Table 3.
Number of all trials (therapeutic and non-therapeutic) in each working group by year, 2005–2010 at Siteman Cancer Center
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Chi-square | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia/lymphoma/transplant | 28 | 35 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 33.59 | 5 | <.001 |
| Breast oncology | 27 | 41 | 40 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 11.38 | 5 | <.05 |
| Gynecologic oncology | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 24.89 | 5 | <.001 |
| Gastrointestinal - lower | 17 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 6.99 | 5 | |
| Gastrointestinal - upper | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 12.56 | 5 | <.05 |
| Pediatric oncology | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4.68 | 5 | |
| Thoracic oncology | 9 | 23 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 32.60 | 5 | <.001 |
| Genitourinary oncology | 18 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 15.77 | 5 | <.01 |
| Psychosocial factors in cancer care | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0.45 | 5 | |
| Head & neck oncology | 7 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19.47 | 5 | <.01 |
| Developmental therapeutics | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.60 | 5 | |
| Early detection and screening | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.67 | 5 | |
| Endocrine oncology | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5.77 | 5 | |
| Melanoma | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13.59 | 5 | <.05 |
| N/A | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16.69 | 5 | <.01 |
| Aids related | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | |
| Musculoskeletal oncology | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.12 | 5 | |
| Nicotine dependence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |
| Community outreach/prevention | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 | 5 | |
| Chemoprevention related | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |
| Neuro-oncology | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 17.13 | 5 | <.01 |
| Ecological aspects & cancer care | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.86 | 5 |