Changes in Length and Complexity of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, 1996-2019

Benjamin H Kann; Skyler B Johnson; Hugo J W L Aerts; Raymond H Mak; Paul L Nguyen

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0841

Changes in Length and Complexity of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, 1996-2019

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e200841. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0841.

Authors

Benjamin H Kann^{1

2}, Skyler B Johnson³, Hugo J W L Aerts^{1

2}, Raymond H Mak^{1

2}, Paul L Nguyen¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Huntsman Cancer Institute, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study calculates the increase in clinical cancer knowledge represented in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines from 1996 to 2019.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Oncology / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Retrospective Studies