MARKO SKELIN1,2,3,*, BRUNA PERKOV-STIPIČIN1, SANJA VUŠKOVIĆ4, MARINA ŠANDRK PLEHAČEK5, ANE BAŠIĆ6, DAVID ŠARČEVIĆ7, MAJA ILIĆ8, IVAN KREČAK2,3,9
Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.5, pp. 807-815, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.048948
- 23 April 2024
Abstract Background: The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines are among the most comprehensive and widely used clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) globally. However, the level of scientific evidence supporting ESMO CPG recommendations has not been systematically investigated. This study assessed ESMO CPG levels of evidence (LOE) and grades of recommendations (GOR), as well as their trends over time across various cancer settings. Methods: We manually extracted every recommendation with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) classification from each CPG. We examined the distribution of LOE and GOR in all available ESMO CPG guidelines across… More >