347–1349. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.0518. [Full Text] [PDF]

The "Lazarus Response" in Treatment-Naïve, Poor Performance Status Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation Corey J. Langer JCO Mar 2009: 1350–1354. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.4859. [Full Text] [PDF]

Triple Cytotoxic Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Failed Application, Not a Failed Strategy Paul J. Hoskins JCO Mar 2009: 1355–1358. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8223. [Full Text] [PDF]

From Theoretical Synergy to Clinical Supra-Additive Toxicity Jean-Charles Soria, Christophe Massard, and Hassane Izzedine JCO Mar 2009: 1359–1361. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8595. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      ORIGINAL REPORTS
Breast Cancer

Increasing Rates of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Among Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Todd M. Tuttle, Stephanie Jarosek, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Amanda Arrington, Anasooya Abraham, Todd J. Morris, and Beth A. Virnig JCO Mar 2009: 1362–1367. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Oral Uracil and Tegafur Compared With Classic Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, Fluorouracil As Postoperative Chemotherapy in Patients With Node-Negative, High-Risk Breast Cancer: National Surgical Adjuvant Study for Breast Cancer 01 Trial Toru Watanabe, Muneaki Sano, Shigemitsu Takashima, Tomoki Kitaya, Yutaka Tokuda, Masataka Yoshimoto, Norio Kohno, Kazuhiko Nakagami, Hiroji Iwata, Kojiro Shimozuma, Hiroshi Sonoo, Hitoshi Tsuda, Goi Sakamoto, and Yasuo Ohashi JCO Mar 2009: 1368–1374. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.3939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Breast Cancer With Synchronous Metastases: Survival Impact of Exclusive Locoregional Radiotherapy Romuald Le Scodan, Denise Stevens, Etienne Brain, Jean Louis Floiras, Christine Cohen-Solal, Brigitte De La Lande, Michelle Tubiana-Hulin, Sameh Yacoub, Maya Gutierrez, David Ali, Miriam Gardner, Patricia Moisson, Sylviane Villette, Florence Lerebours, Jean Nicolas Munck, and Alain Labib JCO Mar 2009: 1375–1381. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [French PDF]

Gene Expression Profiles Differentiating Between Breast Cancers Clinically Responsive or Resistant to Letrozole William R. Miller, Alexey Larionov, Lorna Renshaw, Thomas J. Anderson, John R. Walker, Andreas Krause, Tobias Sing, Dean B. Evans, and J. Michael Dixon JCO Mar 2009: 1382–1387. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.8849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF] [Data Supplements]

Effectiveness of a Letter Notification Program for Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Eligible for Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Heather L. McArthur, Karen A. Gelmon, Ivo A. Olivotto, Caroline H. Speers, Susan L. Ellard, Susan E. O'Reilly, and Hagen F. Kennecke JCO Mar 2009: 1388–1393. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.4127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Oncology

First-Line Gefitinib for Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations Without Indication for Chemotherapy Akira Inoue, Kunihiko Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Usui, Makoto Maemondo, Shoji Okinaga, Iwao Mikami, Masahiro Ando, Koichi Yamazaki, Yasuo Saijo, Akihiko Gemma, Hitoshi Miyazawa, Tomoaki Tanaka, Kenji Ikebuchi, Toshihiro Nukiwa, Satoshi Morita, and Koichi Hagiwara JCO Mar 2009: 1394–1400. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.7658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF] [French PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Phase II Trial of Irinotecan and Carboplatin for Extensive or Relapsed Small-Cell Lung Cancer Gigi Chen, Minh Huynh, Lou Fehrenbacher, Howard West, Primo N. Lara, Jr, Leonid L. Yavorkovsky, Michael Russin, Desiree Goldstein, David Gandara, and Derick Lau JCO Mar 2009: 1401–1404. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.2127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Retrospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Radiographic Risk Factors Associated With Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhage in First-Line Advanced, Unresectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Plus Bevacizumab Alan B. Sandler, Joan H. Schiller, Robert Gray, Isaiah Dimery, Julie Brahmer, Meghna Samant, Lisa I. Wang, and David H. Johnson JCO Mar 2009: 1405–1412. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.2412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Trimodality Therapy With Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and Adjuvant High-Dose Hemithoracic Radiation for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Marc de Perrot, Ronald Feld, B.C. John Cho, Andrea Bezjak, Masaki Anraku, Ronald Burkes, Heidi Roberts, Ming S. Tsao, Natasha Leighl, Shaf Keshavjee, and Michael R. Johnston JCO Mar 2009: 1413–1418. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.5604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gynecologic Cancer

