Acta Oncologica, Volume 52, Issue 5 (2013)

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Acta Oncologica, Volume 52, Issue 5 (2013)

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Editorial

Editorial
My 50 years
Matti Hakama
Pages: 883-885
Published online: 08 May 2013
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Review Article

Review Article
Advantages and disadvantages of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) compared to other central venous lines: A systematic review of the literature
Eva Johansson, Fredrik Hammarskjöld, Dag Lundberg & Marianne Heibert Arnlind
Pages: 886-892
Published online: 11 Mar 2013
AbstractforAdvantages and disadvantages of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) compared to other central venous lines: A systematic review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (112.9 KB)
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Original Article

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A prospective observational study on 249 subcutaneous central vein access ports in a Swedish county hospital
Knut Taxbro, Sören Berg, Fredrik Hammarskjöld, Håkan Hanberger & Bo-Erik Malmvall
Pages: 893-901
Published online: 22 Feb 2013
AbstractforA prospective observational study on 249 subcutaneous central vein access ports in a Swedish county hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (106.8 KB)
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Acta Oncologica Jubilee Article

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The impact of fractionation in SBRT: Analysis with the linear quadratic model and the universal survival curve model
Berit Wennberg & Ingmar Lax
Pages: 902-909
Published online: 17 Jan 2013
AbstractforThe impact of fractionation in SBRT: Analysis with the linear quadratic model and the universal survival curve model | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Original Articles

