Acta Oncologica, Volume 54, Issue 4 (2015)

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Editorial

Editorial
Adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with rectal cancer – will the controversy be resolved?
Bengt Glimelius
Pages: 433-436
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
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Review Article
Review on adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer – why do treatment guidelines differ so much?
Laurids Ø. Poulsen, Camilla Qvortrup, Per Pfeiffer, Mette Yilmaz, Ursula Falkmer & Halfdan Sorbye
Pages: 437-446
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforReview on adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer – why do treatment guidelines differ so much? | Full Text | References | PDF (151.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Multidisciplinary team conferences promote treatment according to guidelines in rectal cancer
Fredrik Brännström, Jon K Bjerregaard, Anders Winbladh, Mef Nilbert, Arthur Revhaug, Gunnar Wagenius & Malin Mörner
Pages: 447-453
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforMultidisciplinary team conferences promote treatment according to guidelines in rectal cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (268 KB)
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Costs of colorectal cancer in different states of the disease
Niilo Färkkilä, Saku Torvinen, Harri Sintonen, Tiina Saarto, Heikki Järvinen, Juha Hänninen, Kimmo Taari & Risto P. Roine
Pages: 454-462
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforCosts of colorectal cancer in different states of the disease | Full Text | References | PDF (169 KB)
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Peripheral neuropathy in colorectal cancer survivors: The influence of oxaliplatin administration. Results from the population-based PROFILES registry
Antoinetta J. M. Beijers, Floortje Mols, Vivianne C. G. Tjan-Heijnen, Catharina G. Faber, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse & Gerard Vreugdenhil
Pages: 463-469
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforPeripheral neuropathy in colorectal cancer survivors: The influence of oxaliplatin administration. Results from the population-based PROFILES registry | Full Text | References | PDF (169.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Nuclear maspin expression as a predictive marker for fluorouracil treatment response in colon cancer
Kjersti Elvestad Hestetun, Marianne Brydøy, Mette Pernille Myklebust & Olav Dahl
Pages: 470-479
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforNuclear maspin expression as a predictive marker for fluorouracil treatment response in colon cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (495 KB) | Supplemental
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HER3 expression in primary colorectal cancer including corresponding metastases in lymph node and liver
Frida Lédel, Kristina Stenstedt, Marja Hallström, Peter Ragnhammar & David Edler
Pages: 480-486
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforHER3 expression in primary colorectal cancer including corresponding metastases in lymph node and liver | Full Text | References | PDF (602.4 KB)
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Impact of regular aspirin use on overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with colorectal cancer harboring a PIK3CA mutation
Nishi Kothari, Richard Kim, Robert N. Jorissen, Jayesh Desai, Jeanne Tie, Hui-Li Wong, Ian Farragher, Ian Jones, Fiona L. Day, Shan Li, Anuratha Sakthinandeswaren, Michelle Palmieri, Lara Lipton, Michael Schell, Jamie K. Teer, David Shibata, Timothy Yeatman, Oliver M. Sieber, Peter Gibbs & Ben Tran
Pages: 487-492
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforImpact of regular aspirin use on overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with colorectal cancer harboring a PIK3CA mutation | Full Text | References | PDF (304.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Bilateral testicular germ cell tumors in patients treated for clinical stage I non-seminoma within two risk-adapted SWENOTECA protocols
Torgrim Tandstad, Arne Solberg, Ulf Håkansson, Olof Stahl, Hege Sagstuen Haugnes, Jan Oldenburg, Olav Dahl, Anders Kjellman, Anders Angelsen, Gabriella Cohn-Cedermark & on behalf of SWENOTECA
Pages: 493-499
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforBilateral testicular germ cell tumors in patients treated for clinical stage I non-seminoma within two risk-adapted SWENOTECA protocols | Full Text | References | PDF (325.4 KB)
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A prospective analysis on fatigue and experienced burden in informal caregivers of cancer patients during cancer treatment in the palliative phase
Marlies E. W. J. Peters, Martine M. Goedendorp, Stans A. H. H. V. M. Verhagen, Tineke J. Smilde, Gijs Bleijenberg & Winette T.A. van der Graaf
Pages: 500-506
