1. Introduction

   • M. P. Dierich
   • S. Rofner
   • W. Vogetseder

   EditorialNotes Pages: S1 - S1

2. Tumor cell motility—A novel therapeutic target in bladder cancer

   • T. Otto
   • M. Goepel
   • A. Raz

   Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A1 - A1

3. Downregulation of mutant p53 and severe growth inhibition mediated by antisense-oligonucleotides in pancreatic tumor cells indicate a ‘gain of function’—Type of mutation

   • A. Fiedler
   • Y. Franke
   • H. Kalthoff

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4. Alterations in biochemical control of the cell cycle by SV40 large T antigen

   • W. E. Mercer

   Opening Lecture Pages: S3 - S3

5. Assessment of agonistic and antagonistic effects of estrogens and antiestrogens in RUCA-I rat endometrial adenocarcinoma cells

   • G. Vollmer
   • N. Ellerbrake
   • R. Knuppen

   Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A1 - A1

6. The human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K

   • R. Kurth

   Opening Lecture Pages: S3 - S3

7. Interference of new alkylphospholipid analogues with mitogenic signal transduction

   • Hans H. Grunicke
   • F. Überall
   • K. Maly

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8. Expression of human endogenous retroviral sequences: Differences between individuals and cell types. Increased expression in a human breast cancer

   • Jonas Blomberg
   • Patrik Medstrand
   • Håkan Olsson

   Opening Lecture Pages: S3 - S3

9. Cell cycle dependent cytotoxicity and induction of apoptosis by N⁴-hexadecyl-cytosine arabinoside (NHAC), a new lipophilic derivative of cytosine arabinoside

   • D. H. Horber
   • P. von Ballmoos
   • R. A. Schwendener

   Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A2 - A2

10. The nucleocapsid of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: a paradigm for basic research and biomedical applications

    • Jean-Luc Darlix
    • Michèle Ottman
    • Bernard Roques

    Opening Lecture Pages: S3 - S3

11. Rodent model of systemic mammary tumor disease: Inhibitory effect of the stable prostacyclin analogue cicaprost on established micrometastases

    • Schirner M.
    • Schneider M. R.

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A2 - A2

12. Differentiation specific expression of the human endogenous retrovirus ERV3 (HERV-R)

    • A-C Andersson
    • M. Merza
    • E. Larsson

    Opening Lecture Pages: S4 - S4

13. 2-Phenylbenzo[B]thiophenes: Mammary tumor inhibiting activity and antiestrogenic potency

    • S. Leichtl
    • E. von Angerer

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A2 - A2

14. ER V9 LTR elements in primate major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DRB genes

    • G. Andersson
    • A-C Svensson
    • L. Rask

    Opening Lecture Pages: S4 - S4

15. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors KDR and flt during melanoma progression

    • U. Graeven
    • W. Fiedler
    • D. K. Hossfeld

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A2 - A2

16. Composite structure of the human endogenous retroviral element S71

    • J. Blusch
    • I. Sander
    • T. Werner

    Opening Lecture Pages: S4 - S4

17. Immunotoxins against the vasculature of human Hodgkin’s lymphoma in SCID mice

    • D. Schiefer
    • R. Schnell
    • A. Engert

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A3 - A3

18. Human sera reacting with the endogenous retrovirus HTDV/HERV-K

    • K. Boller
    • R. Kurth

    Opening Lecture Pages: S4 - S4

19. Implications of connexin diversity for the function of gap junctions

    • K. Willecke
    • H. Lichtenberg-Fraté
    • C. Elfgang

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A3 - A3

20. Antibody response of pregnant women, tumor and AIDS patients against the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K

    • J. Denner
    • R. C. Phelps
    • R. Kurth

    Opening Lecture Pages: S5 - S5

21. The role of SF/HGF and E-cadherin in the formation of spontaneous metastases in nude mice

    • S. Meiners
    • H. Naundorf
    • W. Birchmeier

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A3 - A3

22. A solitary LTR of ERV9 endogenous retroviral family drives transcription of the human zinc-finger gene ZNF80

    • A. Di Cristofano
    • M. Strazzullo
    • G. La Mantia

    Opening Lecture Pages: S5 - S5

23. In vitro and in situ modulation of tumor phenotype by TNFα: Relation to metastasis

    • K. Jurianz
    • V. Schirmacher
    • P. von Hoegen

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A3 - A3

24. Identification of S71-related human endogenous retroviral elements with full-length pol-genes

    • M. Haltmeier
    • W. Seifarth
    • C. Leib-Mösch

    Opening Lecture Pages: S5 - S5

25. CD44 variant isoforms are not only expressed in metastasizing tumor cells but also in early embryonic development

    • C. Schwärzler
    • P. Ruiz
    • U. Günthert

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A4 - A4

26. Activation of HERV-K LTR by viral transactivators

    • B. Hasenmaier
    • K. Thelen
    • J. Löwer

    Opening Lecture Pages: S5 - S5

27. Expression of adhesion molecules related to tumourprogression in colorectal carcinoma: Grading, staging and follow up

