AUTHOR=Chen Tianxing , Liu Yating , Gao Jing , Zhang Dekui TITLE=Visual analysis of the research hotspots in neoadjuvant therapy for patients with gastric cancer JOURNAL=Frontiers in Gastroenterology VOLUME=2 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/gastroenterology/articles/10.3389/fgstr.2023.1148787 DOI=10.3389/fgstr.2023.1148787 ISSN=2813-1169 ABSTRACT=Objective

This study aimed to analyze the research hotspots and frontiers in the field of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with gastric cancer (GC) using bibliometric and identify its developmental trends.

Methods

The literature related to neoadjuvant therapy for GC systematically retrieved between 1991 and 2021. Bibliometric methods were used to analysis the research hotspots and trends by CiteSpace and VOS-viewer software.

Results

The number of studies related to neoadjuvant therapies for GC showed an upward trend. Moreover, the current research directions were mostly focused on the clinical trials and applications of neoadjuvant therapies for GC. The frontier research directions included microsatellite instability, peritoneal metastasis, randomized controlled trials, multicenter studies, and regression analysis.

Conclusions

The interest and attention of researchers in this field are still growing. In the past five years, the literature related to neoadjuvant therapy and immunotherapy for gastric cancer has exploded. It is still an important period and a key stage for the development of neoadjuvant therapy for gastric cancer.