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ArticleJCO precision oncology2023

Implementation of Precision Oncology in the National Healthcare System: A Statement Proposal Endorsed by Italian Scientific Societies.

Gianpiero Fasola, Maria C Barducci, Valeria D Tozzi, Luigi Cavanna, Saverio Cinieri, Francesco Perrone, Carmine Pinto, Antonio Russo, Anna Sapino, Francesco Grossi and 1 more

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Article in JCO precision oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Gianpiero FasolaSanta Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, ASUFC, Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1254-4705
Maria C BarducciSanta Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, ASUFC, Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6469-9883
Valeria D TozziCentre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS), SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0660-7853
Luigi CavannaPiacenza General Hospital, AUSL Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0303-3778
Saverio CinieriComplex Medical Oncology Unit, ASL Brindisi Senatore Antonio Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy.
Francesco PerroneAssociazione Italiana Oncologia Medica (AIOM), Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9738-0526
Carmine PintoMedical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3159-5268
Antonio RussoSection of Medical Oncology, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4370-2008
Anna SapinoCandiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3542-9571
Francesco GrossiUniversity of Insubria, Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8412-3136
Giuseppe AprileDepartment of Oncology, San Bortolo General Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine · ITAssociazione Italiana Di Oncologia Medica · ITAssociazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri · ITAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITBocconi University · ITOspedale A. Perrino · ITOspedale San Bortolo · ITSocietà Italiana di Cardiologia · ITUniversity of Insubria · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePrecision oncology (PO) promises positive results for patients. To date, in Italy, the effort to implement PO has been made autonomously by regional health institutions in a top-down fashion. This approach is not very efficient and jeopardizes patients' equal access to PO. Similar outcomes have been recorded in other Western countries. We tested a method of collaboration among professionals, scientific societies, and government institutions to facilitate the delivery of PO innovation to patients' bedsides.

methodWe designed an organizational research project on the basis of a bottom-up approach. We started by observing PO-related activities in five health care authorities (HCAs) in one Italian region. We then compared the issues that emerged with those of three additional HCAs in other Italian regions. Using the results of the initial observation and adopting validated multiple-step consensus methods, we finally derived 14 statements that were approved by the four main scientific societies of oncology and pathology at the national level.

resultsThe 14 statements addressed the main issues linked to the implementation of PO in clinical practice. The strong professional consensus advocated for prompt adoption within the national healthcare system.

conclusionsThe consensus on the statements that were obtained shows the importance of a synergistic effort among professionals, scientific societies, and health care institutions in defining homogeneous solutions for innovation implementation within the health care system.

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NeoplasmsDelivery of Health CareHumansItalyPrecision MedicineSocieties, Scientific

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