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    Cancer Science: Volume 100, Issue 2

    195-365
    February 2009
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Clinical significance of tumor markers and an emerging perspective on colorectal cancer

Keishi Yamashita,  Masahiko Watanabe, 
  • Pages: 195-199
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Recent advances in the molecular pathology of soft tissue sarcoma: Implications for diagnosis, patient prognosis, and molecular target therapy in the future

Yoshinao Oda,  Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, 
  • Pages: 200-208
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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MEN1 gene and its mutations: Basic and clinical implications

Toshihiko Tsukada,  Yuko Nagamura,  Naganari Ohkura, 
  • Pages: 209-215
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

CARCINOGENESIS

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HSP70 and mucin 5B: novel protein targets of N,N′-dinitrosopiperazine-induced nasopharyngeal tumorigenesis

Fa-Qing Tang,  Chao-Jun Duan,  Da-Mao Huang,  Wei-Wei Wang,  Chun-Lei Xie,  Jing-Jing Meng,  Lei Wang,  Hai-Ying Jiang,  De-Yun Feng,  Shang-Hui Wu,  Huan-Hua Gu,  Mo-Yu Li,  Fu-Liang Deng,  Zhi-Jun Gong,  Hui Zhou,  Yong-Hao Xu,  Can Tan,  Xin Zhang,  Ya Cao, 
  • Pages: 216-224
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Deficiency of antiproliferative family protein Ana correlates with development of lung adenocarcinoma

Mitsuhiro Yoneda,  Toru Suzuki,  Takahisa Nakamura,  Rieko Ajima,  Yutaka Yoshida,  Shigeru Kakuta,  Katsuko Sudo,  Yoichiro Iwakura,  Makoto Shibutani,  Kunitoshi Mitsumori,  Jun Yokota,  Tadashi Yamamoto, 
  • Pages: 225-232
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

TUMOR BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

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Clinical significance of 8q24/c-MYC translocation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Nozomi Niitsu,  Masataka Okamoto,  Ikuo Miura,  Masami Hirano, 
  • Pages: 233-237
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Clinicopathological relevance of UbcH10 in breast cancer

Takeo Fujita,  Hirokuni Ikeda,  Kensuke Kawasaki,  Naruto Taira,  Yutaka Ogasawara,  Akira Nakagawara,  Hiroyoshi Doihara, 
  • Pages: 238-248
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Prognostic significance of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) and 4F2 heavy chain (CD98) expression in early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Kyoichi Kaira,  Noboru Oriuchi,  Hisao Imai,  Kimihiro Shimizu,  Noriko Yanagitani,  Noriaki Sunaga,  Takeshi Hisada,  Tamotsu Ishizuka,  Yoshikatsu Kanai,  Hitoshi Endou,  Takashi Nakajima,  Masatomo Mori, 
  • Pages: 249-254
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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A new histological classification for intra-operative histological examination of the ductal resection margin in cholangiocarcinoma

Masaru Konishi,  Atsushi Ochiai,  Hidenori Ojima,  Takahiro Hasebe,  Masayuki Mano,  Tamaki Ohta,  Ichiro Ito,  Keiko Sasaki,  Satoru Yasukawa,  Kazuaki Shimada,  Motoki Iwasaki,  Akio Yanagisawa, 
  • Pages: 255-260
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Cadherin-7 interacts with melanoma inhibitory activity protein and negatively modulates melanoma cell migration

Andreas Winklmeier,  Veronica Contreras-Shannon,  Stephanie Arndt,  Christian Melle,  Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff, 
  • Pages: 261-268
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Mechanism of inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by β-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin

Yusuke Komi,  Yasuhiro Suzuki,  Mariko Shimamura,  Sachiko Kajimoto,  Shigeo Nakajo,  Michitaka Masuda,  Masabumi Shibuya,  Hiroyuki Itabe,  Kentaro Shimokado,  Peter Oettgen,  Kazuyasu Nakaya,  Soichi Kojima, 
  • Pages: 269-277
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

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ERCC1 codon 118 C→T polymorphism associated with ERCC1 expression and outcome of FOLFOX-4 treatment in Asian patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma

Peter Mu-Hsin Chang,  Cheng-Hwai Tzeng,  Po-Min Chen,  Jen-Kou Lin,  Tzu-Chen Lin,  Wei-Shone Chen,  Jeng-Kae Jiang,  Huann-Sheng Wang,  Wei-Shu Wang, 
  • Pages: 278-283
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION

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Coffee, green tea, and caffeine consumption and subsequent risk of bladder cancer in relation to smoking status: a prospective study in Japan

