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This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.

Long-term survival after radical prostatectomy compared to other treatments in older men with local/regional prostate canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - March 31, 2008 Authors: Liqian Liu, Ann L. Coker, Xianglin L. Du, Janice N. Cormier, Charles E. Ford, Shenying Fang Source Type: journals

Prenatal ultrasound and the risk of childhood brain tumour and its subtypes.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - March 30, 2008 Source Type: journals

A meta-analysis and systematic review of thalidomide for patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - March 30, 2008 Authors: Hicks LK, Haynes AE, Reece DE, Walker IR, Herst JA, Meyer RM, Imrie K, Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals

Cytogenetic and molecular aspects of gastric cancer: Clinical implications.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - March 30, 2008 Authors: Panani AD Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

Caspase Activity Modulators as Anticancer Agentsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) - March 29, 2008 Authors: Okun, IlyaBalakin, Konstantin V.Tkachenko, Sergey E.Ivachtchenko, Alexandre V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Web alertemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Head and neck cancer immunotherapy: Clinical evaluationemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Immunoregulatory T cells: Role and potential as a target in malignancyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Hedgehog signaling pathway: Development of antagonists for cancer therapyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Paragangliomas of the head and neckemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

EGFR inhibitors for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neckemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Validating the prognostic value of proliferation measured by Phosphohistone H3 (PPH3) in invasive lymph node-negative breast cancer patients less than 71 years of ageemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 29, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

The human homolog of fission yeast Rad17 is implicated in tumor growth.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - March 29, 2008 Authors: Beretta GL, Gatti L, Cesare MD, Corna E, Tinelli S, Carenini N, Zunino F, Perego P Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

Tumor promoting properties of a cigarette smoke prevalent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as indicated by the inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication via phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase Cemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Science - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

A new transgenic mouse line to image chemically induced p53 activation in vivoemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Science - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

An unusual case of metastatic melanoma sensitive to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, with late immune escape in the brain.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Immunity - March 28, 2008 Authors: Voelter V, Pica A, Laurent J, Rimoldi D, Bouzourene H, Sajadi A, Matter M, Romero P, Rufer N, Speiser DE Tags: Cancer Immun Source Type: journals

Cancer chemotherapy: not only a direct cytotoxic effect, but also an adjuvant for antitumor immunityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - March 28, 2008 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals

Taro Receives FDA Approval For Ondansetron Hydrochloride Injection USP, 2 Mg/mL ANDAemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 28, 2008 Source Type: journals

[Breast Cancer] Clinical Classification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 DNA Sequence Variants: The Value of Cytokeratin Profiles and Evolutionary Analysis--A Report From the kConFab Investigatorsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Spurdle, Lakhani, Healey, Parry, Da Silva, Brinkworth, Hopper, Brown, Babikyan, Chenevix-Trench, Tavtigian, Goldgar Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals

[Supportive Care and Quality of Life] Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Darbepoetin Alfa Administered Every 3 Weeks With or Without Intravenous Iron in Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Anemiaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Bastit, Vandebroek, Altintas, Gaede, Pinter, Suto, Mossman, Smith, Vansteenkiste Tags: Supportive Care and Quality of Life Source Type: journals

[Breast Cancer] Plasma Isoflavone Level and Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer Among Japanese Women: A Nested Case-Control Study From the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study Groupemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Iwasaki, Inoue, Otani, Sasazuki, Kurahashi, Miura, Yamamoto, Tsugane Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals

CXCR4 and CXCL12 down-regulation: A novel mechanism for the chemoprotection of 3,3'-diindolylmethane for breast and ovarian cancers.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - March 28, 2008 Authors: Hsu EL, Chen N, Westbrook A, Wang F, Zhang R, Taylor RT, Hankinson O Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

Multiple Repeat Metastasectomies for Recurrences of Colorectal Canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - March 27, 2008 Source Type: journals

Expert Analysis: Prognosis and Predictionemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - March 27, 2008 Source Type: journals

Detection of a t(1;22)(q23;q12) translocation leading to an EWSR1-PBX1 fusion gene in a myoepitheliomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer - March 27, 2008 Authors: Petter Brandal, Ioannis Panagopoulos, Bodil Bjerkehagen, Ludmila Gorunova, Sigmund Skjeldal, Francesca Micci, Sverre Heim Source Type: journals

