Author Financial Conflicts of Interest, Industry Funding, and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anticancer Drugs

This study explored financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) among authors of published guidelines and consensus statements and their relationship to endorsement of specific drugs.  93% of recent articles reported FCOI status.  Of articles publishing funding sources, 65% reported partial or full industry funding.  Endorsement of chemotherapeutic agents was strongly associated with FCOIs (p=0.001).