Norie Kurahashi,  Manami Inoue,  Motoki Iwasaki,  Shizuka Sasazuki,  Shoichiro Tsugane,  for the Japan Public Health Center (JPHC) Study Group , 
  • Pages: 284-291
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Survival of male breast cancer patients: Population-based cohort study

Lukman Thalib,  Per Hall, 
  • Pages: 292-295
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Impact of alcohol consumption with polymorphisms in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes on pancreatic cancer risk in Japanese

Junya Kanda,  Keitaro Matsuo,  Takeshi Suzuki,  Takakazu Kawase,  Akio Hiraki,  Miki Watanabe,  Nobumasa Mizuno,  Akira Sawaki,  Kenji Yamao,  Kazuo Tajima,  Hideo Tanaka, 
  • Pages: 296-302
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL MEDICINE

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Quantification of circulating cell-free DNA in the plasma of cancer patients during radiation therapy

Chao Cheng,  Motoko Omura-Minamisawa,  Yun Kang,  Takamitsu Hara,  Izumi Koike,  Tomio Inoue, 
  • Pages: 303-309
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Impact of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1, 2, and 3 expression on the outcome of patients with gastric cancer

Yoshinori Hirashima,  Yasuhide Yamada,  Junichi Matsubara,  Daisuke Takahari,  Natsuko Okita,  Atsuo Takashima,  Ken Kato,  Tetsuya Hamaguchi,  Kuniaki Shirao,  Yasuhiro Shimada,  Hirokazu Taniguchi,  Tadakazu Shimoda, 
  • Pages: 310-315
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Phase I study of TZT-1027, a novel synthetic dolastatin 10 derivative and inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, given weekly to advanced solid tumor patients for 3 weeks

Nobuyuki Yamamoto,  Masahiro Andoh,  Masaaki Kawahara,  Masahiro Fukuoka,  Hisanobu Niitani, 
  • Pages: 316-321
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Simaomicin α, a polycyclic xanthone, induces G1 arrest with suppression of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation

Yukio Koizumi,  Hiroshi Tomoda,  Ayako Kumagai,  Xiao-ping Zhou,  Souichi Koyota,  Toshihiro Sugiyama, 
  • Pages: 322-326
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Preventing the unfolded protein response via aberrant activation of 4E-binding protein 1 by versipelostatin

Junichi Matsuo,  Yoshinori Tsukumo,  Junko Sakurai,  Satomi Tsukahara,  Hae-Ryong Park,  Kazuo Shin-ya,  Toshiki Watanabe,  Takashi Tsuruo,  Akihiro Tomida, 
  • Pages: 327-333
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Combination of all-trans retinoic acid and a human papillomavirus therapeutic vaccine suppresses the number and function of immature myeloid cells and enhances antitumor immunity

Xinxin Song,  Dongxia Ye,  Bo Liu,  Jianfeng Cui,  Xinhua Zhao,  Linan Yi,  Jianming Liang,  Jietao Song,  Zhiyuan Zhang,  Qingzheng Zhao, 
  • Pages: 334-340
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Bortezomib-induced apoptosis in mature T-cell lymphoma cells partially depends on upregulation of Noxa and functional repression of Mcl-1

Masaki Ri,  Shinsuke Iida,  Takashi Ishida,  Asahi Ito,  Hiroki Yano,  Atsushi Inagaki,  Jianmin Ding,  Shigeru Kusumoto,  Hirokazu Komatsu,  Atae Utsunomiya,  Ryuzo Ueda, 
  • Pages: 341-348
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Catechin, green tea component, causes caspase-independent necrosis-like cell death in chronic myelogenous leukemia

Reo Iwasaki,  Kinji Ito,  Takaomi Ishida,  Makoto Hamanoue,  Souichi Adachi,  Toshiki Watanabe,  Yuko Sato, 
  • Pages: 349-356
  • First Published: 15 January 2009
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Safety and efficacy of rasburicase (SR29142) in a Japanese phase II study

Kenichi Ishizawa,  Michinori Ogura,  Motohiro Hamaguchi,  Tomomitsu Hotta,  Kazunori Ohnishi,  Tsuneo Sasaki,  Hisashi Sakamaki,  Hisayuki Yokoyama,  Hideo Harigae,  Yasuo Morishima, 
  • Pages: 357-362
  • First Published: 15 January 2009

MEETING REPORT

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Transforming growth factor-β signaling and cancer: The 28th Sapporo Cancer Seminar, 25–27 June 2008

Kohei Miyazono, 
  • Pages: 363-365
  • First Published: 15 January 2009