Localisation | Module | Publication date | Approach | Options discussed in recommendations (n) | Strength of recommendations | Role and specialty of interviewees | ||||
In favour | Neutral | Against | ||||||||
Strong | Weak | Weak | Strong | |||||||
Breast cancer | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) | IKNL, unpublished concept (27 February 2017) | GRADE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Surgeon (n=2) Radiotherapist (n=2) |
Endocrine therapy | IKNL, unpublished concept (27 March 2017) | GRADE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | |
IKNL supervisor (n=1)* Patient representative (n=1) | ||||||||||
Colorectal cancer | T1 carcinoma in polyp | 16 April 2014 (version 3) | Evidence-based | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Surgeon (n=1) Gastroenterologist (n=1) |
Adjuvant chemotherapy | 16 April 2014 (version 3) | Evidence-based | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oncologist (n=1) | |
IKNL supervisor (n=1)* Patient representative (n=1) | ||||||||||
Resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) | Stereotactic radiotherapy | 16 April 2014 (version 3) | Evidence-based (2011) and consensus-based (2013) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Radiotherapist (n=3)† |
(Neo)adjuvant radiotherapy | 16 April 2014 (version 3) | Evidence-based (2011) and consensus-based (2013) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Radiotherapist (n=1)† | |
IKNL supervisor (n=1) | ||||||||||
n=3 | n=6 | n=32 | n=12 | n=14 | n=3 | n=1 | n=2 | IKNL supervisor (n=2) Patient representative (n=2) Radiotherapist (n=5) Surgeon (n=3) Oncologist (n=1) Gastroenterologist (n=1) |
*Interviewed once, both about the breast cancer and the colorectal carcinoma guidelines.
†One radiotherapist was interviewed once about two modules of the NSCLC CPG.
CPG, clinical practice guideline; GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; IKNL, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation.