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BMC Cancer, Volume 7

 
Volume 7 Suppl 1
Meeting abstracts
Mexico City, Mexico. 1417 February 2007

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Research article
PI3K activation is associated with intracellular sodium/iodide symporter protein expression in breast cancer
Katherine AB Knostman, James A McCubrey, Carl D Morrison, Zhaoxia Zhang, Charles C Capen, Sissy M Jhiang
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:137 (25July2007)
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Research article
Favorable prognostic value of SOCS2 and IGF-I in breast cancer
Michael C Haffner, Barbara Petridou, Jean Phillipe Peyrat, Franoise Rvillion, Elisabeth Mller-Holzner, Gnter Daxenbichler, Christian Marth, Wolfgang Doppler
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:136 (25July2007)
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Research article
Null mutation for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) is associated with less aggressive bladder cancer in mice
John A Taylor III, George A Kuchel, Poornima Hegde, Olga S Voznesensky, Kevin Claffey, John Tsimikas, Lin Leng, Richard Bucala, Carol Pilbeam
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:135 (24July2007)
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Research article
Use of immunohistochemical markers can refine prognosis in triple negative breast cancer
Marc Tischkowitz, Jean-Sbastien Brunet, Louis R Bgin, David G Huntsman, Maggie CU Cheang, Lars A Akslen, Torsten O Nielsen, William D Foulkes
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:134 (24July2007)
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Research article
Quantitative promoter methylation analysis of multiple cancer-related genes in renal cell tumors
Vera L Costa, Rui Henrique, Franclim R Ribeiro, Mafalda Pinto, Jorge Oliveira, Francisco Lobo, Manuel R Teixeira, Carmen Jernimo
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:133 (23July2007)
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Research article
Origin and distribution of the BRCA2-8765delAG mutation in breast cancer
Grazia Palomba, Antonio Cossu, Eitan Friedman, Mario Budroni, Antonio Farris, Antonio Contu, Marina Pisano, Paola Baldinu, Maria C Sini, Francesco Tanda, Giuseppe Palmieri
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:132 (19July2007)
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Research article
Association of oestrogen receptor beta 2 (ER2/ERcx) with outcome of adjuvant endocrine treatment for primary breast cancer a retrospective study
Raman Vinayagam, D Ross Sibson, Christopher Holcombe, Vijay Aachi, Michael PA Davies
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:131 (18July2007)
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Research article
Promotion of breast cancer by -Hexachlorocyclohexane in MCF10AT1 cells and MMTV-neu mice
Patrick S Wong, Fumio Matsumura
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:130 (17July2007)
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Research article
Satisfaction with care among patients with non-metastatic breast cancer: development and first steps of validation of the REPERES-60 questionnaire
Gautier Defossez, Simone Mathoulin-Pelissier, Isabelle Ingrand, Isabelle Gasquet, Lynda Sifer-Riviere, Pierre Ingrand, Roger Salamon, Virginie Migeot, the REPERES research network
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:129 (16July2007)
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Research article
Correlations of EGFR mutations and increases in EGFR and HER2 copy number to gefitinib response in a retrospective analysis of lung cancer patients
Trevor J Pugh, Gwyn Bebb, Lorena Barclay, Margaret Sutcliffe, John Fee, Chris Salski, Robert O'Connor, Cheryl Ho, Nevin Murray, Barbara Melosky, John English, Jeurgen Vielkind, Doug Horsman, Janessa J Laskin, Marco A Marra
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:128 (13July2007)
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Research article
Overexpressed TP73 induces apoptosis in medulloblastoma
Robert C Castellino, Massimiliano De Bortoli, Linda L Lin, Darlene G Skapura, Jessen A Rajan, Adekunle M Adesina, Laszlo Perlaky, Meredith S Irwin, John YH Kim
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:127 (12July2007)
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Research article
Down-regulation of SFRP1 as a putative tumor suppressor gene can contribute to human hepatocellular carcinoma
Jian Huang, Yun-Li Zhang, Xiao-Mei Teng, Yun Lin, Da-Li Zheng, Peng-Yuan Yang, Ze-Guang Han
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:126 (12July2007)
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Research article
