expert reviews

Review of: C.A., Siegel M.A., Elting L.S. Lancet Oncol 2006;7(6): 508–514.Although bisphosphonates have been used clinically for more than 30 years, complete knowledge of their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics has not yet...

Review of: Grossman HB, Soloway M, Messing E, Katz G, Stein B, Kassabian V, Shen Y. JAMA. 2006 Jan 18;295(3):299-305 This study uses an identical design to a study published by the same group in 2005 on the detection of bladder...

The future looks bright if the following criteria can be met: (1) in vivo generation of sufficient numbers of immune cells to recognize tumor antigens (2) successful trafficking of these cells to infiltrate the tumor stroma, and...

Review of: Willis CM, Church SM, Guest CM, Cook WA, McCarthy N, Bransbury AJ, Church MRT and Church JCT. British Medical Journal 329, 712, September 2004At first sight this study seems simply amusing. However, although certainly...

Review of: Neumayer L, Giobbie-Hurder A, Jonasson O, Fitzgibbons R Jr et al (Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456). N Engl J Med, 350 (18), 1819, April 2004 and A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for...

Review of: J. Lehmann, M. Retz, C.Wiemers, J. Beck, J. Th¸roff et al. J Clin Oncol, 23, 22, 4963-4972, 2005.

This paper reports the results of a large multicenter trial conducted by the German Urological Oncology Group...

Review of: H.B. Grossman, E. Messing, M. Soloway, K. Tomera, G. Katz, Y. Berger,Y. Shen. JAMA 293, 810-816, 2005.In this prospective study the urine-based NMP22 point of care dip-stick test was evaluated. The study design was...

The major finding of the HOPE and HOPETOO trials, is the lack of benefit for vitamin E in preventing cancer or major cardiovascular events after a prolonged period of treatment and observation

Review of: Margaret R.Karagas, S.Park, A.Warren, J.Hamilton, H.H.Nelson, L.A.Mott, K.T.Kelsey. Cancer Letters 219, 63-69, 2005

Cigarette smoking is a, if not the, leading cause of bladder cancer since tobacco smoke contains...