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Distinguishing radiation fibrosis from tumour recurrence after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: A quantitative analysis of CT density changes
Sarah A. Mattonen, David A. Palma, Cornelis J. A. Haasbeek, Suresh Senan & Aaron D. Ward
Pages: 910-918
Published online: 29 Oct 2012
AbstractforDistinguishing radiation fibrosis from tumour recurrence after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: A quantitative analysis of CT density changes | Full Text | References | PDF (645.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Stage at diagnosis and colorectal cancer survival in six high-income countries: A population-based study of patients diagnosed during 2000–2007
Camille Maringe, Sarah Walters, Bernard Rachet, John Butler, Tony Fields, Paul Finan, Roy Maxwell, Bjørn Nedrebø, Lars Påhlman, Annika Sjövall, Allan Spigelman, Gerda Engholm, Anna Gavin, Marianne L. Gjerstorff, Juanita Hatcher, Tom B. Johannesen, Eva Morris, Colleen E. McGahan, Elizabeth Tracey, Donna Turner, Michael A. Richards, Michel P. Coleman & The ICBP Module 1 Working Group
Pages: 919-932
Published online: 15 Apr 2013
AbstractforStage at diagnosis and colorectal cancer survival in six high-income countries: A population-based study of patients diagnosed during 2000–2007 | Full Text | References | PDF (667.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Excess mortality after curative surgery for colorectal cancer changes over time and differs for patients with colon versus rectal cancer
Bjørn Steinar Nedrebø, Kjetil Søreide, Morten Tandberg Eriksen, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Jon Arne Søreide & Hartwig Kørner
Pages: 933-940
Published online: 29 Oct 2012
AbstractforExcess mortality after curative surgery for colorectal cancer changes over time and differs for patients with colon versus rectal cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (200.4 KB)
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Time trends in chemotherapy (administration and costs) and relative survival in stage III colon cancer patients – a large population-based study from 1990 to 2008
Colette B. M. van den Broek, Esther Bastiaannet, Jan Willem T. Dekker, Johanneke E. A. Portielje, Anton J. M. de Craen, Marloes A. G. Elferink, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, Gerrit-Jan Liefers & Ellen Kapiteijn
Pages: 941-949
Published online: 12 Nov 2012
AbstractforTime trends in chemotherapy (administration and costs) and relative survival in stage III colon cancer patients – a large population-based study from 1990 to 2008 | Full Text | References | PDF (207.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Comparison of treatment outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer patients included in a clinical trial versus daily practice in The Netherlands
Linda Mol, Miriam Koopman, Chantal W. M. van Gils, Petronella B. Ottevanger & Cornelis J. A. Punt
Pages: 950-955
Published online: 21 Mar 2013
AbstractforComparison of treatment outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer patients included in a clinical trial versus daily practice in The Netherlands | Full Text | References | PDF (123.2 KB)
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Early tumor shrinkage in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first-line treatment with cetuximab combined with either CAPIRI or CAPOX: An analysis of the German AIO KRK 0104 trial
Dominik P. Modest, Ruediger P. Laubender, Sebastian Stintzing, Clemens Giessen, Christoph Schulz, Michael Haas, Ulrich Mansmann & Volker Heinemann
Pages: 956-962
Published online: 18 Dec 2012
AbstractforEarly tumor shrinkage in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first-line treatment with cetuximab combined with either CAPIRI or CAPOX: An analysis of the German AIO KRK 0104 trial | Full Text | References | PDF (170.9 KB)
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Phase II trial of temsirolimus alone and in combination with irinotecan for KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: Outcome and results of KRAS mutational analysis in plasma
Karen-Lise G. Spindler, Morten M. Sorensen, Niels Pallisgaard, Rikke F. Andersen, Birgitte M. Havelund, John Ploen, Ulrik Lassen & Anders K. M. Jakobsen
Pages: 963-970
Published online: 20 Mar 2013
AbstractforPhase II trial of temsirolimus alone and in combination with irinotecan for KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: Outcome and results of KRAS mutational analysis in plasma | Full Text | References | PDF (185.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or robotic radiosurgery (RRS) for salvage treatment of colorectal liver metastases
Sebastian Stintzing, Alexander Grothe, Saskia Hendrich, Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, Volker Heinemann, Markus Rentsch, Christoph Fuerweger, Alexander Muacevic & Christoph G. Trumm
Pages: 971-977
Published online: 14 Feb 2013
AbstractforPercutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or robotic radiosurgery (RRS) for salvage treatment of colorectal liver metastases | Full Text | References | PDF (159 KB)
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Rapid expansion of T cells: Effects of culture and cryopreservation and importance of short-term cell recovery
Arian Sadeghi, Gustav Ullenhag, Gunnar Wagenius, Thomas H. Tötterman & Fredrik Eriksson
Pages: 978-986
Published online: 06 Nov 2012
AbstractforRapid expansion of T cells: Effects of culture and cryopreservation and importance of short-term cell recovery | Full Text | References | PDF (249.3 KB)
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Carboplatin AUC 10 for IGCCCG good prognosis metastatic seminoma
Laura Tookman, Sukaina Rashid, Athena Matakidou, Melissa Phillips, Peter Wilson, Wendy Ansell, Mariam Jamal-Hanjani, Simon Chowdhury, Stephen Harland, Naveed Sarwar, Timothy Oliver, Thomas Powles & Jonathan Shamash
Pages: 987-993
Published online: 03 Sep 2012
AbstractforCarboplatin AUC 10 for IGCCCG good prognosis metastatic seminoma | Full Text | References | PDF (124.2 KB)
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Cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) in frontline chemotherapy for adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A single-center study of seven cases
Zdeněk Adam, Petr Szturz, Jiří Vaníček, Mojmír Moulis, Luděk Pour, Marta Krejčí, Roman Hájek & Jiří Mayer
Pages: 994-1001
Published online: 31 Aug 2012
AbstractforCladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) in frontline chemotherapy for adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A single-center study of seven cases | Full Text | References | PDF (333.3 KB)
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Metformin use and improved response to therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma
Heath D. Skinner, Matthew R. McCurdy, Alfredo E. Echeverria, Steven H. Lin, James W. Welsh, Michael S. O'Reilly, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Jaffer A. Ajani, Ritsuko Komaki, James D. Cox, Vlad C. Sandulache, Jeffrey N. Myers & Thomas M. Guerrero
Pages: 1002-1009
Published online: 05 Sep 2012
AbstractforMetformin use and improved response to therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma | Full Text | References | PDF (187 KB)
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Clinical outcomes of image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) with gold fiducial vaginal cuff markers for high-risk endometrial cancer
Alan T. Monroe, Dirk Pikaart & Anuj V. Peddada
Pages: 1010-1016
Published online: 24 Sep 2012
AbstractforClinical outcomes of image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) with gold fiducial vaginal cuff markers for high-risk endometrial cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (215.4 KB)
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Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue or tongue margins: An interdisciplinary challenge
Henrik Hauswald, Felix Zwicker, Nathalie Rochet, Alexandra D. Jensen, Juergen Debus & Katja Lindel
Pages: 1017-1021
Published online: 15 Sep 2012
AbstractforTreatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue or tongue margins: An interdisciplinary challenge | Full Text | References | PDF (125.5 KB)
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Inhibitory effect of opiates on LPS mediated release of TNF and IL-8
Salumeh Bastami, Cecilia Norling, Cecilia Trinks, Birgitta Holmlund, Thomas M. Walz, Johan Ahlner & Srinivas Uppugunduri
Pages: 1022-1033
Published online: 12 Nov 2012
AbstractforInhibitory effect of opiates on LPS mediated release of TNF and IL-8 | Full Text | References | PDF (346.5 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

