Worldwide Productivity and Research Trend of Publications Concerning Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Study

Yang, Shengjie; Tan, Weijuan; Ma, Xiao; Qi, Lü; Wang, Xinghe

doi:10.2147/jpr.s378119

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“…Currently, acupuncture is gradually becoming involved in the treatment of cancer as an adjunctive therapy., and it has good effects on improving the complications of cancer patients, such as fatigue and pain. [8][9][10][11] There is a growing body of evidence showing that the use of acupuncture has positive implications for improving cancer-related symptoms and enhancing the quality of life of cancer patients. [12,13] Although this state of affairs is gradually gaining attention among scholars, there has not been a systematic review to organize and summarize the research in this area in detail.…”

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Current and future trends of acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Shang,

Pan,

Wang

et al. 2024

Medicine

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Background: Acupuncture, as one of the representatives of complementary therapies, is often used as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of cancer and related complications with beneficial results. Methods: We selected the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database as the data source and searched to obtain relevant literatures on the application of acupuncture in cancer treatment. The relevant literature was analyzed using CiteSpace (version 6.1.R6) and VOSviewer (version 1.6.20). Results: A total of 592 publications were included, with an overall upward trend in the number of publications. There were 135 countries or institutions involved, with China as the most published country. There were 1888 related institutions, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was the institution with the most publications. A total of 3067 authors were involved, and there were obvious collaborations between authors. There were 190 related journals, and J Clin Oncol was the most cited journal. The most frequently occurring keywords were breast cancer and management, but also other related topics such as quality of life, chemotherapy, and complementary. Conclusion: Acupuncture is gaining increasing attention as an adjunctive therapy in cancer treatment programs. Currently, relevant research focuses on acupuncture to alleviate cancer-induced comorbid symptoms, such as pain and insomnia. Future research is gradually shifting toward spiritual care, Colorectal Cancer Surgery, and systematic review.

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Current and future trends of acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Shang,

Pan,

Wang

et al. 2024

Medicine

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“…Bibliometric studies have been used in various research fields, from economics to medical research. There are studies on pain [19][20][21] and non-invasive neuromodulation. 15,[22][23][24] However, based on our research, bibliometric studies regarding tDCS and pain have not been published.…”

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Pain and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Bibliometric Analysis

Chiriac,

Leucuța,

Moșoiu

2023

JPR

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Context Pain management is a constant struggle. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a neuromodulation technique with proved efficacy in chronic pain. Objective The aim of the study is to provide a bibliometric perspective regarding articles on pain and tDCS. Having a visualized and systematically overview of publication trends, new research ideas could arise for clinicians. Methods Articles on pain and tDCS were retrieved from Web of Science database. Using the R software version 4.1.2 and the “biblioshiny” R package, a quantitative and statistical analysis was performed. Time trend, number of publications, journals and authors, author country and institution, as well as citations and references were visualized. Results A total of 554 publication fulfilled the criteria and were analyzed. The scientific production has been increasing over time with an annual growth of 17.1%. Brain Stimulation Journal and Journal of Pain are the leading journals regarding articles and citations. Fregni F. (83 articles) is the most prolific researcher with important authorship in the field. USA is the country with most authors involved in the topic (558 authors), whereas the leading institution is represented by Universidade Federal Rio Grande Do Sul (84 articles). Lefaucheur JP. article from 2017 has the maximum citations, while keywords in trend in the last three years are osteoarthritis and low back pain. Conclusion This is the first bibliometric study that reflects the trends of tDCS in the field of pain. Journals as well as authors are limited and clustered. However the number of articles as well as number of citations are constantly increasing, supporting the idea that this is an emerging topic. The information obtained could be an important practical basis for future pain management research.

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“…Neuropathic pain, as a common pattern of chronic pain, is characterized by spontaneous pain and mechanical allodynia, mechanistically attributed to neuroinflammatory and neuroplastic changes that damage the somatosensory system. 1 , 2 , 3 Many patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, infections, and diabetes, etc., are accompanied by this prevalent symptom, in turn affecting their quality of life as well as their ability to receive effective treatment. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 Of note, neuropathic pain presents in 39% of cancer patients, which has been well recognized as cancer-related neuropathic pain and studied recently.…”

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Contribution of immune cells to cancer-related neuropathic pain: An updated review

Pan

Lai

et al. 2023

Mol Pain

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Given that the incidence of cancer is dramatically increasing nowadays, cancer-related neuropathic pain including tumor-related and therapy-related pain gradually attracts more attention from researchers, which basically behaves as a metabolic-neuro-immune disorder with worse clinical outcomes and prognosis. Among various mechanisms of neuropathic pain, the common underlying one is the activation of inflammatory responses around the injured or affected nerve(s). Innate and adaptive immune reactions following nerve injury together contribute to the regulation of pain. On the other hand, the tumor immune microenvironment involving immune cells, as exemplified by lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and dendritic cells, inflammatory mediators as well as tumor metastasis have added additional characteristics for studying the initiation and maintenance of cancer-related neuropathic pain. Of interest, these immune cells in tumor microenvironment exert potent functions in promoting neuropathic pain through different signaling pathways. To this end, this review mainly focuses on the contribution of different types of immune cells to cancer-related neuropathic pain, aims to provide a comprehensive summary of how these immune cells derived from the certain tumor microenvironment participate in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. Furthermore, the clarification of roles of various immune cells in different tumor immune microenvironments associated with certain cancers under neuropathic pain states constitutes innovative biology that takes the pain field in a different direction, and thereby provides more opportunities for novel approaches for the prevention and treatment of cancer-related neuropathic pain.

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Worldwide Productivity and Research Trend of Publications Concerning Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Study

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Current and future trends of acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Current and future trends of acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Pain and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Bibliometric Analysis

Contribution of immune cells to cancer-related neuropathic pain: An updated review

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