Inventory of oncologists’ unmet needs for tools to support decision-making about palliative treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer

Table 2 Oncologists’ familiarity with and use of DSS

		N^a
Familiarity with DSS (n = 31 responders)	Not familiar with any DSS	27
	Familiar with SPICT	0
	Familiar with the nomogram developed by Fendler et al.^b	4
DSS use in clinical practice (n = 21 responders)	Nomogram developed by Fendler et al.^b	1

DSS decision support systems, SPICT Supportive and palliative care indicators tool
^aNumbers do not add up to 41 due to missing data or because respondents could provide multiple answers
^bThe Fendler et al. nomogram aims to help decision making about whether selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is indicated for hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer. Predictions are based on 4 factors, namely: no liver surgery before SIRT, CEA serum level, transaminase toxicity level, and summed computed tomography (CT) size of the largest two liver lesions⁴

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