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Lethal pneumonitis after docetaxel chemotherapy: Case report and review of the literature
Eivind Storaas, Gunhild Holmaas, Karsten Gravdal, Astrid Børretzen & Hans Petter Eikesdal
Pages: 1034-1038
Published online: 17 Dec 2012
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Does a higher response rate to systemic chemotherapy result in a higher resection rate in patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases?
Yu Sunakawa, Wataru Ichikawa, Takehiro Takahashi, Ken Shimada & Yasutsuna Sasaki
Pages: 1039-1040
Published online: 17 Jan 2013
First Page PreviewforDoes a higher response rate to systemic chemotherapy result in a higher resection rate in patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases? | Full Text | References | PDF (74.6 KB)
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Considerable improvement in survival for patients aged 60–84 years with high grade malignant gliomas – Data from the Swedish Brain Tumour Population-based Registry
Thomas Asklund, Annika Malmström, Ove Björ, Erik Blomquist & Roger Henriksson
Pages: 1041-1043
Published online: 11 Feb 2013
First Page PreviewforConsiderable improvement in survival for patients aged 60–84 years with high grade malignant gliomas – Data from the Swedish Brain Tumour Population-based Registry | Full Text | References | PDF (404.8 KB)
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Pathologic complete response in poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas of the appendix: A case series
Mehmet Asim Bilen, Melissa W. Taggart, Keith Fournier, Lee M. Ellis, Paul F. Mansfield, Cathy Eng, Richard E. Royal & Michael J. Overman
Pages: 1044-1046
Published online: 01 Oct 2012
First Page PreviewforPathologic complete response in poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas of the appendix: A case series | Full Text | References | PDF (45.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the dura without systemic recurrence four years after diagnosis and successful therapy
Ellen Berget, Lars Helgeland, Anne Kristine Lehmann, Alf Inge Smievoll, Olav Karsten Vintermyr & Sverre Jarl Mørk
Pages: 1047-1049
Published online: 16 Oct 2012
First Page PreviewforPrimary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the dura without systemic recurrence four years after diagnosis and successful therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (799.7 KB)
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Long-term complete remission in a multiple myeloma patient after Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to lenalidomide therapy
Caterina Musolino, Andrea Alonci, Sara Catena, Patricia Rizzotti, Sabina Russo, Francesco Rotondo & Alessandro Allegra
Pages: 1050-1051
Published online: 01 Nov 2012
First Page PreviewforLong-term complete remission in a multiple myeloma patient after Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to lenalidomide therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (50.5 KB)
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Chest wall reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix (Strattice™) and a TRAM flap
Mette Eline Brunbjerg, Alexander Andersen Juhl & Tine Engberg Damsgaard
Pages: 1052-1054
Published online: 24 Oct 2012
First Page PreviewforChest wall reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix (Strattice™) and a TRAM flap | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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