title: Supportive care treatment guidelines: value, limitations, and opportunities.
abstract: Evidence-based guidelines in clinical oncology practice are now prominent, with emphasis on clinical, health outcome and economic perspectives. Given the complexity of cancer management, a multidisciplinary approach is essential. Evidence-based guidelines to address supportive cancer care have merged expert opinion, systematic evaluation of clinical and research data, and meta-analyses of clinical trials. Production of supportive care guidelines by the interdisciplinary team is dependent on sufficient high-quality research studies. Once published, it is essential they be customized at institutional and national levels. Implementation in clinical practice is perhaps the greatest challenge. Optimal management occurs through integration of country-specific issues, including care access, healthcare resources, information technology, and national coordination of healthcare practices. The purpose of this article is to: (1) provide an overview of interdisciplinary cancer management using evidence-based guidelines; (2) delineate the theory and practice of guideline dissemination, utilization and outcome assessment; and (3) recommend future research strategies to maximize guidelines use in clinical practice.
authors: Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-1605, USA. peterson@nso.uchc.edu
authors: Douglas E
authors: DE
authors: Peterson
authors: Rene-Jean
authors: RJ
authors: Bensadoun
authors: Rajesh V
authors: RV
authors: Lalla
authors: Deborah B
authors: DB
authors: McGuire
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