The synergistic inhibitory effect of somatostatin-doxorubicin co-treatment on gallbladder carcinoma
Ji-Yu Li, Zhi-Wei Quan, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wen Liu
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:125 (8July2007)
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Research article
Sialyl Lewis x expression in canine malignant mammary tumours: correlation with clinicopathological features and E-Cadherin expression
Salom S Pinho, Augusto JF Matos, Clia Lopes, Nuno T Marcos, Jlio Carvalheira, Celso A Reis, Ftima Grtner
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:124 (6July2007)
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Research article
Polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 genes CYP1A2, CYP1B1, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP11A1, CYP17A1, CYP19A1 and colorectal cancer risk
Lara Bethke, Emily Webb, Gabrielle Sellick, Matthew Rudd, Stephen Penegar, Laura Withey, Mobshra Qureshi, Richard Houlston
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:123 (5July2007)
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Research article
Particular distribution and expression pattern of endoglin (CD105) in the liver of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Decai Yu, Linyuan Zhuang, Xitai Sun, Jun Chen, Yongzhong Yao, Kui Meng, Yitao Ding
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:122 (4July2007)
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Research article
Synergistic activity of troxacitabine (Troxatyl) and gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer
Vijaya L Damaraju, David Y Bouffard, Clarence KW Wong, Marilyn L Clarke, John R Mackey, Lorraine Leblond, Carol E Cass, Mike Grey, Henriette Gourdeau
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:121 (3July2007)
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Research article
Association of diminished expression of RASSF1A with promoter methylation in primary gastric cancer from patients of central China
Mei Ye, Bing Xia, Qiusha Guo, Feng Zhou, Xiaolian Zhang
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:120 (3July2007)
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Research article
A full scale comparative study of methods for generation of functional Dendritic cells for use as cancer vaccines
Silvija Jarnjak-Jankovic, Hege Hammerstad, Stein Sbe-Larssen, Gunnar Kvalheim, Gustav Gaudernack
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:119 (3July2007)
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Research article
Genetic variability in CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 in primary liver, gastric and colorectal cancer patients
Guillermo Gervasini, Elena Garca-Martn, Jos M Ladero, Rosa Pizarro, Javier Sastre, Carmen Martnez, Monserrat Garca, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, Jos AG Agndez
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:118 (2July2007)
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Study protocol
Introduction of a breast cancer care programme including ultra short hospital stay in 4 early adopter centres: framework for an implementation study
Mascha de Kok, Caroline NA Frotscher, Trudy van der Weijden, Alfons GH Kessels, Carmen D Dirksen, Cornelis JH van de Velde, Jan A Roukema, Antoine VRJ Bell, Fred W van der Ent, Maarten F von Meyenfeldt
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:117 (2July2007)
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Research article
Pseudomyxoma peritonei two novel orthotopic mouse models portray the PMCA-I histopathologic subtype
Kjersti Flatmark, Wenche Reed, Thomas Halvorsen, Olaf Srensen, Johan N Wiig, Stein G Larsen, ystein Fodstad, Karl-Erik Giercksky
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:116 (30June2007)
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Research article
Case-only study of interactions between metabolic enzymes and smoking in colorectal cancer
Chunhong Fan, Mingjuan Jin, Kun Chen, Yongjing Zhang, Shuangshuang Zhang, Bing Liu
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:115 (30June2007)
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Research article
Developments in esophageal surgery for adenocarcinoma: a comparison of two decades
I Gockel, FS Sultanov, M Domeyer, U Goenner, Th Junginger
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:114 (29June2007)
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Research article
pO polarography, contrast enhanced color duplex sonography (CDS), [18F] fluoromisonidazole and [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: validated methods for the evaluation of therapy-relevant tumor oxygenation or only bricks in the puzzle of tumor hypoxia?
