| Scientific activity and needs among medical oncology units in sicily: a survey of the italian association of medical oncology. | |
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PMID: 20227993 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the era of targeted therapies and combined modalities of treatment, scientific research plays a role of paramount importance in improving knowledge of cancer treatment. The aim of this survey was to review the scientific activity of medical oncology units in Sicily and to analyze their needs and possible pitfalls in order to improve future scientific cooperation.The regional section of the Italian Association of medical Oncology (AIOM) approved this survey in November, 2007. A systematic review of scientific activity produced by medical oncology units in Sicily during the last 5 years has been reviewed. papers dealing with solid tumors reported in the pubmed web site have been included in the analysis. Data were reported as absolute number of published papers and impact factor per medical oncology unit and also as a ratio between global impact factor and the number of personnel working in each single unit to analyze scientific production according to the workforce of each institution.We identified a total of 283 papers reported in pubmed between 2004 and march, 2009. The mean number of publications/unit was 10.9 with a range of 0-50. The mean number of publications/year was 11.7 with a range of 0.2-10. The 15 units included in the impact factor evaluation published 252 papers with a total impact factor of 1014.6 points in 5 years with a mean of 63.4 points per institution and a mean of 4.02 points/paper. However only four medical oncology units reported a cumulative 5-year impact factor >100 points.This survey has shown that a minority of medical oncology units in Sicily is constantly involved in clinical research although at different levels of activity. Overall the percentage of patients enrolled in clinical trials is very low. The main reasons for lack of participation in clinical trials include insufficient medical personnel, the absence of a specifically dedicated research unit inside the medical oncology structures and in some cases lack of research experience and of specific interests in this field. |
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Authors:
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P Amadio; R Bordonaro; N Borsellino; A Butera; M Caruso; F Ferra?; R Russello; G Savio; R Valenza; F Zerilli; V Gebbia; |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) Volume: 22 ISSN: 1973-9478 ISO Abbreviation: J Chemother Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-15 Completed Date: 2010-06-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8907348 Medline TA: J Chemother Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 48-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Ospedale Garibaldi-Catania, Italy. |
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Biomedical Research* Clinical Trials as Topic Humans Journal Impact Factor Medical Oncology* Sicily |
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