TM4SF3 promotes esophageal carcinoma metastasis via upregulating ADAM12m expressionemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis - March 26, 2008 Tags: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis Source Type: journals

Weight changes after adjuvant treatment in Korean women with early breast canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 26, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Microarray analysis reveals down-regulation of the tumour suppressor gene WWOX and up-regulation of the oncogene TYMS in intracranial sporadic meningiomasemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neuro-Oncology Source Type: journals

Prognostic factors in adult brainstem gliomas: a multicenter, retrospective analysis of 101 casesemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neuro-Oncology Source Type: journals

Society of Surgical Oncology Heritage Award: Honoring Glenn D. Steele, Jr, MD, PhDemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals

Expression of erB4/HER4 in gastric carcinomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Chinese Journal of Cancer Research - March 26, 2008 Tags: Chinese Journal of Cancer Research Source Type: journals

Transduction of E2F-1 TAT fusion proteins represses expression of hTERT in primary ductal breast carcinoma cell linesemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Molecular Cancer - March 26, 2008 Authors: Kimberly A. Elliott, Lee F. Rickords and J. MARCELETE Labrum Source Type: journals

Breast cancer metastasis: a microRNA storyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research - March 26, 2008 Authors: Massimo Negrini and George Adrian Calin Source Type: journals

Hypoxia induces protection against etoposide-induced apoptosis : molecular profiling of changes in gene expression and transcription factor activityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Molecular Cancer - March 26, 2008 Authors: Audrey Sermeus, Jean-Philippe Cosse, Marianne Crespin, Veronique Mainfroid, Francoise de Longueville, Noelle Ninane, Martine Raes, Jose Remacle and Carine Michiels Source Type: journals

DNA repair of oxidative DNA damage in human carcinogenesis: Potential application for cancer risk assessment and prevention.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - March 26, 2008 Authors: Paz-Elizur T, Sevilya Z, Leitner-Dagan Y, Elinger D, Roisman LC, Livneh Z Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

Single chain fragment anti-heparan sulfate antibody targets the polyamine transport system and attenuates polyamine-dependent cell proliferation.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Welch JE, Bengtson P, Svensson K, Wittrup A, Jenniskens GJ, Ten Dam GB, Van Kuppevelt TH, Belting M Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: journals

Implications of contrast-enhanced CT-based and MRI-based target volume delineations in radiotherapy treatment planning for brain tumorsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - March 25, 2008 Authors: Datta Niloy R, David Rajasekar, Gupta Rakesh K, Lal Punita Source Type: journals

Putting Aggressive Breast Cancers To Sleepemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 25, 2008 Source Type: journals

Circulating levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and BCL-2 in malignant melanomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medical Oncology - March 25, 2008 Tags: Medical Oncology Source Type: journals

Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trialsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 25, 2008 Source Type: journals

Multicenter phase II trial of gefitinib first-line therapy followed by chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): SAKK protocol 19/03email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: D'Addario, G., Rauch, D., Stupp, R., Pless, M., Stahel, R., Mach, N., Jost, L., Widmer, L., Tapia, C., Bihl, M., Mayer, M., Ribi, K., Lerch, S., Bubendorf, L., Betticher, D. C. Tags: lung cancer Source Type: journals

LINE-1 hypomethylation is inversely associated with microsatellite instability and CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 25, 2008 Authors: Shuji Ogino, Takako Kawasaki, Katsuhiko Nosho, Mutsuko Ohnishi, Yuko Suemoto, Gregory J. Kirkner, Charles S. Fuchs Source Type: journals

Body mass, diabetes and smoking, and endometrial cancer risk: a follow-up studyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - March 25, 2008 Authors: K LindemannL J VattenM Ellstrom-EnghA Eskild Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Knockdown of Snail, a novel zinc finger transcription factor, via RNA interference increases A549 cell sensitivity to cisplatin via JNK/mitochondrial pathway.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Lung Cancer - March 25, 2008 Authors: Zhuo W, Wang Y, Zhuo X, Zhang Y, Ao X, Chen Z Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals

The impact of a false-positive MRI on the choice for mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers is limitedemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Hoogerbrugge, N., Kamm, Y. J. L., Bult, P., Landsbergen, K. M., Bongers, E. M. H. F., Brunner, H. G., Bonenkamp, H. J., de Hullu, J. A., Ligtenberg, M. J. L., Boetes, C. Tags: breast cancer Source Type: journals

