Inventory of oncologists' unmet needs for tools to support decision-making about palliative treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Ellen G EngelhardtDóra RévészHans J TammingaCornelis J A PuntMiriam KoopmanBregje D Onwuteaka-PhilipsenEwout W SteyerbergHenrica C W de VetVeerle M H CoupéPublished in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2018)
Experienced oncologists indicate that their treatment advice is currently almost solely based on the available clinical guidelines. They experience a lack of good quality DSS to help them personalize their treatment advice. New tools integrating multiple treatment options and providing a broad range of clinically relevant outcomes are urgently needed to stimulate and safeguard more personalized treatment decision-making.