Evaluation of New Platinum-Based Treatment Regimens in Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Phase III Trial of the Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup Michael A. Bookman, Mark F. Brady, William P. McGuire, Peter G. Harper, David S. Alberts, Michael Friedlander, Nicoletta Colombo, Jeffrey M. Fowler, Peter A. Argenta, Koen De Geest, David G. Mutch, Robert A. Burger, Ann Marie Swart, Edward L. Trimble, Chrisann Accario-Winslow, and Lawrence M. Roth JCO Mar 2009: 1419–1425. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese PDF] [Publisher's Note]

Phase II Evaluation of Nanoparticle Albumin–Bound Paclitaxel in Platinum-Sensitive Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer Michael G. Teneriello, Paul C. Tseng, Mark Crozier, Carlos Encarnacion, Kenneth Hancock, Mark J. Messing, Kristi A. Boehm, Alicia Williams, and Lina Asmar JCO Mar 2009: 1426–1431. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.9548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Cancer

Phase I Trial of Bevacizumab Plus Escalated Doses of Sunitinib in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Darren R. Feldman, Michael S. Baum, Michelle S. Ginsberg, Hani Hassoun, Carlos D. Flombaum, Susanne Velasco, Patricia Fischer, Ellen Ronnen, Nicole Ishill, Sujata Patil, and Robert J. Motzer JCO Mar 2009: 1432–1439. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.0108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cancer-Related Complications

Risk for Hospitalization With Depression After a Cancer Diagnosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study of Cancer Patients in Denmark From 1973 to 2003 Susanne O. Dalton, Thomas Munk Laursen, Lone Ross, Preben Bo Mortensen, and Christoffer Johansen JCO Mar 2009: 1440–1445. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.5526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Oncology

Cooperative Trial CWS-91 for Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Tobias M. Dantonello, Christoph Int-Veen, Dieter Harms, Ivo Leuschner, Bernhard F. Schmidt, Manfred Herbst, Heribert Juergens, Hans-Gerhard Scheel-Walter, Stefan S. Bielack, Thomas Klingebiel, Roswitha Dickerhoff, Sylvia Kirsch, Ines Brecht, Rainer Schmelzle, Michael Greulich, Helmut Gadner, Jeanette Greiner, Ildiko Marky, Joern Treuner, and Ewa Koscielniak JCO Mar 2009: 1446–1455. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.0466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Phase II Study of Weekly Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine for Children With Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin's Disease: A Children's Oncology Group Report Peter D. Cole, Cindy L. Schwartz, Richard A. Drachtman, Pedro A. de Alarcon, Lu Chen, and Tanya M. Trippett JCO Mar 2009: 1456–1461. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.3778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lymphoma and Myeloma

Identification of Leptomeningeal Disease in Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Improved Sensitivity of Flow Cytometry Sandra Quijano, Antonio López, Juan Manuel Sancho, Carlos Panizo, Guillermo Debén, Cristina Castilla, José Antonio García-Vela, Antonio Salar, Natalia Alonso-Vence, Eva González-Barca, Francisco Javier Peñalver, Josefa Plaza-Villa, Marta Morado, José García-Marco, Jesús Arias, Javier Briones, Secundino Ferrer, Javier Capote, Concepción Nicolás, and Alberto Orfao JCO Mar 2009: 1462–1469. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.7089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

