We are pleased to announce that through an extensive consensus-driven process the ICHOM Breast Cancer Primary Subset has been defined.
This subset responds to feedback from users and implementers of the ICHOM set and specifies essential, starting point measures within the full Breast cancer set. The primary subset will enable users to begin implementation more readily, with the goal of scaling up to full set implementation. The primary subset includes the case-mix and treatment variables as well as 24 clinical and patient-reported outcome measures. The latest version of the Breast Cancer Reference Guide can be found here and includes the primary subset, along with the full set. While this subset can be used as a starting point, we strongly encourage the eventual implementation and use of the full set in order to drive patient-centric shared decision making, quality improvement and value-based healthcare transformation.
We are extremely grateful for the Breast Cancer working group Steering Committee as well as the additional organizations and individuals for providing us with their precious time and invaluable expertise and knowledge to undertake this important work.