Bernd Gagel, Marc Piroth, Michael Pinkawa, Patrick Reinartz, Michael Zimny, Hans J Kaiser, Sven Stanzel, Branka Asadpour, Cengiz Demirel, Kurt Hamacher, Heinz H Coenen, Thomas Scholbach, Payam Maneschi, Ercole DiMartino, Michael J Eble
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:113 (28June2007)
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Research article
Sequential (gemcitabine/vinorelbine) and concurrent (gemcitabine) radiochemotherapy with FDG-PET-based target volume definition in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: first results of a phase I/II study
Bernd Gagel, Marc Piroth, Michael Pinkawa, Patrick Reinartz, Thomas Krohn, Hans J Kaiser, Sven Stanzel, Christian Breuer, Branka Asadpour, Axel Schmachtenberg, Michael J Eble
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:112 (28June2007)
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Research article
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 is involved in cell growth and survival of human rhabdomyosarcoma and osteosarcoma cells
Chun-Liang Chen, Abbey Loy, Ling Cen, Christina Chan, Fu-Chuan Hsieh, Gong Cheng, Bryant Wu, Stephen J Qualman, Keita Kunisada, Keiko Yamauchi-Takihara, Jiayuh Lin
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:111 (28June2007)
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Research article
External influences and priority-setting for anti-cancer agents: a case study of media coverage in adjuvant trastuzumab for breast cancer
Christopher M Booth, George Dranitsaris, M Corona Gainford, Scott Berry, Michael Fralick, John Fralick, Joanna Sue, Mark Clemons
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:110 (28June2007)
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Research article
Pathway aberrations of murine melanoma cells observed in Paired-End diTag transcriptomes
Kuo Ping Chiu, Pramila Ariyaratne, Han Xu, Adrian Tan, Patrick Ng, Edison Tak-Bun Liu, Yijun Ruan, Chia-Lin Wei, Wing-Kin Ken Sung
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:109 (26June2007)
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Research article
Repression of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) but not its receptors during oral cancer progression
Nadarajah Vigneswaran, Darryl C Baucum, Jean Wu, Yahuan Lou, Jerry Bouquot, Susan Muller, Wolfgang Zacharias
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:108 (25June2007)
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Research article
Endostatin gene variation and protein levels in breast cancer susceptibility and severity
Sabapathy P Balasubramanian, Simon S Cross, Jenny Globe, Angela Cox, Nicola J Brown, Malcolm W Reed
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:107 (22June2007)
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Research article
Impact of phase II trials with progression-free survival as end-points on survival-based phase III studies in patients with anaplastic gliomas
Victor A Levin, Sandra Ictech, Kenneth R Hess
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:106 (22June2007)
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Research article
Elevated expression of VEGFR-3 in lymphatic endothelial cells from lymphangiomas
Susanne Norgall, Maria Papoutsi, Jochen Rssler, Lothar Schweigerer, Jrg Wilting, Herbert A Weich
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:105 (21June2007)
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Research article
Reduction of peritoneal carcinomatosis by intraperitoneal administration of phospholipids in rats
Jens Otto, Petra Lynen Jansen, Stefan Lucas, Volker Schumpelick, Marc Jansen
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:104 (21June2007)
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Case report
Small primary adenocarcinoma in adenomyosis with nodal metastasis: a case report
Giacomo Puppa, Makio Shozu, Tiziana Perin, Kazuhito Nomura, Annunziata Gloghini, Elio Campagnutta, Vincenzo Canzonieri
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:103 (20June2007)
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Research article
Factors associated with quality of life of outpatients with breast cancer and gynecologic cancers and their family caregivers: a controlled study
Abdel W Awadalla, Jude U Ohaeri, Abdullah Gholoum, Ahmed OA Khalid, Hussein MA Hamad, Anila Jacob
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:102 (19June2007)
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Research article
