Recommendations for supportive care and best supportive care in NCCN clinical practice guidelines for treatment of cancer: Differences between solid tumor and hematologic malignancy guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is unclear how NCCN guidelines recommend "supportive care" and "best supportive care" in oncology practice. We examined the usage of "supportive care" and "best supportive care" in NCCN guidelines and compared between solid tumor and hematologic malignancy guidelines.

Methods

We reviewed all updated NCCN Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer in October 2019. We documented the frequency of occurrence, definition, and timing of introduction of each term. We compared between solid tumor and hematologic malignancy guidelines.

Results

We identified a total of 37 solid tumor and 16 hematologic guidelines. Thirty-seven (70%) guidelines mentioned "supportive care" and 36 (68%) mentioned "best supportive care." Hematologic guidelines were significantly more likely than

SUBMITTER: Mo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8641046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature