Acta Oncologica, Volume 55, Issue 8 (2016)

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EDITORIAL

Editorial
The promise of adaptive radiotherapy for pelvic tumors: “too high cost for too little result” or “a low cost for a significant result”?
Claudio Fiorino, Cesare Cozzarini & Paolo Passoni
Pages: 939-942
Published online: 01 Jul 2016
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review
Adaptive radiotherapy strategies for pelvic tumors – a systematic review of clinical implementations
Sara Thörnqvist, Liv B. Hysing, Laura Tuomikoski, Anne Vestergaard, Kari Tanderup, Ludvig P. Muren & Ben J. M. Heijmen
Pages: 943-958
Published online: 08 Apr 2016
AbstractforAdaptive radiotherapy strategies for pelvic tumors – a systematic review of clinical implementations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Breast cancer

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Radiation dose distribution in coronary arteries in breast cancer radiotherapy
Greger Nilsson, Petra Witt Nyström, Ulf Isacsson, Hans Garmo, Olov Duvernoy, Iwar Sjögren, Bo Lagerqvist, Lars Holmberg & Carl Blomqvist
Pages: 959-963
Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforRadiation dose distribution in coronary arteries in breast cancer radiotherapy | Full Text | References | PDF (733.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Pattern of relapse after breast conserving therapy, a study of 1519 early breast cancer patients treated in the Central Region of Denmark 2000–2009
Anne Bodilsen, Birgitte V. Offersen, Peer Christiansen & Jens Overgaard
Pages: 964-969
Published online: 06 May 2016
AbstractforPattern of relapse after breast conserving therapy, a study of 1519 early breast cancer patients treated in the Central Region of Denmark 2000–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (638.3 KB)
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Improving the reproducibility of voluntary deep inspiration breath hold technique during adjuvant left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy
Tanja Skyttä, Mika Kapanen, Marko Laaksomaa, Seppo Peltola, Mikko Haltamo, Eeva Boman, Simo Hyödynmaa & Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen
Pages: 970-975
Published online: 12 Apr 2016
AbstractforImproving the reproducibility of voluntary deep inspiration breath hold technique during adjuvant left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy | Full Text | References | PDF (783.1 KB) | Supplemental
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The accuracy of preoperative axillary nodal staging in primary breast cancer by ultrasound is modified by nodal metastatic load and tumor biology
Looket Dihge, Dorthe A. Grabau, Rogvi W. Rasmussen, Pär-Ola Bendahl & Lisa Rydén
Pages: 976-982
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
AbstractforThe accuracy of preoperative axillary nodal staging in primary breast cancer by ultrasound is modified by nodal metastatic load and tumor biology | Full Text | References | PDF (817.9 KB)
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Failure pattern and survival after breast conserving therapy. Long-term results of the Danish Breast Cancer Group (DBCG) 89 TM cohort
C. D. Lyngholm, T. Laurberg, J. Alsner, T. E. Damsgaard, J. Overgaard & P. M. Christiansen
Pages: 983-992
Published online: 27 Apr 2016
AbstractforFailure pattern and survival after breast conserving therapy. Long-term results of the Danish Breast Cancer Group (DBCG) 89 TM cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Malignant melanoma

Article
Cutaneous malignant melanoma show geographic and socioeconomic disparities in stage at diagnosis and excess mortality
Ulf Strömberg, Stefan Peterson, Erik Holmberg, Anders Holmén, Bertil Persson, Carin Sandberg & Mef Nilbert
Pages: 993-1000
Published online: 03 Mar 2016
AbstractforCutaneous malignant melanoma show geographic and socioeconomic disparities in stage at diagnosis and excess mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Primary mucosal melanoma of the head and neck in Denmark, 1982–2012: Demographic and clinical aspects. A retrospective DAHANCA study
Mads Lawaetz, Fatima Birch-Johansen, Søren Friis, Jesper G. Eriksen, Katalin Kiss, Søren Gade, Maria Møller-Madsen, Negar Pourbordbari & Christian von Buchwald
Pages: 1001-1008
Published online: 31 Mar 2016
AbstractforPrimary mucosal melanoma of the head and neck in Denmark, 1982–2012: Demographic and clinical aspects. A retrospective DAHANCA study | Full Text | References | PDF (866.5 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Urologic tumours

