Fourteen years of evolution of ESMO Guidelines: from the minimum recommendations to the Consensus Conference-derived guidelines.

摘要

During the last two decades various Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) have been developed by professional associations, institutions or medical societies at an international, national or regional level. CPGs are defined as 'systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances' [1]. CPGs are based on the evidence-based medicine system and are a tool for transferring evidence from clinical research into practice and for influencing practitioner's attitude [2].