Prognostic factors associated with the survival of oral and pharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan
Ping-Ho Chen, Tien-Yu Shieh, Pei-Shan Ho, Chi-Cheng Tsai, Yi-Hsin Yang, Ying-Chu Lin, Min-Shan Ko, Pei-Chien Tsai, Shang-Lun Chiang, Hung-Pin Tu, Ying-Chin Ko
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:101 (15June2007)
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Study protocol
Reliability and validity of needle biopsy evaluation of breast-abnormalities using the B-categorization design and objectives of the Diagnosis Optimisation Study (DIOS)
Alexander Kluttig, Pietro Trocchi, Anke Heinig, Hans-Juergen Holzhausen, Christiane Taege, Steffen Hauptmann, Werner Boecker, Thomas Decker, Thomas Loening, Andrea Schmidt-Pokrzywniak, Christoph Thomssen, Tilmann Lantzsch, Joerg Buchmann, Andreas Stang
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:100 (14June2007)
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Research article
Polymorphisms cMyc-N11S and p27-V109G and breast cancer risk and prognosis
Jane C Figueiredo, Julia A Knight, Stewart Cho, Sevtap Savas, U Venus Onay, Laurent Briollais, Pamela J Goodwin, John R McLaughlin, Irene L Andrulis, Hilmi Ozcelik
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:99 (14June2007)
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Research article
A phase II trial of gemcitabine plus carboplatin in advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium
Nong Xu, Xiao Chen Zhang, Jian Ping Xiong, Wei Jia Fang, Lan Fang Yu, Jiong Qian, Ling Zhang
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:98 (9June2007)
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Research article
Activation of Akt is increased in the dysplasia-carcinoma sequence in Barrett's oesophagus and contributes to increased proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis: a histopathological and functional study
Ian LP Beales, Olorunseun Ogunwobi, Ewen Cameron, Khalid El-Amin, Gabriel Mutungi, Mark Wilkinson
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:97 (8June2007)
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Research article
Hyperglycemia regulates thioredoxin-ROS activity through induction of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) in metastatic breast cancer-derived cells MDA-MB-231
Francesco Turturro, Ellen Friday, Tomas Welbourne
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:96 (7June2007)
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Research article
In vitro angiogenesis and expression of nuclear factor B and VEGF in high and low metastasis cell lines of salivary gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Jiali Zhang, Bin Peng
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:95 (1June2007)
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Case report
Osteoblastic flare in a patient with advanced gastric cancer after treatment with pemetrexed and oxaliplatin: implications for response assessment with RECIST criteria
Vito Amoroso, Frida Pittiani, Salvatore Grisanti, Francesca Valcamonico, Edda Simoncini, Vittorio D Ferrari, Giovanni Marini
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:94 (1June2007)
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Commentary
"I'm pregnant and I have breast cancer"
Michael J Naughton, Matthew Ellis
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:93 (30May2007)
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Debate
Adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy during late-trimester pregnancy: not quite a standard of care
Richard J Epstein
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:92 (30May2007)
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Research article
Front-line Bevacizumab in combination with Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin and 5-Fluorouracil (FOLFOX) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a multicenter phase II study
Christos Emmanouilides, Georgia Sfakiotaki, Nikolaos Androulakis, Kostas Kalbakis, Charalambos Christophylakis, Antonia Kalykaki, Lambros Vamvakas, Athanasios Kotsakis, Sofia Agelaki, Eleni Diamandidou, Nikolaos Touroutoglou, Adam Chatzidakis, Vassilis Georgoulias, Dimitris Mavroudis, John Souglakos
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:91 (30May2007)
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Research article
Induction of lung lesions in Wistar rats by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone and its inhibition by aspirin and phenethyl isothiocyanate
