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ArticleJCO global oncology2024

Conflict of Interest Disclosure in Oncology: Preliminary Insights From the Global ONCOTRUST-1 Cross-Sectional Study.

Khalid El Bairi, Salma Najem, Arman Reza Chowdhury, Abeid Omar, Omar Abdihamid, Laure-Anne Teuwen, Nada Benhima, Ainhoa Madariaga, Safa Elkefi, Fernando Cristobal Diaz and 9 more

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Article in JCO global oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

19 authors.

Khalid El BairiFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-8414-4145
Salma NajemDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID 0009-0005-3132-7836
Arman Reza ChowdhuryEvercare Cancer Centre, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-3900-2914
Abeid OmarDepartment of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Research and Referral Hospital Kenyatta Teaching University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0003-4081-8547
Omar AbdihamidGarissa Cancer Center, Garissa County Hospital, Garissa, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-3854-1043
Laure-Anne TeuwenDepartment of Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1690-8198
Nada BenhimaMedical Oncology Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-3032-2751
Ainhoa MadariagaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7166-9762
Safa ElkefiSchool of Nursing, Columbia Medical School, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Fernando Cristobal DiazLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.ORCID 0000-0002-2602-1526
Sadaqat HussainOncology Department, University Hospital of Leicester, Licester, United Kingdom.
Kristina JeneiHealth Policy Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3635-5212
Nazik HammadDivision of Hematology-Oncology, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3963-5815
Miriam MutebiDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-0809-5812
Fidel RubagumyaRwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda.
Dario TrapaniDivision of Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1672-9560
Nadia El KadmiriMolecular Engineering, Biotechnology, and Innovation Team, Geo-Bio-Environment Engineering and Innovation Laboratory, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taroudant, Ibn Zohr University, Taroudannt, Morocco.
Nasser LaoualiFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Maryam FourtassiLaboratory of Life and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco.

Funding

Cancer Health Disparities Training ProgramT32CA128582 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ENG, EUGENIA, TATE, DEBORAH F. · 2009 to 2023
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA128582
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConflicts of interest (COIs) between oncologists and industry might considerably influence how the presentation of the research results is delivered, ultimately affecting clinical decisions and policy-making. Although there are many regulations on reporting COI in high-income countries (HICs), little is known about their reporting in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Oncology Transparency Under Scrutiny and Tracking (ONCOTRUST-1) is a pilot global survey to explore the knowledge and perceptions of oncologists regarding COI. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe designed an online 27-question-based survey in the English language to explore the perceptions and knowledge of oncologists regarding COI, with an emphasis on LMICs. Descriptive statistics and the Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies guidelines were used to report the findings.

resultsONCOTRUST-1 surveyed 200 oncologists, 70.9% of them practicing in LMICs. Median age of the respondents was 36 (range, 26-84) years; 47.5% of them were women. Of the respondents, 40.5% reported weekly visits by pharmaceutical representatives to their institutions. Regarding oncologists' perceptions of COI that require disclosure, direct financial benefits, such as honoraria, ranked highest (58.5%), followed by gifts from pharmaceutical representatives (50%) and travel grants for attending conferences (44.5%). By contrast, personal or institutional research funding, sample drugs, consulting or advisory board, expert testimony, and food and beverage funded by pharmaceutical industry were less frequently considered as COI. Moreover, only 24% of surveyed oncologists could correctly categorize all situations representing a COI.

conclusionThese findings underscore the importance of clear guidelines, education, and transparency in reporting COI in oncology. This hypothesis-generating pilot survey provided the rationale for ONCOTRUST-2 study, which will compare perceptions of COI among oncologists in LMICs and HICs.

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Conflict of InterestDisclosureMedical OncologyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncologistsPilot ProjectsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMCPMC11348946

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