Systemic administration of an anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody inhibits growth of human pancreatic adenocarcinoma in an orthotopic mouse model S. E. HollowayA. BeckJ. B. Fleming Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S65 - S65
Interferon-inducible protein (IP)-10 inhibition of melanoma xenograft growth in nude mice is associated with alterations in angiogenic gene expression profiles D. ElarajD. WeinreichR. Alexander Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S65 - S65
Therapeutic targeting of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) plus oxaliplatin decreases hepatic growth of human colon cancer T. W. BauerM. F. McCartyL. M. Ellis Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S65 - S65
In vivo monotherapy and combination treatment of pancreatic cancer with the antiendothelial agent EMAP-II S. KonduriM. A. SchwarzR. E. Schwarz Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S65 - S66
Inhibition of mucin 2 production: Implications for treatment of pseudomyxoma peritonei E. SilvaB. W. LoggieG. A. El-Ella Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S66 - S66
Targeting tumor hypoxia by adenoviral gene therapy S. P. MckenzieW. Al-JumailyN. Hanna Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S66 - S66
Predictive value of peritoneal cytology in patients with gastric carcinoma undergoing a curative resection D. J. BentremD. WiltonD. Coit Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S66 - S67
Vitamin E acetate decreases tamoxifen efficacy in human breast cancer xenografts D. L. EngleM. SoE. A. Peralta Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S67 - S67
Detection of melanoma cells in the lymphatic drainage collected after lymph node dissection (LND) in stage III melanoma patients using two-marker reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay W. RukaP. RutkowskiJ. Siedlecki Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S67 - S67
Cancer-directed surgery for localized disease: Underuse in the elderly J. B. O'ConnellM. A. MaggardC. Y. Ko Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S67 - S68
The new AJCC 6 staging system for colon cancer-does it prognosticate correctly J. B. O'ConnellM. A. MaggardC. Y. Ko Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S68 - S68
The results of frozen section, touch prep, and cytologic smear are comparable for intraoperative examination of sentinel lymph nodes: A prospective study in 133 consecutive breast cancer patients E. Torres-MatundanH. CodyE. Brogi Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S68 - S68
Focal adhesion kinase inhibitory peptides induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cells C. A. GarcesJ. ChangW. G. Cance Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S68 - S69
Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) and melphalan (M) prevents amputation in patients with multiple sarcomas in arm or leg D. GrunhagenJ. De WiltA. Eggermont Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S69 - S69
Mechanisms involved in radiation enhancement of intratumoral dendritic cell therapy S. Teitz-TennenbaumQ. LiA. E. Chang Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S69 - S69
Depletion of regulatory T cells promotes a tumor-specific immune response C. T. ViehlU. K. LiyanageD. C. Linehan Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S69 - S69
Comparison of immunological responses in node-positive and node-negative breast cancer patients receiving a HER2/neu E75 peptide vaccine M. T. HuemanJ. M. GurneyG. E. Peoples Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S69 - S70
IL-7 and IL-15 can trigger cancer regression after adoptive transfer of CD8+T lymphocytes S. E. FinkelsteinC. A. KlebanoffN. P. Restifo Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S70 - S70
CpG oligonucleotides enhance the effect of a poxvirus vaccine targeting p53 in murine tumor models M. FaynsodP. DaftarianJ. Ellenhorn Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S70 - S70
Role of CTLA4 in tumor immunity K. BannisterA. LodgeJ. Shilyansky Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S70 - S71
A tat fusion protein-based tumor vaccine for breast cancer C. T. ViehlM. Becker-HapakP. S. Goedegebuure Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S71 - S71
Human colon adenocarcinoma in the SCID/CB6 radiation chimera a new model for xenograph colon cancer—is susceptible to adoptive transfer of allogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cells R. GreenbergS. SchneebaumY. Skornick Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S71 - S71
Survival efficacy of adjuvant cytosine analog CS-682 treatment of human pancreatic cancer in an orthotopic metastatic model monitored by fluorescence whole-body imaging M. H. KatzM. BouvetR. M. Hoffman Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S71 - S72
Is pylorospasm a cause of delayed gastric emptying after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy D. K. KimA. A. HindenburgW. P. Reed Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S72 - S72
Long-term survival after cytoreduction and hyperthermic inteaperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal carcinomatosis V. VerwaalF. ZoetmulderH. Boot Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S72 - S72