Bo Ye, Yu-Xia Zhang, Fei Yang, Hong-Lei Chen, Dong Xia, Ming-Qiu Liu, Bai-Tang Lai
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:90 (29May2007)
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Research article
Cross-study analysis of gene expression data for intermediate neuroblastoma identifies two biological subtypes
Patrick Warnat, Andr Oberthuer, Matthias Fischer, Frank Westermann, Roland Eils, Benedikt Brors
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:89 (25May2007)
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Research article
Expression of CD80 and CD86 costimulatory molecules are potential markers for better survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Cheng-Shyong Chang, Julia H Chang, Nicholas C Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Lin, Chih-Yuan Chung
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:88 (24May2007)
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Research article
Intratumoral delivery of IL-18 naked DNA induces T-cell activation and Th1 response in a mouse hepatic cancer model
Chi-Young Chang, Jienny Lee, Eun-Young Kim, Hae-Jung Park, Choon-Hyuck Kwon, Jae-Won Joh, Sung-Joo Kim
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:87 (23May2007)
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Study protocol
Factors influencing delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a study protocol
Magdalena Esteva, Maria Ramos, Elena Cabeza, Joan Llobera, Amador Ruiz, Salvador Pita, Josep M Segura, Jose M Corts, Luis Gonzlez-Lujan, the DECCIRE research group
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:86 (21May2007)
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Research article
The interaction of PP1 with BRCA1 and analysis of their expression in breast tumors
Sherry L Winter, Lucine Bosnoyan-Collins, Dushanthi Pinnaduwage, Irene L Andrulis
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:85 (19May2007)
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Research article
Global gene expression analysis of the mouse colonic mucosa treated with azoxymethane and dextran sodium sulfate
Rikako Suzuki, Shingo Miyamoto, Yumiko Yasui, Shigeyuki Sugie, Takuji Tanaka
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:84 (17May2007)
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Research article
BRIP1 (BACH1) variants and familial breast cancer risk: a case-control study
Bernd Frank, Kari Hemminki, Alfons Meindl, Barbara Wappenschmidt, Christian Sutter, Marion Kiechle, Peter Bugert, Rita K Schmutzler, Claus R Bartram, Barbara Burwinkel
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:83 (15May2007)
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Case report
Mesenteric extraskeletal osteosarcoma with telangiectatic features: a case report
Kyung Hwa Lee, Jae Kyoon Joo, Dong Yi Kim, Ji Shin Lee, Chan Choi, Jae Hyuk Lee
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:82 (15May2007)
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Research article
Sequence variations in DNA repair gene XPC is associated with lung cancer risk in a Chinese population: a case-control study
Yun Bai, Liang Xu, Xiaobo Yang, Zhibin Hu, Jing Yuan, Feng Wang, Minhua Shao, Wentao Yuan, Ji Qian, Hongxia Ma, Ying Wang, Hongliang Liu, Weihong Chen, Lin Yang, Guangfu Jing, Xiang Huo, Feng Chen, Yanhong Liu, Li Jin, Qingyi Wei, Wei Huang, Hongbing Shen, Daru Lu, Tangchun Wu
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:81 (13May2007)
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Research article
Olive oil's bitter principle reverses acquired autoresistance to trastuzumab (Herceptin) in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells
Javier A Menendez, Alejandro Vazquez-Martin, Ramon Colomer, Joan Brunet, Alegria Carrasco-Pancorbo, Rocio Garcia-Villalba, Alberto Fernandez-Gutierrez, Antonio Segura-Carretero
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:80 (9May2007)
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Case report
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the duodenum in childhood: a rare case report
Massimo Chiarugi, Christian Galatioto, Piero Lippolis, Giuseppe Zocco, Massimo Seccia
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:79 (9May2007)
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Research article
Municipal distribution of breast cancer mortality among women in Spain
Marina Polln, Rebeca Ramis, Nuria Aragons, Beatriz Prez-Gmez, Diana Gmez, Virginia Lope, Javier Garca-Prez, Jose Miguel Carrasco, Maria Jos Garca-Mendizbal, Gonzalo Lpez-Abente
