Clinical librarian support for rapid review of clinical utility of cancer molecular biomarkers.
The clinical librarian used a restricted literature searching and quality-filtering approach to provide relevant clinical evidence for the use of cancer molecular biomarkers by institutional policy makers and clinicians in the rapid review process. The librarian-provided evidence was compared with the cited references in the institutional molecular biomarker algorithm. The overall incorporation rate of the librarian-provided references into the algorithm was above 80%. This study suggests the usefulness of clinical librarian expertise for clinical practice. The searching and filtering methods for high-level evidence can be adopted by information professionals who are involved in the rapid literature review.
a Research Medical Library , The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , Texas , USA.
Yimin
Y
Geng
Clara S
CS
Fowler
Stephanie
S
Fulton
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D016245:Librarians; D024382:Professional Role; D013997:Time Factors
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
Cancer; librarian; literature searching; molecular biomarkers; rapid review