title: Conflict of interests for radiation oncologists: Harnessing disclosures from policy to reality.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An increasing attention is being paid to disclosures of conflicts of interests in the field of oncology. The purpose of this study was to examine how radiation oncologists report their conflicts of interests with pharmaceutical or technology industries.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected the data of conflicts of interests disclosures in the abstract books from the annual 2012 and 2013 meetings of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Miami (FL, USA), and in Atlanta (GA, USA), respectively. Geographic origins of abstracts as well other factors were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified a total of 4219 abstracts published in the past two years. The total number of involved authors was of 28,283. All of the published abstracts had conflicts of interests disclosures. Amongst them, 563 abstracts (13.4%) reported at least one potential conflict of interests, in which 1264 (4.5%) declared a potential conflict of interests in their disclosures. Geographic distribution of abstracts with financial relationship was as following: 67.9%, 15.5%, 7.7% and 7.7% for USA, Europe, Asia/Pacifica, and Canada, respectively. Abstracts with conflict of interest originated from North America in 75.6% of cases. USA distribution was 70.6% and 29.4% for Eastern and Western, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proportion of physicians declaring financial conflicts of interests remains extremely low, whichever geographic area authors are from. In comparison to the rest of the world, the US proved itself better at declaring potential links. Changes in medical culture and education could represent a significant step to improve the process of revealing conflicts of interest in medical journal as well as in international meetings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vallard
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Espenel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langrand-Escure
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Trone
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Méry
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Mrad
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mattevi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chargari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Lucien-Neuwirth, 108 bis, avenue Albert-Raimond, BP 60008, 42271 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez cedex, France. Electronic address: nicolas.magne@icloire.fr.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Magné
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D030881:Disclosure; D004345:Drug Industry; D057766:Policy; D018787:Radiation Oncology
keywords: ASTRO; Conflicts of interests; Disclosures; Déclaration de conflits d’intérêts; Radiation oncology; Radiothérapie