OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Oncologica is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Temporal changes in childhood cancer incidence and survival by stage at diagnosis in Australia, 2000–2017	75
The first decade of the Danish Palliative Care Database: improvements and ongoing challenges in the quality and use of specialised palliative care	29
Prediction of plan adaptation in head and neck cancer proton therapy using clinical, radiographic, and dosimetric features	29
Evaluation of in vitro irradiation setup: Designed for the horizontal beamline at the Danish Centre for Particle Therapy	26
A study of microRNAs as new prognostic biomarkers in anal cancer patients	26
Use of PD-1 inhibitors in patients with end-stage renal disease: safety and clinical outcomes from real-world data	24
Corrigendum: Surgical decision-making following neoadjuvant immunotherapy for dMMR rectal cancer; case reports and review of the literature	24
Capecitabine monotherapy as first-line treatment in advanced HER2-normal breast cancer – a nationwide, retrospective study	23
Outcome in PCNSL patients and its association with PD-L1+ leukocytes in the tumor microenvironment	22
Malignancy rates of salivary gland tumors in Greenlandic Inuit comparable to non-endemic populations; epidemiological mapping of salivary gland tumors 1990–2019	22
Extensive genomic analysis in patients with KRAS-mutated solid tumors shows high frequencies of concurrent alterations and potential targets but has limited clinical impact	22
Real-world evidence on perioperative chemotherapy in localized soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities and trunk wall; a population-based study	21
Benefit finding, posttraumatic growth and health-related quality of life in long-term cancer survivors: a prospective population-based study	21
Socioeconomic inequality in cancer in the Nordic countries. A systematic review	20
ctDNA-guided adjuvant treatment after radical-intent treatment of metastatic spread from colorectal cancer—the first interim results from the OPTIMISE study	20
Health-Related Quality of Life in Danish Cancer Survivors Referred to a Late Effects Clinic: A Prospective Cohort Study	20
Methylphenidate for treating fatigue in palliative cancer care – effect and side effects in real-world data from a palliative care unit	20
Hybrid planning techniques for early-stage left-sided breast cancer: dose distribution analysis and estimation of projected secondary cancer-relative risk	18
Clinical implication of genetic intratumor heterogeneity for targeted therapy in head and neck cancer	17
Influence of radiotherapy technique on incidental dose to the whole ventricular system in focal irradiation of nongerminomatous germcell tumours	17
Use of 5α-reductase inhibitors and survival of oesophageal and gastric cancer in a nationwide Swedish cohort study	17
The effect of tinzaparin on biomarkers in FIGO stages III-IV ovarian cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy – the TABANETOC trial: study protocol for a randomized clinical multicenter tri	17
Long-term characterization of MRI-morphologic alterations after active motion-compensated liver SBRT: a multi-institutional pooled analysis	17
Dosimetric predictors of acute bowel toxicity after Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in the definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer	17
Socioeconomic position and the pre-diagnostic interval among patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - a population-based study from DAHANCA	16

Complications after proton radiotherapy in children, focusing on severe late complications. A complete Swedish cohort 2008–2019	15
Script-based automatic radiotherapy planning for cervical cancer	15
Evaluation of statin use and renal cell carcinoma risk identifies sex-specific associations with RCC subtypes	15
Unusual cases of sinonasal malignancies: a letter to the editor on HPV-positive sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas	14
Survival benefit of prophylactic cranial irradiation in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer in modern magnetic resonance imaging staging: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Volumetric changes of the parotid gland during IMRT based on mid-treatment imaging: implications for parotid stem cell sparing strategies in head and neck cancer	14
Unchanged perfusion in normal-appearing white and grey matter of glioma patients nine months after proton beam irradiation	14
When breast cancer comes to the ICU: outcomes and prognostic factors	14
Carbon-fiber alternative to the commercial gating surrogate for the Varian Truebeam™	14
Splenectomised Hodgkin lymphoma patients: does severe pneumococcal disease pose a problem today and what is the best long-term strategy?	14
Pharmacogenomics guided dosing for fluoropyrimidine and irinotecan chemotherapies for patients with cancer (PACIFIC-PGx): study protocol of a multicentre clinical trial	14
Testosterone replacement therapy is not associated with increased prostate cancer incidence, prostate cancer-specific, or cardiovascular disease-specific mortality in Finnish men	14
Post radiation mucosal ulcer risk after a hypofractionated stereotactic boost and conventional fractionated radiotherapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma	14
CRCBaSe: a Swedish register-based resource for colorectal adenocarcinoma research	13
Influence of various assumptions for the individual TNM components on the TNM stage using Nordic cancer registry data	13
Mandible osteoradionecrosis after high-dose radiation therapy for head and neck cancers: risk factors and dosimetric analysis	13
The evolution of precision oncology: The ongoing impact of the Drug Rediscovery Protocol (DRUP)	13
The national incidence of chondrosarcoma of bone; a review	13
Evaluation of sex inequity in lung-cancer-specific survival	13
The impact of short-course hypofractionated radiotherapy on multimodality treatment utilisation, compliance, and outcome in glioblastoma patients: a Danish patterns of care study	13
Gender Difference in sidE eFfects of ImmuNotherapy: a possible clue to optimize cancEr tReatment (G-DEFINER): study protocol of an observational prospective multicenter study	12
Statin therapy and anthracycline-related cardiac dysfunction: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	12
Factors predicting long-term physical activity of breast cancer survivors. 5-year-follow-up of the BREX exercise intervention study	12
Are education and cohabitation associated with health-related quality of life and self-management during breast cancer follow-up? A longitudinal study	12
Treatment-related mortality among children with cancer in Denmark during 2001-2021	12
Proton range uncertainty caused by synthetic computed tomography generated with deep learning from pelvic magnetic resonance imaging	12
Patient-reported outcomes after curative treatment for prostate cancer with prostatectomy, primary radiotherapy or salvage radiotherapy	12
The first direct method of spot sparsity optimization for proton arc therapy	12
A prospective, multicenter, noninterventional study of decision factors in the first-line treatment of metastatic non–small cell lung cancer	12
Initial investigation of using Norwegian health data for the purpose of external comparator arms - an example for non-small cell lung cancer	12
Desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma mimicking diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor: precision diagnostics and therapeutic implications	12
Treatment patterns, survival, and healthcare utilisation and costs in patients with locally advanced and metastatic bladder cancer in Denmark 2015–2020	11
Management and outcomes after neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced breast cancer in older versus younger women	11
Should adjuvant radiotherapy be used in atypical meningioma (WHO grade 2) following gross total resection? A systematic review and Meta-analysis	11
Multi-center comparison between proton and photon plans for mediastinal lymphomas	11
Hormone receptor mRNA and protein levels as predictors of premenopausal tamoxifen benefit	10
A national repository of complete radiotherapy plans: design, Results, and experiences	10
Protontherapy to maintain local control of head and neck paragangliomas	10
Molecular analysis and favorable clinical outcomes in real-world patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma	10
Predictive value of micro-RNA expression profiling in pediatric desmoid fibromatosis	10
An experimental setup for proton irradiation of a murine leg model for radiobiological studies	10
Large scale experience of two ultrahypofractionated 5 fractions regimes after breast conserving surgery from a single centre	10
Reduction of elective lymph node volume in radiotherapy of early anal squamous cell cancer: a comparative study between two Swedish university hospitals	10
Dosimetric effects of respiratory motion during stereotactic body radiation therapy of lung tumors	10
Laryngeal cancer relative survival trends from 1972 to 2021 in the Nordic countries	10
Current treatment landscape of HR+/HER2− advanced breast cancer in the Nordics: a modified Delphi study	10
Psychobiological stress response to a lung cancer diagnosis: a prospective study of patients in Iceland and Sweden	10
Diet and bowel symptoms among colon cancer survivors	10
Interventions for work participation of unemployed or work-disabled cancer survivors: a systematic review	9
FOLFIRI in advanced platinum-resistant/refractory small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective study	9

Cancer in young adulthood – classifying the intensity of treatment	9
Brain radiotherapy in patients treated for a newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma: professional practice evaluation in 19 French centers	9
Physical and psychological symptom burden in patients and caregivers during follow-up care after curative surgery for cancers in the pancreas, bile ducts or duodenum	9
The risk of radiation-induced neurocognitive impairment and the impact of sparing the hippocampus during pediatric proton cranial irradiation	9
Cancer in the Faroe Islands from 1960-2019 – incidence, mortality, and comparisons with the other Nordic countries	9
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on number and stages of tumors – data of a German cancer registry	9
A cohort study of COVID-19 infection in pediatric oncology patients plus the utility and safety of remdesivir treatment	9
C-reactive protein and immune-related adverse events as prognostic biomarkers in immune checkpoint inhibitor treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients	9
Comparison of different 2D muscle indexes measured at the level of the 3rd lumbar vertebra in survival prediction in patients with renal cell carcinoma	9
Cardiovascular risk factors, radiation therapy, and myocardial infarction among lymphoma survivors	9
Impact on Health-Related quality of life after wearing compression garment or not for six months in women with mild breast cancer-related arm lymphedema. A cross-sectional study	9
Pilot implementation of MiLES: a web-based intervention targeted at managers with the aim of enhancing the successful return to work of employees with cancer	9
Uncommon metachronous multiple sites recurrences of metastatic osteosarcoma cured by surgery: a case report	9
Impact of previous depression on the risk of suicide among prostate cancer patients	9
Classification of laterality and mastectomy/lumpectomy for breast cancer patients for improved performance of deep learning auto segmentation	8
The ultimate local failure rate after the watch-and-wait strategy for rectal cancer: a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis	8
Bone versus soft-tissue setup in proton therapy for patients with oesophageal cancer	8
Prospective randomised phase II trial evaluating adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy using either IMRT or 3-Dimensional planning for endometrial cancer	8
Perceived burden and need for support among caregivers of cancer patients	8
5-Year survival in Danish patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy	8
Patient-centered development ofEmbrace Pain: an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for cancer survivors with chronic painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy	8
Quality of life and mental health in real-world patients with resected stage III/IV melanoma receiving adjuvant immunotherapy	8
Acute normal tissue responses in a murine model following fractionated irradiation of the head and neck with protons or X-rays	8
Importance of tumor volume, overall treatment time and fractionation sensitivity for p16-positive and p16-negative oropharyngeal tumors	8
Lung cancer registries in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden: a comparison and proposal for harmonization	8
The iBLAD app protocol – a national, exploratory study on a multimodality smartphone app in bladder cancer for better understanding symptoms, quality of life and need for supportive care	7
Outcomes of fractionated CyberKnife radiosurgery in patients with choroidal malignant melanoma	7
Societal costs of ovarian cancer in a population-based cohort – a cost of illness analysis	7
Association of patient-reported pain with survival in bladder cancer: a post-hoc analysis of the iBLAD trial	7
Digital solution in the follow-up of early breast cancer a randomized study	7
Multimodal prehabilitation in elective oncological colorectal surgery enhances preoperative physical fitness: a single center prospective real-world data analysis	7
Referral patterns of GIST patients: data from a nationwide study	7
Electron beam radiotherapy for the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the anal margin	7
Experimental validation of a novel method of dose accumulation for the rectum	7
The booster dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: humoral and clinical response and serological conversion predictors	7
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide population-based study	7
Discontinuation of imatinib in patients with oligometastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour who are in complete radiological remission: a prospective multicentre phase II study	7
Sexually transmitted diseases in cancer patients diagnosed under the age of 20 years – a national registry-based cohort study from Finland	7
Work and education interruption in long-term Hodgkin lymphoma survivors: an analysis among patients from nine EORTC-LYSA trials	7
Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusions in adult and pediatric patients with solid tumors: a clinicogenomic biobank and record linkage study of expression frequency and patient characterist	7
Hot dots – which nodes should be removed in sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma?	7
High levels of health-related quality of life five years after curative treatment of prostate cancer with HDR-brachytherapy and external beam radiation	7
The impact of baseline health factors on second primary cancer risk after radiotherapy for prostate cancer	7
Early intervention with compression garments prevents progression in mild breast cancer-related arm lymphedema: a randomized controlled trial	7
Commentary to ‘Incidence of vestibular schwannoma in Finland, 1990–2017’ Pediatric vestibular schwannomas: an overlooked epidemiological aspect?	7