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. 2018 Nov 20;2018(11):MR000005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.MR000005.pub4

Cohen 2012.

Methods Identification of subsequent full‐length publications
  • Searched electronic database

    • PubMed to May 2011

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Searched by all authors and keywords

    • Matching criteria not reported

Data
  • Included 378 abstracts presented at the 2000 to 2005 Society of Gynecologic Oncologists meetings

  • Included all abstracts for plenary sessions (main, focused and express)

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published

  • Median time to publication

  • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published

  • 'Positive' versus not 'positive'

  • Clinical research versus basic science research versus 'other' research

  • RCT design versus observational study design versus chart review versus 'translational' design

  • Multi‐centered versus single center

  • 'Fellowship affiliation' versus no 'fellowship affiliation'

Outcomes
  • 309 of 378 abstracts published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time

    • Median time to publication = 14 months (range = 1 to 85 months)

    • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 48 months showed proportion published = 81.7% (309/378 abstracts)

  • Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included

    • 281/343 'positive' (defined as experimental better than control) versus  28/35 not 'positive' abstract results published

    • 199/243 abstracts describing clinical research versus 66/89 abstracts describing basic science research versus 44/46 'other' studies published

    • 24/26 abstracts with RCT design versus 82/106 abstracts with an observational design versus 93/111 chart reviews versus 66/89 abstracts with 'translational' design published

    • 152/173 abstracts with multiple centers versus 157/205 abstracts with a single center published

    • 226/272 abstracts with authors with 'fellowship affiliation' versus 83/106 abstracts without a 'fellowship affiliation' published

Notes
  • Oncology ‐ gynecologic cancer

  • Funding by Dr. John A. Kerner Research Fund and Dr. Patricia Robertson and Innovations Fund

Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts for plenary sessions.
Search for publications? No Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time? Yes All meetings had at least 6 years follow‐up.
Matching? Unclear Matching criteria not reported.
Adjustment for confounding? Yes Examined association of positive results, type science, study design, multi‐center status, author status with publication using multivariable logistic regression analysis.