Acta Oncologica, Volume 55, Issue 4 (2016)

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Acta Oncologica, Volume 55, Issue 4 (2016)

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REVIEW

Review
Recent developments in brain tumor predisposing syndromes
Gunnar Johansson, Ulrika Andersson & Beatrice Melin
Pages: 401-411
Published online: 03 Dec 2015
AbstractforRecent developments in brain tumor predisposing syndromes | Full Text | References | PDF (839.8 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Central Nervous System Tumors

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Danish retinoblastoma patients 1943–2013 – genetic testing and clinical implications
Pernille A. Gregersen, Steen F. Urbak, Mikkel Funding, Jens Overgaard, Uffe B. Jensen & Jan Alsner
Pages: 412-417
Published online: 23 Oct 2015
AbstractforDanish retinoblastoma patients 1943–2013 – genetic testing and clinical implications | Full Text | References | PDF (758.7 KB)
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Development and validation of a prognostic model for recurrent glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab and irinotecan
Thomas Urup, Rikke Hedegaard Dahlrot, Kirsten Grunnet, Ib Jarle Christensen, Signe Regner Michaelsen, Anders Toft, Vibeke Andrée Larsen, Helle Broholm, Michael Kosteljanetz, Steinbjørn Hansen, Hans Skovgaard Poulsen & Ulrik Lassen
Pages: 418-422
Published online: 01 Feb 2016
AbstractforDevelopment and validation of a prognostic model for recurrent glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab and irinotecan | Full Text | References | PDF (655.3 KB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Supportive Care

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Cardiac monitoring during adjuvant trastuzumab therapy: Guideline adherence in clinical practice
Annemiek Visser, Eline M. W. van de Ven, Larissa I. A. Ruczynski, Reinoud J. B. Blaisse, Henk K. van Halteren, Katja Aben & Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven
Pages: 423-429
Published online: 28 Jul 2015
AbstractforCardiac monitoring during adjuvant trastuzumab therapy: Guideline adherence in clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (247.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Hypothermia for preventing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – a pilot study on safety and tolerability in healthy controls
Aishwarya Bandla, Raghav Sundar, Lun-De Liao, Stacey Sze Hui Tan, Soo-Chin Lee, Nitish V. Thakor & Einar P. V. Wilder-Smith
Pages: 430-436
Published online: 11 Sep 2015
AbstractforHypothermia for preventing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – a pilot study on safety and tolerability in healthy controls | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Adherence to oral anticancer agents: Healthcare providers’ perceptions, beliefs and shared decision making in Belgium and the Netherlands
Mathieu Verbrugghe, Lonneke Timmers, Christel C.L.M. Boons, Bart J.F. Van Den Bemt, Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg & Ann Van Hecke
Pages: 437-443
Published online: 09 Mar 2016
AbstractforAdherence to oral anticancer agents: Healthcare providers’ perceptions, beliefs and shared decision making in Belgium and the Netherlands | Full Text | References | PDF (553.5 KB)
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Endoscopy in patients with diarrhea during treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Is the cause in the mucosa?
Marye J. Boers-Sonderen, Sasja F. Mulder, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Lauranne A. A. P. Derikx, Geert J. A. Wanten, Peter F. A. Mulders, Winette T. A. van der Graaf, Frank Hoentjen & Carla M. L. van Herpen
Pages: 444-448
Published online: 09 Mar 2016
AbstractforEndoscopy in patients with diarrhea during treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Is the cause in the mucosa? | Full Text | References | PDF (463.6 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Breast Cancer

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Long-term effects of first degree family history of breast cancer in young women: Recurrences and bilateral breast cancer
Jan J. Jobsen, Job van der Palen, Mariël Brinkhuis, Francisca Ong & Henk Struikmans
Pages: 449-454
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
AbstractforLong-term effects of first degree family history of breast cancer in young women: Recurrences and bilateral breast cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (559.8 KB)
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Risk of non-sentinel node metastases in patients with symptomatic cancers compared to screen-detected breast cancers
Tove F. Tvedskov, Maj-Britt Jensen, Eva Balslev, Jens P. Garne, Ilse Vejborg, Peer Christiansen, Bent Ejlertsen & N. Kroman
Pages: 455-459
Published online: 09 Oct 2015
AbstractforRisk of non-sentinel node metastases in patients with symptomatic cancers compared to screen-detected breast cancers | Full Text | References | PDF (419.7 KB)
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Should breathing adapted radiotherapy also be applied for right-sided breast irradiation?
Marion Essers, Philip M. Poortmans, Karijn Verschueren, Sandra Hol (RTT) & David C.P. Cobben
Pages: 460-465
Published online: 27 Oct 2015
AbstractforShould breathing adapted radiotherapy also be applied for right-sided breast irradiation? | Full Text | References | PDF (697 KB) | Supplemental
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Dose-surface analysis for prediction of severe acute radio-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients
Francesco Pastore, Manuel Conson, Vittoria D’Avino, Giuseppe Palma, Raffaele Liuzzi, Raffaele Solla, Antonio Farella, Marco Salvatore, Laura Cella & Roberto Pacelli
Pages: 466-473
Published online: 01 Dec 2015
AbstractforDose-surface analysis for prediction of severe acute radio-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (941.2 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Gastrointestinal Cancer