    • L H Finke
    • H J Terpe
    • P M Schlag

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A4 - A4

28. Cellular transcripts initiated by LTRs of human endogenous retroviruses

    • F. Krieg-Schneider
    • W. Seifarth
    • C. Leib-Mösch

    Opening Lecture Pages: S6 - S6

29. CD44-Standard in human neuroblastoma: A new prognostic marker

    • H. -J. Terpe
    • H. Christiansen
    • F. Lampert

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A4 - A4

30. Possible involvement of human lymphocytes in the HMTV pathway

    • I. Kryukova
    • T. Malivanova
    • O. Kondrashova

    Opening Lecture Pages: S6 - S6

31. Expression of CD44 isoforms in human skin tumors

    • W. K. F. Seelentag
    • E. Futo
    • J. Roth

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A4 - A4

32. Markers of type D retroviruses in B-cell leukemia of human

    • J. G. Kzhyshkowska
    • V. A. Morozov
    • K. V. Ilyin

    Opening Lecture Pages: S6 - S6

33. Expression of VLA-4 on primary cutaneous malignant melanoma as well as P-selectin and E-selectin on intratumoral vessels correlates with clinical outcome

    • D Schadendorf
    • J Heidel
    • B M Czarnetzki

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A5 - A5

34. Expression of HERV-K ENV proteins

    • C. Limbach
    • R. R. Tönjes
    • R. Kurth

    Opening Lecture Pages: S6 - S6

35. Detection of micrometastases in bone marrow by amplification of tissue-specific genes using polymerase chain reaction

    • M. Gerhard
    • C. Wagener
    • M. Neumaier

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A5 - A5

36. HERV-H endogenous retroviruses: Analysis of chimeric retroviral/cellular transcripts and definition of LTR regulatory regions

    • D. L. Mager
    • D. T. Nelson
    • J. D. Freeman

    Opening Lecture Pages: S7 - S7

37. Detection of isolated carcinoma cells in bone marrow by RT-PCR

    • A. Zippelius
    • G. Honold
    • K. Pantel

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A5 - A5

38. Identification of sequences with open reading frames in the reverse transcriptase (RT) encoding domain of a class of human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) similar to MMTV: purification of HERV RTs and characterization of their enzymatic activities

    • Patrik Medstrand
    • Åsa Johansson
    • Jonas Blomberg

    Opening Lecture Pages: S7 - S7

39. Detection of tumor cell dissemination by immunocytology and RT/PCR of cytokeratins and PTHRP in lung cancer

    • G. G. Wulf
    • C. Schweiger
    • B. Wörmann

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A5 - A5

40. Novel gene MN is candidate oncogene

    • S. Pastoreková
    • R. Opavsky
    • J. Pastorek

    Opening Lecture Pages: S7 - S7

41. Detection of minimal neuroblastoma cell contamination using tyrosine hydroxylase nested RT-PCR depends on basal tyrosine hydroxylase gene expression

    • H. N. Lode
    • B. Spring
    • J. Beck

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A6 - A6

42. Eucarotic expression of the ENV protein of the human endogenous retrovirus-K10 (HERV-K10) and the detection of antibodies in patients with testicular tumors

    • M. Sauter
    • S. Schommer
    • N. Mueller-Lantzsch

    Opening Lecture Pages: S7 - S7

43. The putative G-protein-coupled receptor BLR2 is specifically transactivated by Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen

    • R. Burgstahler
    • B. Kempkes
    • M. Lipp

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A6 - A6

44. Does the human endogenous retrovirus K10 (HERV-K10) encode a functional reverse transcriptase?

    • S. Schommer
    • M. Sauter
    • N. Mueller-Lantzsch

    Opening Lecture Pages: S8 - S8

45. Transcriptional regulation of the c-fms protooncogene in murine cell lines

    • G. Helftenbein
    • K. Krusekopf
    • T. Tamura

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A6 - A6

46. Characterization of human endogenous retroviral genomes isolated from T47-D particles

    • W. Seifarth
    • H. Skladny
    • C. Leib-Mösch

    Opening Lecture Pages: S8 - S8

47. Endogenous retroviruses enhance oncogene-induced neoplasia

    • C. Speth
    • A. Luz
    • J. Schmidt

    Opening Lecture Pages: S8 - S8

48. Association of pp60 ^c-src with CD66a

    • J. Brümmer
    • M. Neumaier
    • C. Wagener

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A6 - A6

49. Modulation of Ca2+-influx by the affinity of phospholipase C gamma to specific binding sites receptor tyrosine kinases

    • I. Tinhofer
    • A. Obermaier
    • H. Grunicke

    Scientific Proceedings (Abstracts) Eighth Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society Heidelberg 1995 Minisymposia Pages: A7 - A7

50. Distribution of human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K genomes in normal and malignant human tissues and in different primates

    • Sabine Steinhuber
    • Manfred P. Dierich
    • Werner Vogetseder

    Opening Lecture Pages: S8 - S8