National Institutes of Health Funding to Support Radiation Oncology Research: A Comparative Trend Analysis Over a Decade, 2011-2021
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose: Funding to support radiation oncology discovery and research is essential for advancement in therapeutic strategies to improve outcomes for patients with cancer. We aimed to comprehensively characterize trends in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding that supports radiation oncology research over time to identify trends, successes, and areas for improvement. Methods and Materials: testing was used to assess differences in proportions of categorical variables. Results: = .075). Conclusions: Despite radiation therapy's essential role in multidisciplinary cancer care, NIH, and National Cancer Institute funding to support radiation oncology research has remained disproportionally low over the last decade. These data may be useful to inform future policy aimed at promoting research advancement in radiation oncology both at the micro (individual) as well as macro (institutional and national) level.
Source: Advances in Radiation Oncology
Authors: Amir Razavi, Michael K. Rooney, Clifton D. Fuller, James B. Yu, Neil T. Pfister, Charles R. Thomas, John M. Buatti, Sophia C. Kamran, Heather M. McGee, Debra Nana Yeboa, Ana P. Kiess, Andrew M. Baschnagel, Randall J. Kimple
Institutions: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Medicine, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Cancer Center, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, City Of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W4409669889