-Establishing ground rules for creating new guideline topics (setting a nominations process).
-Enhancing dissemination and use of ASCO guidelines in the oncology practice community through a network of volunteer ambassadors.
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-MOVING FORWARD: ASCO's precision oncology database, CancerLinQ, is designed to help oncologists make better treatment decisions. As more data become available, more treatments will need to be finessed (and more guidelines updated) to better serve patients. This is an ever-evolving area, and getting the information to oncologists in an accessible, timely and readable manner at the point of care is crucial. As the authors put it, "It is time to [click] and drag ASCO guidelines into the 21st century." This report and the ground rules laid out in it are an important step in that direction.
"There are new drugs coming out every week, if not every day. There's an overwhelming amount of information for oncologists to keep track of. It's one thing for those of us in academic settings who see one type of cancer, but in a practice where you're treating all kinds of cancer, it's a daunting, overwhelming process. Clinical oncologists must keep up with the latest advances diagnostically and therapeutically in every cancer they might possibly encounter, and every stage of those cancers from early to advanced, and also deal with things like end-of-life care, survivorship and comorbidities or other medical problems," Lyman said.
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