Sarcan, Semih and Wolff, Ingmar and Lusuardi, Lukas and Kravchuk, Anton and Wiegland, Jens and Yakac, Abdulbaki and Thomas, Christian and Burger, Maximilian and Gilfrich, Christian and Lebentrau, Steffen and Ahyai, Sascha and Merseburger, Axel and May, Matthias (2024) The landscape of penile cancer research in Germany and Austria: a survey among professors in academic centers holding chair positions and results of a literature search. WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 42 (1): 12. ISSN 0724-4983, 1433-8726
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Background Research on penile cancer (PeCa) is predominantly conducted in countries with centralized treatment of PeCa-patients. In Germany and Austria (G + A), no state-regulated centralization is established, and no information is available on how PeCa-research is organized.Methods Current research competence in PeCa was assessed by a 36-item questionnaire sent to all chairholders of urological academic centers in G + A. Based on PubMed records, all scientific PeCa-articles of 2012-2022 from G + A were identified. Current research trends were assessed by dividing the literature search into two periods (P1: 2012-2017, P2: 2018-2022). A bibliometric analysis was supplemented.Results Response rate of the questionnaire was 75%, a median of 13 (IQR: 9-26) PeCa-patients/center was observed in 2021. Retrospective case series were conducted by 38.9% of participating clinics, while involvement in randomized-controlled trials was stated in 8.3% and in basic/fundamental research in 19.4%. 77.8% declared an interest in future multicenter projects. 205 PeCa-articles were identified [median impact factor: 2.77 (IQR: 0.90-4.37)]. Compared to P1, P2 showed a significant increase in the median annual publication count (29 (IQR: 13-17) vs. 15 (IQR: 19-29), p < 0.001), in multicenter studies (79.1% vs. 63.6%, p = 0.018), and in multinational studies (53% vs. 28.9%, p < 0.001); the proportion of basic/fundamental research articles significantly declined (16.5% vs. 28.9%, p = 0.041). Four of the top-5 institutions publishing PeCa-articles are academic centers. Bibliometric analyses revealed author networks, primary research areas in PeCa, and dominant journals for publications.Conclusions Given the lack of centralization in G + A, this analysis highlights the need for research coordination within multicenter PeCa-projects. The decline in basic/fundamental research should be effectively addressed by the allocation of funded research projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Penile carcinoma; Penile neoplasm; Research competence; Bibliometric analysis; Review of the literature; Proposal for a randomized-controlled trial |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Urologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2026 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2026 09:12 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/65141 |
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