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. 2014 Oct 17;9(10):e110469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110469

Table 4. Current Oncology Consensus Statements and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Current Oncology
Consensus Statements
Paper Year published Pharma sponsored AGREE Domain 3 (%) AGREE Domain 6 (%) Sponsors product endorsed
Recommendations of the Canadian Consensus Group onthe Management of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia [12] 2006 50 50
Updated recommendations from the Canadian Nationalconsensus meeting on HER2/neu testing in breast cancer[13] 2007 7 17
Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada ConsensusMeeting on Practice Guidelines - Raising the Standard ofCare in Canada for Early Stage Rectal Cancer [14] 2009 22 64
The role of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor TyrosineKinase Inhibitors as Therapy for Advanced, Metastatic andRecurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Canadian NationalConsensus Statement [15] 2009 67 46
Consensus recommendations for the use of anti-EGFRtherapies in metastatic colorectal cancer [16] 2010 6 54
Eastern Canadian Colorectal Cancer ConsensusConference: setting the limits of resectable disease [17] 2010 32 21
Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis andmanagement of well-differentiated gastroenterohepaticneuroendocrine tumours: a revised statement from aCanadian national expert group [18] 2010 23 79
Diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma:results of a consensus meeting of The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre [19] 2010 33 25
Consensus Statements pre IOM 2011 (n = 8), Mean (95% Confidence Interval) 30 (16, 44) 45 (29, 60)
Multidisciplinary Canadian consensus recommendations forthe management and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma [20] 2011 56 75
Canadian Expert Group consensus recommendations: KRAStesting in colorectal cancer [21] 2011 19 58
Report from the 13th Annual Western CanadianGastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference [22] 2012 43 46
Consensus recommendations for cancer rehabilitation:research and education priorities [23] 2013 14 79
Endocrine therapy for postmenopausal women withhormone receptor–positive her2–negative advancedbreast cancer after progression or recurrence on nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor therapy: a Canadian consensus statement [24] 2013 40 63
Eastern Canadian Colorectal Cancer ConsensusConference: standards of care for the treatment of patients with rectal, pancreatic, andgastrointestinal stromaltumours and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours [25] 2013 29 33
Consensus Statements post IOM 2011 (n = 6), Mean (95% Confidence Interval) 34 (21, 46) 59 (45, 73)
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Bortezomib in Multiple Myeloma and Lymphoma: Asystematic review and clinical practice guideline [26] 2006 82 88
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of carcinoidtumours, part 1: the gastrointestinal tract. A statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group [27] 2006 20 13
The role of oxaliplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil andfolinic acid in the first- and second-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer: a systematic review and clinical practice guideline [28] 2006 74 21
Canadian Recommendations for the Treatment ofGlioblastoma Multiforme [29] 2007 19 17
Melanoma Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario’sProgram in Evidence-Based Care Mot. Temozolomide for the Treatment of MetastaticMelanoma: A PracticeGuideline [30] 2007 80 92
Ifosfamide-based combination chemotherapy in advancedsoft tissue sarcoma: a systematic review and clinical practice guideline [31] 2007 61 96
Management of Single Brain Metastases: A PracticeGuideline [32] 2007 79 92
Alemtuzumab in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: ASystematic Review and Clinical Practice Guideline [33] 2007 81 100
Single-Agent Interleukin-2 in the Treatment of MetastaticMelanoma: A Clinical Practice Guideline [34] 2007 78 100
Biochemotherapy for the Treatment of MetastaticMalignant Melanoma: A Clinical Practice Guideline [35] 2008 43 75
Dose-intensive Chemotherapy with Growth Factor or Autologous Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Support inFirst-line Treatment of Advanced or MetastaticAdult Soft Tissue Sarcoma – A Clinical PracticeGuideline [36] 2008 89 100
Epidermal growth factor receptor targeted therapy in stageIII and IV head and neck cancer [37] 2010 85 79
Follow-up for women after treatment for cervical cancer[38] 2010 78 79
Clinical Practice Guidelines pre IOM 2011 (n = 13) Mean (95% Confidence Interval) 67 (54, 80) 73 (55, 91)
Canadian College of Medical Geneticists guidelines for theindications, analysis, and reporting of cancer specimens [39] 2011 18 46
Systemic therapy for advanced gastric cancer: a clinicalpractice guideline [40] 2011 84 83
Survivorship services for adult cancer populations: a pan-Canadian guideline [41] 2011 84 96
Invasive mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer: aclinical practice guideline [42] 2011 75 83
Management of a suspicious adnexal mass: a clinicalpractice guideline [43] 2012 80 63
Lenalidomide in multiple myeloma – a practice guideline[44] 2013 75 83
Chemotherapy (gemcitabine, docetaxel plus gemcitabine,doxorubicin, or trabectedin) in inoperable, locallyadvanced, recurrent, or metastatic uterineleiomyosarcoma: a clinical practice guideline [45] 2013 82 88
Role of endolaryngeal surgery (with or without laser)compared with radiotherapy in the managementof early (T1) glottic cancer: a clinical practiceguideline [46] 2013 74 79
Surgical margins and handling of soft-tissue sarcoma inextremities: a clinical practice guideline [47] 2013 77 100
Liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases [48] 2013 80 83
A pan-Canadian practice guideline and algorithm:screening, assessment, and supportive care ofadults with cancer-related fatigue [49] 2013 75 38
Clinical Practice Guidelines post IOM 2011 (n = 11) Mean (95% Confidence Interval) 73 (62, 84) 77 (65, 88)