Oncology Practice Insider

On September 3, 2019, ASCO posted the "Use of Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Guideline Update". The decision regarding choice of endocrine therapy should take into consideration age, baseline comorbidities, and adverse effect profiles.

On August 5, ASCO published the Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer Guideline.

On July 22, ASCO published the Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Guideline.

On June 17, ASCO posted the Role of Patient and Disease Factors in Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Decision-Making for Early-Stage, Operable Breast Cancer Guideline Update. A podcast interview with ASCO’s Guideline Co-Chair explains the content of the update.

On June 10, 2019, ASCO published the Potentially Curable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Guideline Update. Listen to the podcast interview where the Co-Chairs discuss the updated recommendation

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent clarification of its opioid prescribing guideline, leadership from ASCO, the American Society of Hematology (ASH), and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) published a new op-ed on the need to quickly  reverse restrictions on opioid prescribing based on misinterpretations of the CDC guideline.

Use of the ASCO Guidelines App may provide credit for up to 2 MIPS Improvement Activities! With this app you can search selected ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines with the tap of your finger. Expert recommendations, algorithms, and calculators help make decisions at the point-of-care.

The Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee (CPGC) is conducting a survey to solicit topics for clinical practice guideline development, and the CPGC would like to invite members of other ASCO Committees to participate in the process. The CPGC has delegated the identification and prioritization of guideline topics to their Guideline Advisory Groups (AGs). The AGs will consider topics suggested by the ASCO membership when revisiting current priorities.