Precision Oncology in Canada: Converting Vision to Reality with Lessons from International Programs.

ABSTRACT: Canada's healthcare system, like others worldwide, is immersed in a process of evolution, attempting to adapt conventional frameworks of health technology assessment (HTA) and funding models to a new landscape of precision medicine in oncology. In particular, the need for real-world evidence in Canada is not matched by the necessary infrastructure and technologies required to integrate genomic and clinical data. Since healthcare systems in many developed nations face similar challenges, we adopted a solutions-based approach and conducted a search of worldwide programs in personalized medicine, with an emphasis on precision oncology. This search strategy included review articles published between 1 January 2016 and 1 March 2021 and hand-searches of their reference lists for relevant publica

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9600134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature