Clinical Oncology Week

Leukemia - Newly identified genes may help predict outcome in childhood leukemia

Leukemia - Tipifarnib shows activity in previously untreated poor-risk AML and MDS

Liver Cancer - Early arterial occlusion affects survival in patients with implanted chemo port

Lung Cancer - ATP may prolong survival in weight-losing patients with stage III disease

Lung Cancer - Air quality data analysis system showcases asbestos lung cancer mortality data

Lymphoma - Foundation to provide $12.8 million for mantle cell research

Lymphoma - The diagnosis of primary lymphoma of bone does not confer improved prognosis

Metastasis - Prospective quality-of-life research investigated in bony metastatic disease

Metastatic Bone Disease - Endoprosthetic reconstruction useful alternative for certain bone metastases

Metastatic Bone Disease - PET effective in detecting of osseous metastasis from several malignancies

Metastatic Disease - Internal stabilization of impending pathologic fractures appropriate for most

Multiple Myeloma - Unrelated stem-cell transplantation can be effective for MM patients

Musculoskeletal Tumors - Materials presented at tumor society meeting may not be scientifically valid

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - New drug treats anemia in patients with MDS

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - NPC Spanish patients positive for EBV express p53 in late tumor stage

Neuroendocrine tumors - Neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix are easily curable by appendectomy

Oncology - Cancer distress screening methods recommended

Osteosarcoma - Noninvasive expandable prosthesis promising for skeletally immature children

Ovarian Cancer - Autoantibody to epithelial cell adhesion molecule is higher in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - The prognostic value of HPV detection may be underestimated

Pancreatic Cancer - Scientists announce long-sought mouse model of human pancreatic cancer

Pathologic Fractures - PMMA may stabilize bone and deliver antineoplastic and antiresorptive agents

Promyelocytic Leukemia - ATRA/As₂ O₃ combination yields high-quality clinical/molecular remission

Prostate Cancer - Complementary medicine use high for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Requirements for proton therapy of prostate cancer outlined

Prostate Cancer - Spectroscopy, new prostate cancer markers may improve data interpretation

Prostate Cancer - Unconventional therapy for prostate cancer may do more harm than good

Reconstructive Surgery - Intervention can ward off reconstructive failure in metastatic disease of tibia

Sarcoma - Competing-risks nomogram estimates probability of sarcoma-specific death

Soft-Tissue Sarcoma - Immediate, postoperative brachytherapy is safe for microvascular anastomosis

Spinal Cord Tumors - Radiotherapy only benefits partially resected spinal ependymomas

Spinal Metastases - Evaluation and treatment of metastatic disease of the spine under review

Surgery - Video-assisted thoracic surgery has high initial cost

Transplant Medicine - New drug may help cancer patients in need of stem cell transplants

Transplant Medicine - Transplant-associated porokeratosis can lead to squamous cell carcinoma

Tumor Markers - Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms are more likely to have p27 if metastasizing

Tumors Lysis Syndrome - IV allopurinol and rasburicase offer flexibility in managing TLS

Vertebral Collapse - Vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty relief pain fast in osteolytic vertebral collapse