Prognostic significance of histologic response to preoperative chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer R. WhiteH. B. XieD. S. Tyler Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S72 - S73
Significant long-term survival in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with radiofrequency ablation C. P. RautF. IzzoS. A. Curley Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S73 - S73
The impact of surgeon volume on mortality for colorectal cancer resections S. L. ChenM. ComstockP. A. Taheri Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S73 - S73
Colorectal cancer patient follow-up following surgery with curative intent F. E. JohnsonK. S. VirgoR. Fossati Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S74 - S74
Relationship between pathological T stage and nodal metastases following preoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer S. PucciarelliC. CapirciM. Lise Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S74 - S74
Reproducibility study of lymphoscintigraphy: Excisional biopsy of breast lesions changes drainage patterns S. H. EstourgieO. E. NiewegB. B. Kroon Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S74 - S74
Can sentinel lymph node biopsy be omitted in patients with favorable breast cancer histology J. E. MendezJ. FeyL. Sclafani Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S74 - S75
Sentinel lymph node biopsy accurately reflects nodal status following preoperative chemotherapy for breast cancer K. KawaseK. HuntM. Ross Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S75 - S75
Sentinel lymph node metastases detected by immunohistochemistry only do not mandate complete axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer R. J. GrayB. A. PockajC. R. Conley Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S75 - S75
Assessment of the current medicare reimbursement system for breast cancer operations A. LucciA. ShoherN. Knesek Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S75 - S75
Breast conservation therapy in T4 locally advanced breast cancer: Effective local control with long-term survival J. ShenV. ValeroH. M. Kuerer Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S75 - S76
Intraoperative examination of sentinel lymph nodes frequently changes management in women with breast cancer L. FortunatoM. AminiC. E. Vitelli Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S76 - S76
Axillary recurrences after negative sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer: Incidence and clinical significance. C.M.M. Janssen, M.L. Smidt, E.D.M. Bruggink, L.J.A. Strobbe Department of Surgical oncology, Canisus Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands C. M. JanssenM. L. SmidtL. J. Strobbe Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S76 - S76
Quality of life in long-term survivors after isolated limb perfusion for melanoma of the limbs E. M. NoordaR. H. KreijN. K. Aaronson Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S76 - S77
Repeat isolated limb perfusions (ILP) with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) and melphalan are highly effective in melanoma patients with multiple in-transit metastases who have failed prior ILPs B. Van EttenD. GrunhagenA. Eggermont Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S77 - S77
Initial clinical response predicts outcome and is associated with dose schedule in metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma patients treated with high-dose interleukin-2 K. SpanknebelK. Hurst-WickerH. Kaufman Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S77 - S77
Indications for sentinel lymph node biopsy in thin melanomas J. VaqueranoW. KraybillJ. M. Kane Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S77 - S78
Surgical management of melanoma patients with epitrochlear or popliteal lymph node metastases K. A. DelmanJ. N. CormierP. F. Mansfield Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S78 - S78
Histopathologic characteristics, recurrence patterns, and survival of 129 patients with desmoplastic melanoma K. E. PostherP. J. MoscaH. F. Seigler Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S78 - S78
Ten year experience and followup of effective gene therapy in patients with cancer M. T. LotzeH. TaharaH. J. Zeh Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S78 - S79
Isolated chemotherapeutic perfusion as neoadjuvant therapy for advanced/unresectable pelvic malignancy H. J. WaneboG. BegossiJ. Belliveau Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S79 - S79
Combination of primary and recurrent tumor characteristics predict survival in locally recurrent extremity soft tissue sarcoma F. C. EilberM. F. BrennanS. Singer Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S79 - S79
Role of hyperthermia in regional alkylating agent chemotherapy O. I. Abdel-WahabE. GrubbsD. S. Tyler Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S79 - S80
A prospective evaluation of isolated limb perfusion with doxorubicin in patients with unresectable extremity sarcomas B. W. FeigM. I. RossR. Benjamin Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S80 - S80
A modified eilber protocol provides maximum local control and minimum major morbidity in soft tissue sarcoma L. A. MackP. J. CroweW. G. DeHaas Abstracts Accepted for Plenary and Parallel Sessions Pages: S80 - S80