Conflict Of Interest

Use of PubMed’s conflict-of-interest field has increased over time, but utilization remains limited, according to research published in PLOS One.

According to published results, the presence of financial conflicts of interest and industry funding in lower extremity arthroplasty research was associated with favorable conclusions for new technologies.

Many academic oncologists at U.S. public medical schools receive considerable industry payments, some of which are sizeable compared with their annual salaries, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Many studies that evaluate the use, therapeutic effects and characteristics of cannabidiol, or CBD, are produced by authors with conflicts of interest that tie them to the industry and potentially lead to bias, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ASCO identified significant discordance between company-reported and self-disclosed financial relationships among authors of clinical oncology research studies, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Reporting of financial ties to industry has become an increasingly contentious, ethically murky area in both oncologic research and clinical practice.

The ACP said it uses an intensive process to evaluate and manage conflicts of interest among those who participate in the development of clinical guidelines.

Authors of ASCO clinical practice guidelines frequently have financial conflicts of interest, many of which are not reported accurately, according to study results published in Cancer.