High Numbers of Tumor-Infiltrating Programmed Cell Death 1–Positive Regulatory Lymphocytes Are Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Follicular Lymphoma Joaquim Carreras, Armando Lopez-Guillermo, Giovanna Roncador, Neus Villamor, Lluis Colomo, Antonio Martinez, Rifat Hamoudi, William J. Howat, Emili Montserrat, and Elias Campo JCO Mar 2009: 1470–1476. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.0513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Cancer

PIK3CA Mutation Is Associated With Poor Prognosis Among Patients With Curatively Resected Colon Cancer Shuji Ogino, Katsuhiko Nosho, Gregory J. Kirkner, Kaori Shima, Natsumi Irahara, Shoko Kure, Andrew T. Chan, Jeffrey A. Engelman, Peter Kraft, Lewis C. Cantley, Edward L. Giovannucci, and Charles S. Fuchs JCO Mar 2009: 1477–1484. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.6544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Trends in the United States From 1975 to 2005 Sean F. Altekruse, Katherine A. McGlynn, and Marsha E. Reichman JCO Mar 2009: 1485–1491. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      REVIEW ARTICLE

Bendamustine: Rebirth of an Old Drug Bruce D. Cheson and Mathias J. Rummel JCO Mar 2009: 1492–1501. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.7252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

                                      ASCO SPECIAL ARTICLE

Use of 5--Reductase Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline Barnett S. Kramer, Karen L. Hagerty, Stewart Justman, Mark R. Somerfield, Peter C. Albertsen, William J. Blot, H. Ballentine Carter, Joseph P. Costantino, Jonathan I. Epstein, Paul A. Godley, Russell P. Harris, Timothy J. Wilt, Janet Wittes, Robin Zon, and Paul Schellhammer JCO Mar 2009: 1502–1516. First published on Feb 24 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.9599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note] [Journal of Oncology Practice Summary]

                                      SPECIAL ARTICLES

Heterogeneity and Power in Clinical Biomarker Studies Melania Pintilie, Vladimir Iakovlev, Anthony Fyles, David Hedley, Michael Milosevic, and Richard P. Hill JCO Mar 2009: 1517–1521. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.7393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Publisher's Note]

                                      DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY

Oral Lesion As the First Manifestation of Choriocarcinoma of the Testicle Júlio Bisinotto Gomes, Paulo Sergio S. Santos, Valtuir B. Felix, José D. Prospero, Cintia C. Nunes, and Ronaldo Rodrigues de Freitas JCO Mar 2009: 1522–1523. First published on Jan 26 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.2226. [Full Text] [PDF]

                                      CORRESPONDENCE

Quality of Care Review: Some Progress, and Toward What Goal? David Z.J. Chu JCO Mar 2009: 1524. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.0337. [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of Body Mass Index on Colorectal Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: Need for Prospective and Comprehensive Data Kathryn M. Field, Matthew Croxford, Ian Hastie, Frank Chen, Suzanne Kosmider, Jayesh Desai, and Peter Gibbs JCO Mar 2009: 1524–1526. First published on Feb 17 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8827. [Full Text] [PDF]

Underestimation of Risk by Gail Model Extends Beyond Women With Atypical Hyperplasia Eitan Amir and Orit Freedman JCO Mar 2009: 1526. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.2175. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Judy C. Boughey, Lynn C. Hartmann, and V. Shane Pankratz JCO Mar 2009: 1527. First published on Feb 9 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.2498. [Full Text] [PDF]

"I Wouldn't Do That if I Were You"—The Power of Regret When Treating the Incurable David S. Dickens and Lauren Nicholls JCO Mar 2009: 1528. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1987. [Full Text] [PDF]

In Reply Jennifer W. Mack, Steven Joffe, Jane C. Weeks, and Joanne Wolfe JCO Mar 2009: 1528–1529. First published on Feb 23 2009; 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.2506. [Full Text] [PDF]

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