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Prognostic significance of PLA2G4C gene polymorphism in patients with stage II colorectal cancer
Renate S. Olsen, Roland E. Andersson, Niklas Zar, Sture Löfgren, Dick Wågsäter, Andreas Matussek & Jan Dimberg
Pages: 474-479
Published online: 12 Sep 2015
AbstractforPrognostic significance of PLA2G4C gene polymorphism in patients with stage II colorectal cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Survival improvements associated with access to biological agents: Results from the South Australian (SA) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) registry
Yoko Tomita, Christos S. Karapetis, Shahid Ullah, Amanda R. Townsend, David Roder, Carol Beeke, Amitesh C. Roy, Rob Padbury & Timothy J. Price
Pages: 480-485
Published online: 15 Feb 2016
AbstractforSurvival improvements associated with access to biological agents: Results from the South Australian (SA) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) registry | Full Text | References | PDF (656.5 KB)
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Yttrium-90 radioembolization for the treatment of chemorefractory colorectal liver metastases: Technical results, clinical outcome and factors potentially influencing survival
Geert Maleux, Christophe Deroose, Annouschka Laenen, Chris Verslype, Sam Heye, Karin Haustermans, Gert De Hertogh, Xavier Sagaert, Baki Topal, Raymond Aerts, Hans Prenen, Dirk Vanbeckevoort, Vincent Vandecaveye & Eric Van Cutsem
Pages: 486-495
Published online: 01 Dec 2015
AbstractforYttrium-90 radioembolization for the treatment of chemorefractory colorectal liver metastases: Technical results, clinical outcome and factors potentially influencing survival | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Assessment of testicular dose during preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer
Christian Buchli, Massoud Al Abani, Madelene Ahlberg, Torbjörn Holm, Tone Fokstuen, Matteo Bottai, Jan-Erik Frödin, Ingmar Lax & Anna Martling
Pages: 496-501
Published online: 11 Sep 2015
AbstractforAssessment of testicular dose during preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (620.3 KB) | Supplemental
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A comprehensive longitudinal overview of health-related quality of life and symptoms after treatment for rectal cancer in the TME trial
Lisette M. Wiltink, Corrie A. M. Marijnen, Elma Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde & Remi A. Nout
Pages: 502-508
Published online: 25 Sep 2015
AbstractforA comprehensive longitudinal overview of health-related quality of life and symptoms after treatment for rectal cancer in the TME trial | Full Text | References | PDF (697.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Large variation in the use of defunctioning stomas after rectal cancer surgery. A lack of consensus
Heleen S. Snijders, Marleen Kunneman, Rob A. E. M. Tollenaar, Djamila Boerma, Arwen H. Pieterse, Michel J. W. M. Wouters & Anne M. Stiggelbout
Pages: 509-515
Published online: 08 Oct 2015
AbstractforLarge variation in the use of defunctioning stomas after rectal cancer surgery. A lack of consensus | Full Text | References | PDF (685 KB)
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Are chemotherapy-associated symptoms underestimated? A view beyond common toxicity criteria
Antoinetta J. M. Beijers, Floortje Mols, Corina J. van den Hurk & Art Vreugdenhil
Pages: 516-518
Published online: 11 Sep 2015
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Tuberculosis reactivation in a patient receiving anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor for relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Joycelyn J. X. Lee, Alexandre Chan & Tiffany Tang
Pages: 519-520
Published online: 12 Jan 2016
CitationforTuberculosis reactivation in a patient receiving anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor for relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Full Text | References | PDF (170.1 KB)
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Pemetrexed and interstitial lung disease
B. Adhikari, R. M. Dongol, D. Baral, Y. Hewett & B. K. Shah
Pages: 521-522
Published online: 14 Sep 2015
CitationforPemetrexed and interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (230 KB)
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Evaluation of dual-arc VMAT radiotherapy treatment plans automatically generated via dose mimicking
Kristoffer Petersson, Per Nilsson, Per Engström, Tommy Knöös & Crister Ceberg
Pages: 523-525
Published online: 11 Sep 2015
First Page PreviewforEvaluation of dual-arc VMAT radiotherapy treatment plans automatically generated via dose mimicking | Full Text | References | PDF (396.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Tumor bed variation during multi-lumen balloon-based accelerated partial breast irradiation: implication of surgical clips
Hsiang-Chi Kuo, Keyur J. Mehta, Leslie Montgomery, Viswanathan Shankar, Ravindra Yaparpalvi, Linda Hong, Jana Fox, Wolfgang A. Tomé & Shalom Kalnicki
Pages: 526-529
Published online: 08 Oct 2015
First Page PreviewforTumor bed variation during multi-lumen balloon-based accelerated partial breast irradiation: implication of surgical clips | Full Text | References | PDF (440.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Complete pathological response after chemo-radiation in anaplastic thyroid cancer: A report of two cases
Giuseppe Zanirato Rambaldi, Fabio Monari, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Silvia Cammelli, Andrea Repaci, Nadia Cremonini, Ottavio Cavicchi, Umberto Caliceti, Eleonora Farina, Francesco Deodato, Francesca Di Fabio, Livio Presutti, Stefano Fanti, Giovanni P. Frezza & Alessio G. Morganti
Pages: 530-532
Published online: 02 Nov 2015
First Page PreviewforComplete pathological response after chemo-radiation in anaplastic thyroid cancer: A report of two cases | Full Text | References | PDF (340.5 KB) | Supplemental
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