Evidence Underlying Recommendations and Payments from Industry to Authors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines.
Xu LiuLing-Long TangYan-Ping MaoQing LiuYing SunLei ChenJin-Ching LinJun MaPublished in: The oncologist (2018)
The authors found that the majority (71.9%) of systemic treatment recommendations issued in the current National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines were based on low-level evidence. Physicians should remain cautious when using current guidelines as the sole source guiding patient care decisions.