Authors: Nicolas Penel Antoine Adenis
Publish Date: 2008/10/18
Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-288
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine which parameter may affect impact factor IF of journals publishing reports of phase II trial P2T investigating molecular targeted therapies MTT We reviewed 74 reports of P2Ts investigating MTT imatinib n = 55 sorafenib n = 11 sunitinib n = 5 dasatinib n = 3 issued between 1/2002 and 6/2008 As a result we found that the final result of the trial itself was the most important parameter that was related to IF as the medianIF was significantly lower for negative trials than for positive trials 271 vs 614 p = 0004
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