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Is The Force Awakened? Publication Trends In Oncology Big Data As Phase Ii Cancerlinq Is Launched, Hind Rafei, Benjamin Viernes, Angelike P. Liappis, Dalia Abdelaziz Mobarek Mar 2016

Is The Force Awakened? Publication Trends In Oncology Big Data As Phase Ii Cancerlinq Is Launched, Hind Rafei, Benjamin Viernes, Angelike P. Liappis, Dalia Abdelaziz Mobarek

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

Background: The American Society of Clinical Oncology launched CancerLinQ project in 2010 to provide real-time data collection, mining and visualization, clinical decision support, and quality feedback. Creation of a big data software platform is currently underway to power the CancerLinQ in the phase II of the project. This would allow for evidence driven practice and rapid learning for cancer care providers. Additionally, adequate knowledge about the utility of Big Data to encourage provider utilization in high Impact Factor (IF) journals is needed. We aimed to assess trends and quality of Big Data published in Oncology.

Methods: Peer-reviewed English …