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforA prospective analysis on fatigue and experienced burden in informal caregivers of cancer patients during cancer treatment in the palliative phase | Full Text | References | PDF (152.3 KB)
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Prevalence and correlates of the unmet supportive care needs of individuals diagnosed with a haematological malignancy
Allison W. Boyes, Tara Clinton-McHarg, Amy E. Waller, Anthony Steele, Catherine A. D’Este & Rob W. Sanson-Fisher
Pages: 507-514
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforPrevalence and correlates of the unmet supportive care needs of individuals diagnosed with a haematological malignancy | Full Text | References | PDF (101.1 KB)
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Long-term cardiac abnormalities after cranial radiotherapy in childhood cancer survivors
Yoran M. Hummel, Hélène L. Hooimeijer, Nynke Zwart, Wim J. E. Tissing, Jourik A. Gietema, Adriaan A. Voors & Maarten P. van den Berg
Pages: 515-521
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforLong-term cardiac abnormalities after cranial radiotherapy in childhood cancer survivors | Full Text | References | PDF (592.7 KB)
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Letter
Proton therapy and helical tomotherapy result in reduced dose deposition to the pancreas in the setting of cranio-spinal irradiation for medulloblastoma: Implications for reduced risk of diabetes mellitus in long-term survivors
Jeffrey V. Brower, Shae Gans, William F. Hartsell, Stewart Goldman, Jason R. Fangusaro, Neha Patel, Rishi R. Lulla, Natasha Pillay Smiley, John Han-Chih Chang & Vinai Gondi
Pages: 522-526
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
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A retrospective safety and efficacy analysis of the first patients treated with eribulin for metastatic breast cancer in Stockholm, Sweden
Luisa Kessler, Claudette Falato, Sara Margolin, Jonas Bergh & Theodoros Foukakis
Pages: 527-534
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforA retrospective safety and efficacy analysis of the first patients treated with eribulin for metastatic breast cancer in Stockholm, Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (299.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Docetaxel-induced neuropathy: A pharmacogenetic case-control study of 150 women with early-stage breast cancer
Lise Eckhoff, Søren Feddersen, Ann S. Knoop, Marianne Ewertz & Troels K. Bergmann
Pages: 535-542
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforDocetaxel-induced neuropathy: A pharmacogenetic case-control study of 150 women with early-stage breast cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (123.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Cyclin E1 is a strong prognostic marker for death from lymph node negative breast cancer. A population-based case-control study
Claudia Lundgren, Cecilia Ahlin, Lars Holmberg, Rose-Marie Amini, Marie-Louise Fjällskog & Carl Blomqvist
Pages: 543-549
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
AbstractforCyclin E1 is a strong prognostic marker for death from lymph node negative breast cancer. A population-based case-control study | Full Text | References | PDF (750.2 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Organ preservation in rectal adenocarcinoma (T1) T2-T3 Nx M0. Historical overview of the Lyon Sud – Nice experience using contact x-ray brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy for 120 patients
Jean-Pierre Gerard, Anne-Claire Frin, Jérôme Doyen, Fu Xiang Zhou, Jocelyn Gal, Pascale Romestaing, Nicolas Barbet, Régis Coquard, Olivier Chapet, E. François, Serge Marcié & Karen Benezery
Pages: 550-556
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
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Multi-modality optimisation in radiotherapy treatment planning using composite objective values
Kristoffer Petersson, Per Nilsson, Per Engström, Tommy Knöös & Crister Ceberg
Pages: 557-561
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
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Auto-segmentation of the brachial plexus assessed with TaCTICS – A software platform for rapid multiple-metric quantitative evaluation of contours
Musaddiq Awan, Brandon Alan Dyer, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Eva Bongers, Max Dahele, Jinzhong Yang, Gary V. Walker, Nikhil G. Thaker, Emma Holliday, Andrew J. Bishop, Charles R. Thomas Jr., David I. Rosenthal & Clifton David Fuller
Pages: 562-566
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
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Acute aortic dissection in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with axitinib
Naoya Niwa, Toru Nishiyama, Choichiro Ozu, Yasuto Yagi & Shiro Saito
Pages: 567-568
Published online: 22 Mar 2015
CitationforAcute aortic dissection in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with axitinib | Full Text | References | PDF (106.8 KB)
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