The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Clinical Oncology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 5/213, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Oncology.

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-13:

• The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Etxaniz Ulazia, Olatz) and Last Author (Balana Quintero, Carmen).