This article interprets the version 3. 2018 of NCCN guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Compared with the version 9. 2017 of the guidelines, the new version has been updated based on the latest evidence-based evidence, laying the emphasis on genotyping and targeted therapy, and standardizes the principles of pathological evaluation and molecular detection, systematically recommends treatment after resistance to targeted therapy, and specifies the population with driver gene alterations for immunotherapy. All of which could guide clinical practice with higher efficacy more precisely.
Ovarian cancer is one of the common malignant tumors of female genital organs. In gynecological tumors, the incidence rate of ovarian cancer ranks the third after cervical cancer and uterine body cancer, but the death rate of ovarian cancer ranks the first, posing a serious threat to women’s life and health. In recent years, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) clinical practice guidelines for ovarian cancer has become an important basis for diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. In this paper, we interpret the latest version (version 4. 2017) of NCCN clinical practice guidelines for ovarian cancer for its better clinical application.
Based on new clinical evidence, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) annually updates and releases the "NCCN Guidelines for the Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" which has become the reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment approved and complied by clinicians worldwide. On November 25, 2020, the latest 2021 V1 version of "NCCN Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" (hereinafter referred to as "Guidelines") was released. Compared with the 8th edition of the "Guidelines" in 2020, many updates focused on the progress of targeted and immunotherapy. This article will provide the interpretations of the updated therapy content of this edition of the guidelines.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released the latest version 1, 2022 of "NCCN guidelines for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer" (hereinafter referred to as "guideline"). Based on high-quality evidence-based medicine, this guideline provides references of clinical diagnosis and treatment for clinicians around the world. Compared with the version 3, 2021 of the "guideline", updates and revisions mainly focused on the progress of radiotherapy and systemic treatment. This article will interpret the updated therapy content in this new version of the "guideline".
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated and released the latest content of the NCCN guidelines for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the version 1, 2022. Based on high-quality clinical evidence and the latest research progress of the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC, the guidelines have been widely recognized and welcomed by clinicians around the world. Compared with the version 7, 2021, the new version has been updated and revised in some parts of chapters and sections, mainly focusing on targeted therapies and molecular testing. This article will interpret the updated therapy content of the new version.
Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. Early screening of lung cancer proves to be effective in improving its prognosis. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated and released version 2, 2022 NCCN clinical practice guidelines for lung cancer screening in July, 2022. Based on high-quality clinical evidence and the latest research progress, the guidelines have developed and updated criteria for lung cancer screening which have been widely recognized by clinicians around the world. Compared with Chinese lung cancer screening guidelines, this article will interpret the updated content of the brand new 2022 NCCN screening guidelines, providing some reference for the current lung cancer screening practice in our country.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated and released the latest content of NCCN guidelines version 1. 2023 thymomas and thymic carcinomas (known as "guidelines"). The guideline sets standards for the diagnosis and treatment of thymoma and thymic carcinoma based on high quality clinical evidence and the latest advances in research. There have been some updates and revisions in the latest two versions of the guidelines, mainly focusing on the principles of radiotherapy, the principles of systematic therapy, multidisciplinary participation and the improvement of some footnotes, compared with the first version of the guidelines in 2022. In this paper, the contents of the new guideline will be interpreted in order to provide reference for the work of thymoma and thymic carcinoma in our country at the present stage.
Lung cancer is the malignancy with the highest incidence and mortality rate in China. In recent years, the popular use of low-dose computed tomography in the population has led to an increase in the detection rate of pulmonary nodules. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) updated and released the NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology for non-small cell lung cancer (version 2.2023) on February 17, 2023. This article will interpret the main updates of the new guideline and compare it with the domestic lung cancer treatment guidelines, providing new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer for Chinese clinicians.
Breast cancer, the most common malignancy in the world, also causes the most death cases of women among malignancies. Breast cancer risk reduction guidelines (version 2023) was updated by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Based on high-level evidences from evidence-based medicine and the latest research progress, the guidelines provided standardized guidance for breast cancer risk assessment and risk reduction strategies for individuals without a history of invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ, which has attracted widespread attention from clinicians worldwide. Breast cancer is also the most common malignancy in Chinese women, and the number of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases each year in China ranks first in the world due to the large population, so the breast cancer prevention has become a major public health challenge in China. Aimed to provide reference for breast cancer prevention in China, this article interpreted the guidelines (the new version) based on the characteristics of breast structure in Asian women and the epidemiological characteristics of breast cancer in China.
Upper gastrointestinal tract cancers originating in the esophagus or esophagogastric junction constitute a major global health problem. On February 28, 2023, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released the clinical practice guidelines for esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer (version 1.2023). This article will interpret the main updates related to the treatment and follow-up in this version compared to the version 5.2022, in order to provide the Chinese clinicians a better basis and reference for the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases.