Clinician & Researcher Master Guide

OWEN: OncWonk Evidence Nexus

A comprehensive 13-chapter operational manual for hybrid RAG search, interactive OWEN Chat, automated literature synthesis, and protocol evaluation across 130,000+ curated peer-reviewed oncology studies.

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HIPAA & PHI Compliance Notice: OWEN is not HIPAA compliant. Do not upload, paste, or store any Protected Health Information (PHI) or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in search queries, protocol PDFs, thread titles, or folder names.

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🌟 Why OWEN is Built Differently

Standard consumer AI chatbots search the open web or hallucinate plausible-sounding mechanisms.
Medical-grade AI relies on general medical literature that is rarely focused on integrative oncology.
OWEN addresses both challenges with its curated database of 130,000+ peer-reviewed studies constrained by strict clinical guardrails:

📚 130,000+ Studies Focused strictly on botanicals, nutraceuticals, vitamins, minerals, and integrative therapeutics.

🛡️ Null-Intersection Protocol Alerts you to empirical data deficits rather than fabricating speculative claims.

⚡ Gemini Context Caching Pre-caches paper cohorts in memory for instant, cost-effective multi-turn clinical synthesis.

1. Finding What You Need — Search Mastery

OWEN provides three complementary search engines accessible via the search controller:

🔍 Keyword (Exact) Full Boolean algebra with uppercase AND, OR, NOT, quotes for exact phrases ("colon cancer"), and nested ().

✨ Semantic (Vector) Discovers conceptual mechanisms and molecular pathways even when exact author terminology differs.

⚡ Hybrid (Recommended) Executes both engines and fuses ranks using Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) for optimal precision.

💡 Automated MeSH Synonyms: Typing AHCC automatically searches for Active Hexose Correlated Compound. Suggested MeSH badges above results allow 1-click query expansion.

2. Interactive Clarification Cards & Cancer Focus

Dynamic Clarification Cards

When your query is broad, OWEN dynamically surfaces interactive suggestion pills above your results:

Query: “curcumin breast cancer” → Clarification: “What subtype or context?”
[ER/PR+] [HER2+] [Triple-Negative] [Chemosensitization]

21-Category Cancer Focus Quick Selector

Dropdown selector in the top bar instantly selects thousands of studies across major tumor categories (Brain/Glioma, Breast, Colorectal, Prostate, Melanoma, Pancreatic, Ovarian, Leukemia, etc.).

3. Library Controls, Views & Sorting

Sorting Controls: Sort by Relevance / Match Rank, Publication Year (asc/desc), Title (A–Z), or Abstract Depth.
Publication Year Sliders: Narrow search results to specific date ranges (e.g. 2018 to 2026).
Layout Toggle: Switch between Card View (full abstract previews and author metadata) and Compact List View (rapid bulk triage).

4. Building Your Research Cohort (Precision Scoping)

In OWEN, you define the evidence boundary before synthesizing or chatting:

🎯 Dynamic Token Scaling: Whether you evaluate 5 targeted clinical trials, 50 comparative papers, or an entire cancer category with thousands of papers via the Cancer Focus selector, OWEN dynamically scales reasoning and token budgets to analyze the full cohort without truncation.

🛡️ Defined Corpus Requirement: To prevent clinical dilution and minimize hallucination risk, un-filtered queries across the open 130,000+ library are disabled. Users define their active corpus via search selection or the Cancer Focus dropdown.

5. The Synthesis Suite & Pre-Built Blueprints

Generates publication-grade literature reviews from your active cohort using 6 curated blueprints:

✨ Patient Explainer Clear, accessible patient-friendly summaries and takeaway explanations.

📖 Literature Review Reviews grouped by molecular mechanisms, study tiers, and clinical outcomes.

📊 Executive Key Findings Bulleted practical takeaways, evaluated dosages, and clinical stats.

🔬 Methodology Comparison Side-by-side analysis of sample sizes, human vs. animal models, and designs.

⚖️ Comparative Synthesis Compares and contrasts 2 or more substances, mechanisms, or interventions.

📋 Protocol Quick Review Evaluates an attached protocol PDF or regimen against the evidence base.

Strict Evidence Hierarchy: All reports systematically prioritize (1) Human Clinical Trials & Reviews → (2) In Vivo Animal Models → (3) In Vitro Cell Studies → (4) Pathway Modeling.

6. Interactive Molecular Pathway Diagrams (Mermaid)

Biochemical cascades automatically render as visual signaling pathways.

Hover over any diagram and click Expand (⤢) to open the full-screen interactive viewer. Press Esc to close.

7. Interactive OWEN Chat & Protocol Uploads

💬 Grounded Multi-Turn Dialogue Contextual memory preserves clinical inquiries regarding dosing safety, mechanisms, and interactions.

🔗 Clickable Blue Citations Citations appear as blue clickable pill links. Clicking automatically scrolls to that study in your library.

📎 Protocol PDF Uploads Upload de-identified lab PDFs or proposed supplement regimens to evaluate against the evidence base.

🔬 [Dig Deeper] Action Pill: Click the pill beneath any AI response to command an expanded breakdown of clinical trial dosing, bioavailability formulations, and synergy data.

8. Deep Research Engine & Prompt Extender

✨ Magic Wand (Prompt Extender)

Type basic phrases (e.g. “green tea prostate”) and click the wand to expand into rich clinical prose with MeSH terms and targets.

🔬 Autonomous Deep Research

Runs a 4-stage iterative synthesis engine with multi-stream retrieval across your library to produce an exhaustive meta-analysis in ~30–45s.

9. Exporting Citations & Word/Doc Formatting

Click the Copy for Export button on any synthesis or chat message:

...exhibits potent chemosensitization (Apoptosis Induction Potential of Curcumin, PMID: 24814981).

Converts in-app study links into publication-standard inline citations ready for Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or clinical notes.

10. Saved Consultations & Folder Management

Save Consultations (🔖): Store active research threads and paper lists to IndexedDB local storage.
Organize in Folders: Group research by cancer type (e.g. Glioblastoma, Triple-Negative Breast) or botanical compound.
Auto-Title Suggestions: OWEN automatically suggests concise clinical titles for saved consultations.

11. Personalization, Appearance & Settings Suite

Click the Settings (⚙️) icon to customize your workspace:

Theme & Accents: Toggle Light, Dark, or System mode; customize your primary accent color.
Accessibility: Adjust font scaling from 0.8x to 1.5x, toggle High Contrast mode, and adjust compactness density.

12. User Management & Administration (Admins)

Administrators can review and approve pending researcher registrations, grant admin roles, manage pre-approved colleague whitelists, and configure MeSH dictionary mappings.

13. Keyboard Shortcuts & Power Tips

Shortcut	Action
`?`	Open in-app Quick Guide
`Enter`	Execute active search query
`Esc`	Close modals, drawers, or full-screen diagrams
`Ctrl + K` / `Cmd + K`	Focus the global search bar

💡 Top Clinician Power Tip Always define your corpus first (via filtered search selection or the Cancer Focus dropdown) to generate factually anchored, publication-grade syntheses with minimized hallucination risk.

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