Walter Kocha

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Walter Kocha is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Kocha has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Oncology, 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Walter Kocha's work include Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (16 papers), Lung Cancer Research Studies (15 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (11 papers). Walter Kocha is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (16 papers), Lung Cancer Research Studies (15 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (11 papers). Walter Kocha collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Walter Kocha's co-authors include Norman Estes, David P. Kelsen, Daniel G. Haller, Jack A. Roth, Jaffer A. Ajani, Joanne Mortimer, Bruce D. Minsky, Leonard L. Gunderson, Jean A. Maroun and Robert J. Ginsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Walter Kocha

53 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery Compared with Surgery Alone for Localized Esophageal Cancer

1998 997 citations Walter Kocha et al. profile →
Comparison of Oral Capecitabine Versus Intravenous Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin as First-Line Treatment in 605 Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results of a Randomized Phase III Study

2001 882 citations Walter Kocha, Jean A. Maroun et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter Kocha Canada	28	2.6k	2.4k	2.1k	749	459	53	4.7k
Akihide Matsumura Japan	32	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	505 0.7×	728 1.6×	110	3.8k
Jacob J. Lokich United States	35	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	961 0.5×	562 0.8×	285 0.6×	156	4.0k
Margot Tesselaar Netherlands	31	1.9k 0.8×	916 0.4×	763 0.4×	835 1.1×	524 1.1×	123	3.6k
Henk Boot Netherlands	38	1.6k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	4.7k 2.2×	534 0.7×	307 0.7×	138	7.1k
A. Laplanche France	31	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	497 0.7×	123 0.3×	82	4.6k
Stéphane Culine France	27	3.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	302 0.4×	225 0.5×	109	5.4k
Jean‐François Seitz France	38	4.2k 1.6×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	468 0.6×	157 0.3×	130	5.9k
Pierre Ruffiè France	27	1.7k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	483 0.2×	676 0.9×	461 1.0×	88	4.9k
R.D. James United Kingdom	27	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	348 0.5×	107 0.2×	58	4.5k
Mark S. Talamonti United States	35	3.8k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 2.2×	523 1.1×	96	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Kocha

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Lock, Michael, et al.. (2015). Abscopal Effects: Case Report and Emerging Opportunities. Cureus. 7(10). e344–e344. 27 indexed citations

Hoover, Douglas A., Dante P. I. Capaldi, Khadija Sheikh, et al.. (2014). Functional lung avoidance for individualized radiotherapy (FLAIR): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 934–934. 45 indexed citations

Kocha, Walter, Jean A. Maroun, Hagen F. Kennecke, et al.. (2010). Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Well-Differentiated Gastroenterohepatic Neuroendocrine Tumours: A Revised Statement from a Canadian National Expert Group. Current Oncology. 17(3). 49–64. 33 indexed citations

Dingle, B., George Rodrigues, Mark Vincent, et al.. (2010). Analysis of a Novel Protocol of Combined Induction Chemotherapy and Concurrent Chemoradiation in Unresected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Ten-Year Experience With Vinblastine, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy. Clinical Lung Cancer. 11(4). 243–250. 8 indexed citations

Phan, Alexandria T., Kjell Öberg, Junsung Choi, et al.. (2010). NANETS Consensus Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors. Pancreas. 39(6). 784–798. 124 indexed citations

Yu, Edward, Patricia Tai, Jawaid Younus, et al.. (2009). Postoperative Extended-Volume External-Beam Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Esophageal Cancer Patients: A Prospective Experience. Current Oncology. 16(4). 48–54. 14 indexed citations

Durán, Ignacio, Le Liu, David L. Saltman, et al.. (2005). A phase II trial of temsirolimus in metastatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(16_suppl). 3096–3096. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Edward, George Rodrigues, Larry Stitt, et al.. (2004). Is extended volume external beam radiation therapy covering the anastomotic site beneficial in post-esophagectomy high risk patients?. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 73(2). 141–148. 15 indexed citations

Tomiak, Anna, Mark Vincent, Craig C. Earle, et al.. (2001). Thymidylate Synthase Expression in Stage II and III Colon Cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24(6). 597–602. 32 indexed citations

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Joseph, Mariamma, Diponkar Banerjee, Walter Kocha, et al.. (2001). Metallothionein expression in patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung. Cancer. 92(4). 836–842. 27 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Laurie E., Kathryn Winter, Walter Kocha, et al.. (2000). A Phase I/II study of external beam radiation, brachytherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy for patients with localized carcinoma of the esophagus (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study 9207). Cancer. 88(5). 988–995. 124 indexed citations

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Tomiak, Anna, Mark Vincent, Walter Kocha, et al.. (2000). Standard Dose (Mayo Regimen) 5-Fluorouracil and Low Dose Folinic Acid: Prohibitive Toxicity?. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(1). 94–98. 27 indexed citations

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Jonker, Derek J., Jean A. Maroun, & Walter Kocha. (2000). Survival benefit of chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Cancer. 82(11). 1789–1794. 75 indexed citations

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Fisher, Barbara J., Francisco Perera, Walter Kocha, et al.. (1999). Analysis of the clinical benefit of 5-fluorouracil and radiation treatment in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 45(2). 291–295. 32 indexed citations

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Videtic, Gregory M.M., Walter Kocha, & Richard Malthaner. (1999). HIV Complicates the Management of Oncological Emergencies: A Case Involving the Superior Vena Cava Syndrome. Clinical Oncology. 11(5). 355–357. 1 indexed citations

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Videtic, Gregory M.M., Barbara J. Fisher, Francisco Perera, et al.. (1998). Preoperative radiation with concurrent 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion for locally advanced unresectable rectal cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 42(2). 319–324. 71 indexed citations

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OʼConnell, M. J., John A. Laurie, Michael Kahn, et al.. (1998). Prospectively randomized trial of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with high-risk colon cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 16(1). 295–300. 289 indexed citations

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Dar, A. Rashid, Edward Yu, Larry Stitt, et al.. (1997). Superior vena cava obstruction in small-cell lung cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 38(3). 513–520. 29 indexed citations

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Gaspar, Laurie E., Chunlin Qian, Walter Kocha, et al.. (1997). A phase study of external beam radiation, brachytherapy and concurrent chemotherapy in localized cancer of the esophagus (RTOG 92-07): Preliminary toxicity report. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 37(3). 593–599. 76 indexed citations

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Eisenhauer, Elizabeth A., William K. Evans, Nevin Murray, et al.. (1988). A phase II study of VP-16 and cisplatin in patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma. Investigational New Drugs. 6(4). 327–329. 22 indexed citations

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