Why i.p. therapy cannot yet be considered as a standard of care for the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: a systematic reviewemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Swart, A. M. C., Burdett, S., Ledermann, J., Mook, P., Parmar, M. K. B. Tags: gynecologic tumors Source Type: journals

Mechanisms and strategies to overcome chemotherapy resistance in metastatic breast cancer.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - March 24, 2008 Authors: Coley HM Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals

Toward population-based indicators of quality end-of-life careemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer - March 24, 2008 Authors: Eva Grunfeld, Robin Urquhart, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Amy Folkes, Grace Johnston, Frederick I. Burge, Craig C. Earle, Susan Dent Source Type: journals

Beyond The Abstract - Safety And Efficacy Of Mini-Margin Nephron-Sparing Surgery For Renal Cell Carcinoma 4-cm Or Lessemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 23, 2008 Source Type: journals

Reactive oxygen species in tumor metastasis.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - March 22, 2008 Authors: Nishikawa M Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

NSAIDs and Breast Cancer: A Possible Prevention and Treatment Strategyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 21, 2008 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: journals

Balloon Endoscopyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 21, 2008 Source Type: journals

Arming parvoviruses with CpG motifs to improve their oncosuppressive capacityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: Zahari Raykov, Svetlana Grekova, Barbara Leuchs, Marc Aprahamian, Jean Rommelaere Source Type: journals

Expression pattern and circulating levels of endostatin in patients with pancreas canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: Daniel Öhlund, Bjarne Ardnor, Mikael Öman, Peter Naredi, Malin Sund Source Type: journals

Bcl-xL antisense oligonucleotide and cisplatin combination therapy extends survival in SCID mice with established mesothelioma xenograftsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: James E. Littlejohn, Xiaobo Cao, Steven D. Miller, Mustafa K. Ozvaran, Daniel Jupiter, Lidong Zhang, Charles Rodarte, W. Roy Smythe Source Type: journals

Genetic alterations in gynecological malignancies.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Neoplasma - March 20, 2008 Authors: Krkavcova M, Jancarkova N, Janashia M, Freitag P, Duskova J Tags: Neoplasma Source Type: journals

Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse Effectsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 20, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals

Characterization of IgE Binding to Lupin, Peanut and Almond with Sera from Lupin-Allergic Patientsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - March 20, 2008 Source Type: journals

Chronic conditions in adult survivors of childhood canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 20, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Gemcitabine plus carboplatin compared with carboplatin alone for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 20, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals

Functional identification of genes causing estrogen independence of human breast cancer cellsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 20, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Hyperinsulinemia & Cancer Risk: No Simple Relationship.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - March 20, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (59 K) Source Type: journals

Unexpected Toxicity with Panitumumab Plus Chemotherapy-Bevacizumab Combo in Colorectal Cancer.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - March 20, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: journals

How to deal with incidentally detected pulmonary nodules less than 10mm in size on CT in a healthy person.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Lung Cancer - March 20, 2008 Authors: Van't Westeinde SC, de Koning HJ, Xu DM, Hoogsteden HC, van Klaveren RJ Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals

Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome during Oral Fludarabine Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Role of Treatment with Rasburicase.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Onkologie - March 20, 2008 Authors: Calvo-Villas JM, Urcuyo BM, Umpierrez AM, Sicilia F Tags: Onkologie Source Type: journals

Two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis/analysis of diethylnitrosamine induced rat hepatocellular carcinomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 20, 2008 Authors: Yanting Qi, Xiaona Chen, Chu-yan Chan, Dan Li, Chonggang Yuan, Fei Yu, Marie C. Lin, David T. Yew, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Lihui Lai Source Type: journals

Ewing's Sarcoma and Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor in Adults: Different Features of a Rare Neoplasm.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Onkologie - March 20, 2008 Authors: Armbruster C, Huber M, Prosch H, Dworan N, Attems J Tags: Onkologie Source Type: journals

Gene Electrotransfer into Murine Skeletal Muscle: A Systematic Analysis of Parameters for Long-term Gene Expression.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment - March 19, 2008 Authors: Tevz G, Pavlin D, Kamensek U, Kranjc S, Mesojednik S, Coer A, Sersa G, Cemazar M Tags: Technol Cancer Res Treat Source Type: journals

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Data From Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Trialsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - March 19, 2008 Source Type: journals

Updated survivor story Tom K.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
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