Cancer Res Treat.  2025 Jan;57(1):11-18. 10.4143/crt.2024.688.

Identifying Trends in Oncology Research through a Bibliographic Analysis of Cancer Research and Treatment

• Lee Ck
• Choo JM
• Ahn YC
• Kim J
• Rha SY
• Rim CH
• On behalf of the 50th Anniversary Committee of the Korean Cancer Association

• KMID: 2564576
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.688

Abstract

During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Cancer Association, articles published in Cancer Research and Treatment from 2004 to 2023 were assessed based on the subject and design of each study. Based on this analysis, trends in domestic cancer research were inferred and directions were suggested for the future development of Cancer Research and Treatment.

Keyword

Cancer; 50th Anniversary; Bibliography

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  Fig. 1. Number of submissions and acceptance rate. CRT, Cancer Research Treatment.

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  Fig. 2. Number of publications per year. SCIE, Science Citation Index Expanded.

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  Fig. 3. Main disease subject distribution of publications. CNS, central nervous system; CRC, colorectal cancer; GU, genitourinary; GY, gynecology; HN, head and neck; PB, pancreato-biliary.

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  Fig. 4. Number of publications from single-center or multicenter studies.

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  Fig. 5. Research field (first authors) of publications. GS, general surgery; GU, genitourinary; GY, gynecology; HN, head and neck surgery; IM, internal medicine; Lab, laboratory research; Path, pathology; Ped, pediatric; PM, preventive medicine; RO, radiation oncology.

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  Fig. 6. Number of clinical, preclinical, and translational study publications.

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  Fig. 7. Temporal design of clinical studies. Numbers in the graphs are publication counts.

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  Fig. 8. Study design of clinical studies. Numbers in the graphs are publication counts. NRCT, nonrandomized controlled trials; RCT, randomized controlled trials.

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  Fig. 9. The distribution of study subjects examined in clinical studies.

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  Fig. 10. The distribution of study subjects examined in preclinical studies.

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