As we near the end of 2018, let’s take a look at some of the MSK publications that received a high amount of online attention throughout the year.

Combined, the following three articles appeared in 592 news outlets, 36 blog posts, and 2,812 tweets. This data, compiled by Altmetric, tracks the mentions of publications across the web, assigning a weighted score indicating the amount of attention received. These articles are in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric. 

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Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test. Science. 2018 February 23; 359(6378):926-930.

Man against machine: Diagnostic performance of a deep learning convolutional neural network for dermoscopic melanoma recognition in comparison to 58 dermatologists. Annals of Oncology. 2018 August 01; 29(8):1836-1842.

Efficacy of larotrectinib in TRK fusion-positive cancers in adults and children. New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 February 22; 378(8):731-739.