''Clinical Cancer Research'' is a

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oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

, including the cellular and molecular characterization, prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of human cancer, medical and hematological oncology,

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, pediatric oncology,

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, surgical oncology, and clinical

genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar worki ...

. The applications of the disciplines of

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immunology Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see ther ...

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, and

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to intervention in human cancer are also included. One of the main interests of ''Clinical Cancer Research'' is on clinical trials that evaluate new treatments together with research on pharmacology and molecular alterations or biomarkers that predict response or resistance to treatment. Another priority for ''Clinical Cancer Research'' is laboratory and animal studies of new drugs as well as molecule-targeted agents with the potential to lead to clinical trials, and studies of targetable mechanisms of oncogenesis, progression of the malignant

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, and metastatic disease. The journal is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

History

The first issue of ''Clinical Cancer Research'' was published in January 1995. By 1 December 1994, 128

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s had been submitted for publication by investigators representing a variety of clinical and laboratory disciplines not only from the United States but also from the international research community. In 1998, the number of manuscripts submitted had risen from 500 in the first year to almost 800. The journal reported an acceptance rate of 52% at that time. With the aim to publish only papers of high quality, the editors decided to increase the stringency of review.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Chemical Abstracts,

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, and Current Contents/Clinical Medicine. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2013

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of 8.193, ranking it 13th out of 202 journals in the category "Oncology".

References

External links

* {{Official, http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org Oncology journals Publications established in 1995 English-language journals Biweekly journals Delayed open access journals American Association for Cancer Research academic journals