Expert-based collaborative analysis of the situation and prospects of biomarker test implementation in oncology in Spain

© 2024. The Author(s)..

PURPOSE: Biomarkers as screening for precision medicine is a fundamental step. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, to highlight the existing barriers in the implementation of Precision Medicine in Spain, with a special emphasis on barriers in access to the determination of biomarkers. Second, to provide a Roadmap that can help implement Precision Medicine equitably at the national level and optimize the use of biomarkers.

METHODS: A systematic review of literature (SRL) and a focus group (FG) with multidisciplinary experts has been carried out in 2023. Participants were contacted individually, and discourse analysis was processed anonymously.

RESULTS: We carried out a quantitative (SRL) and a qualitative approach (FG). The discourse analysis and roadmap were sent individually to each expert for approval.

CONCLUSIONS: The potential of Precision Medicine has not been fulfilled in Spain. While several regional initiatives are in place, a national plan or strategy around Precision Medicine and use of biomarkers is lacking. In a general context of rapid progress at a global and European level, including the 2021 Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, it is time to define and implement a National Plan to make the promise come true. While some comparable countries within Europe - such as the UK or France - are mature enough to adopt such strategies, in Spain there is still a long way to go. We consider that the different strands of work outlined in the Roadmap can be used as basis for such purpose.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 26(2024), 4 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 985-990

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mestre-Ferrándiz, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Franch Camino, Blanca [VerfasserIn]
Hidalgo, Álvaro [VerfasserIn]
Del Llano Núñez-Cortés, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Del Llano Señarís, Juan Ernesto [VerfasserIn]
Lumbreras, Blanca [VerfasserIn]
Beas Pedraza, David [VerfasserIn]
Nuño-Solinís, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Paz-Ares, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Ramón Y Cajal, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, Miguel Javier [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Journal Article
Oncology
Policy Roadmap
Precision Medicine
Spain
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12094-023-03338-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366971069