A framework to rank genomic alterations as targets for cancer precision medicine: the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT)
Mateo J, Chakravarty D, Dienstmann R, Jezdic S, Gonzalez-Perez A, Lopez-Bigas N, Ng CKY, Bedard PL, Tortora G, Douillard J, Van Allen EM, Schultz N, Swanton C, André F, Pusztai L. A framework to rank genomic alterations as targets for cancer precision medicine: the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT). Annals Of Oncology 2018, 29: 1895-1902. PMID: 30137196, PMCID: PMC6158764, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsESMO ScaleMolecular targetsClinical actionabilityPrecision Medicine Working GroupGenomic alterationsPrecision medicineRoutine clinical decisionEvidence-based criteriaMedicine Working GroupLack of evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical benefitClinical evidencePatient populationClassification systemClinical managementCancer precision medicineInvestigational targetsPatient managementMolecular aberrationsTumor typesClinical decisionClinical targetsAvailable evidenceEuropean Society