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:78 (8May2007)
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Study protocol
Trial on Refinement of Early stage non-small cell lung cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin versus vinorelbine and cisplatin: The TREAT protocol
Michael Kreuter, Johan Vansteenkiste, Frank Griesinger, Hans Hoffmann, Hendrik Dienemann, Paul De Leyn, Michael Thomas
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:77 (8May2007)
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Research article
Colon cancer risk and different HRT formulations: a case-control study
Jrgen C Dinger, Lothar AJ Heinemann, Sabine Mhner, Do Minh Thai, Anita Assmann
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:76 (8May2007)
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Study protocol
The development of an arm activity survey for breast cancer survivors using the Protection Motivation Theory
Teresa S Lee, Sharon L Kilbreath, Gerard Sullivan, Kathryn M Refshauge, Jane M Beith
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:75 (8May2007)
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Research article
Promoter methylation of RASSF1A and DAPK and mutations of K-ras, p53, and EGFR in lung tumors from smokers and never-smokers
Yang Liu, Weimin Gao, Jill M Siegfried, Joel L Weissfeld, James D Luketich, Phouthone Keohavong
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:74 (3May2007)
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Research article
Nectin-4 is a new histological and serological tumor associated marker for breast cancer
Stphanie Fabre-Lafay, Florence Monville, Sarah Garrido-Urbani, Carole Berruyer-Pouyet, Christophe Ginestier, Nicolas Reymond, Pascal Finetti, Richard Sauvan, Jos Adlade, Jeannine Geneix, Eric Lecocq, Cornel Popovici, Patrice Dubreuil, Patrice Viens, Anthony Gonalves, Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret, Jocelyne Jacquemier, Daniel Birnbaum, Marc Lopez
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:73 (2May2007)
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Research article
18q loss of heterozygosity in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer is correlated with CpG island methylator phenotype-negative (CIMP-0) and inversely with CIMP-low and CIMP-high
Shuji Ogino, Takako Kawasaki, Gregory J Kirkner, Mutsuko Ohnishi, Charles S Fuchs
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:72 (2May2007)
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Research article
Radiotherapy waiting times for women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study
Ruth H Jack, Elizabeth A Davies, David Robinson, Richard Sainsbury, Henrik Mller
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:71 (1May2007)
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Research article
Assessment of the toll-like receptor 4 Asp299Gly, Thr399Ile and interleukin-8 -251 polymorphisms in the risk for the development of distal gastric cancer
Elvira Garza-Gonzalez, Francisco J Bosques-Padilla, Sandra I Mendoza-Ibarra, Juan P Flores-Gutierrez, Hector J Maldonado-Garza, Guillermo I Perez-Perez
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:70 (26April2007)
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Research article
Interventionally implanted port catheter systems for hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases: A phase II-study and historical comparison with the surgical approach
Bert Hildebrandt, Maciej Pech, Annett Nicolaou, Jan M Langrehr, Jacek Kurcz, Birgit Bartels, Alexandra Miersch, Roland Felix, Peter Neuhaus, Hanno Riess, Bernd Drken, Jens Ricke
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:69 (24April2007)
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Research article
Incidence of cancer in children residing in ten jurisdictions of the Mexican Republic: importance of the Cancer registry (a population-based study)
Arturo Fajardo-Gutirrez, Servando Jurez-Ocaa, Guadalupe Gonzlez-Miranda, Virginia Palma-Padilla, Rogelio Carren-Cruz, Manuel Carlos Ortega-Alvrez, Juan Manuel Meja-Arangure
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:68 (19April2007)
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Research article
Aberrant over-expression of a forkhead family member, FOXO1A, in a brain tumor cell line
Peter B Dallas, Simone Egli, Philippa A Terry, Ursula R Kees
BMC Cancer 2007, 7:67 (19April2007)
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