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A biological modeling based comparison of two strategies for adaptive radiotherapy of urinary bladder cancer
L. J. Lutkenhaus, A. Vestergaard, A. Bel, M. Høyer, M. C. C. M. Hulshof, C. M. van Leeuwen, O. Casares-Magaz, J. B. Petersen, J. Søndergaard & L. P. Muren
Pages: 1009-1015
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforA biological modeling based comparison of two strategies for adaptive radiotherapy of urinary bladder cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (868.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Low-dose rate brachytherapy with I-125 seeds has an excellent 5-year outcome with few side effects in patients with low-risk prostate cancer
Elisabeth Rasmusson, Adalsteinn Gunnlaugsson, Elisabeth Kjellén, Per Nilsson, Margret Einarsdottir, Elinore Wieslander, Per Fransson, Göran Ahlgen & René Blom
Pages: 1016-1021
Published online: 13 May 2016
AbstractforLow-dose rate brachytherapy with I-125 seeds has an excellent 5-year outcome with few side effects in patients with low-risk prostate cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (678.1 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Lung cancer

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Prognosis and predictors of site of first metastasis after definitive radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Chad Tang, Zhongxing Liao, Kenneth Hess, William W. Chance, Yan Zhuang, Garrett Jensen, Ting Xu, Ritsuko Komaki & Daniel R. Gomez
Pages: 1022-1028
Published online: 08 Apr 2016
AbstractforPrognosis and predictors of site of first metastasis after definitive radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Clinical characteristics and dose-volume histogram parameters associated with the development of pleural effusions in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiation therapy
Matthew P. Deek, Sairaman Nagarajan, Sinae Kim, Inaya Ahmed, Shiby Paul, Eli D. Scher, Matthew Listo, Andrew Chen, Joseph Aisner, Sabiha Hussain, Bruce G. Haffty & Salma K. Jabbour
Pages: 1029-1035
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforClinical characteristics and dose-volume histogram parameters associated with the development of pleural effusions in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiation therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (843.5 KB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Sarcoma

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Proximal location in extremity long bones is a poor prognostic factor for osteosarcoma: A retrospective cohort study of 153 patients
Justin M. M. Cates & Jonathan G. Schoenecker
Pages: 1036-1039
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforProximal location in extremity long bones is a poor prognostic factor for osteosarcoma: A retrospective cohort study of 153 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (415.3 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Gastrointestinal cancer

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Are fiducial markers useful surrogates when using respiratory gating to reduce motion of gastroesophageal junction tumors?
Fenghong Liu, Shu Ng, Florence Huguet, Ellen D. Yorke, Gikas S. Mageras & Karyn A. Goodman
Pages: 1040-1046
Published online: 06 May 2016
AbstractforAre fiducial markers useful surrogates when using respiratory gating to reduce motion of gastroesophageal junction tumors? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Can clinical factors be used as a selection tool for an organ-preserving strategy in rectal cancer?
Ines Joye, Annelies Debucquoy, Steffen Fieuws, Albert Wolthuis, Xavier Sagaert, André D’Hoore & Karin Haustermans
Pages: 1047-1052
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforCan clinical factors be used as a selection tool for an organ-preserving strategy in rectal cancer? | Full Text | References | PDF (490.1 KB)
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Deep inspiration breath-hold volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy decreases dose to mediastinal structures in locally advanced lung cancer
Gitte F. Persson, Jonas Scherman Rydhög, Mirjana Josipovic, Maja V. Maraldo, Lotte Nygård, Junia Costa, Anne K. Berthelsen, Lena Specht & Marianne C. Aznar
Pages: 1053-1056
Published online: 03 Mar 2016
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Patterns of failure and optimal radiotherapy target volumes in primary intradural extramedullary Ewing sarcoma
Melanie A. Chihak, Safia K. Ahmed, Daniel H. Lachance, Amulya A. Nageswara Rao & Nadia N. Laack
Pages: 1057-1061
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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Differentiating hand-foot syndrome from tinea in patients receiving chemotherapy
Jenny Z. Wang, Alicia Cowley & Beth N. McLellan
Pages: 1061-1064
Published online: 16 May 2016
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Combination chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and dacarbazine in advanced medullary thyroid cancer, a possible alternative?
Lucien Marchand, Cécile Nozières, Thomas Walter, Françoise Descotes, Myriam Decaussin-Petrucci, Marie-Odile Joly, Véronique Lapras, Claire Bournaud & Françoise Borson-Chazot
Pages: 1064-1066
Published online: 13 May 2016
First Page PreviewforCombination chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and dacarbazine in advanced medullary thyroid cancer, a possible alternative? | Full Text | References | PDF (367 KB) | Supplemental
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