Behind the Guidelines: Insights into the Standard of Care in Oncology 2026 (NCCN Guidelines® Insights 2026)

In each issue of JNCCN, NCCN panel members shed light on the deliberation process behind the creation of the NCCN Guidelines, clarifying why and how these important decisions are made. NCCN Guidelines Insights are designed to assist readers in understanding some of the issues that panel members face and the ways they apply data to make recommendations. 

The goal of the NCCN Guidelines Insights is to educate clinicians on the most up-to-date treatment recommendations, important issues, controversies, recent scientific findings, and the rationale for oncology practice decision-making. 

Target Audience

These journal articles are designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who care for patients with cancer. 

Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Lantheus, Lilly, Novartis, and Recordati Rare Diseases Inc. This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK. This activity is supported by a medical education grant from Exelixis, Inc.

Course summary
Course opens: 
01/10/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Cost:
$0.00

NCCN Continuing Education Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of NCCN that all planners, faculty, moderators, authors, reviewers and anyone involved in the planning and delivery of NCCN continuing education activities are expected to disclose ALL financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. The ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence require that individuals who refuse to provide this information will be disqualified from involvement in the planning and implementation of accredited continuing education presented by NCCN. NCCN identifies, mitigates and discloses to learners all relevant financial relationships.

In addition, all content has been reviewed to ensure education promotes safe, effective patient care and does not promote the products or services of an ineligible company. Content, including any presentation of therapeutic options, is fair, balanced, evidence-based, scientifically accurate, and free of commercial bias and marketing. 

Definitions  

Ineligible Company: An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Relevant Financial Relationships: Financial relationships of any dollar amount occurring within the past 24 months are defined as relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold. We ask for disclosure of ALL financial relationships with ineligible companies, regardless of the amount and regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.

Faculty Disclaimers  

All faculty for this continuing education activity are competent in the subject matter and qualified by experience, training, and/or preparation for the tasks and methods of delivery.

Faculty presentations may include discussion of off-label use. Faculty will disclose that the use in question is not currently approved by the FDA per the product labeling or marketing.

Full disclosure of faculty relationships will be made prior to the activity.

This program has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians and will award contact hours for nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals. Complete accreditation information is provided before each individual educational activity.

 
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Required Hardware/software

To access this activity, users will need:

  • A device with an Internet connection
  • Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for article and certificate viewing/printing