The NCCN Guidelines Navigator is a transformative digital format for the widely recognized NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), the gold standard for clinical decision-making in cancer care. Launched in 2025, the Navigator presents the evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations in an intuitive, interactive platform designed to enhance usability and improve clinical decision-making across the oncology continuum.
Key Features and Capabilities:
Unlike the traditional PDF format, the Navigator allows users to move seamlessly through a guideline using an interactive table of contents or advanced search features. Users can select answers in decision nodes to highlight relevant guideline pathways, simplifying the complex algorithms. The platform features color-coded navigation links, simplified viewing of in-line footnotes, and zoom capabilities.
Access to the NCCN Guidelines Navigator is free for non-commercial use with an NCCN account, furthering the NCCN's mission to make high-quality cancer care resources universally accessible.
Target Users and Use Cases:
The tool is designed for a wide range of oncology stakeholders, including clinicians (physicians, nurses, pharmacists), payers, patients, and their caregivers. Primary use cases include:
- Clinical Decision Support: Quickly accessing and navigating evidence-based cancer treatment recommendations at the point-of-care.
- Continuing Education: Users can earn CE/MOC credit for accessing the Guidelines via the Navigator through a separate paid subscription, "NCCN Guidelines in Practice™."
- Patient Education: Direct links to the NCCN Guidelines for Patients® facilitate shared decision-making and patient empowerment.
For subscribers, the Navigator features seamless integration with NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates (NCCN Templates®), which are also integrated into major Electronic Health Records (EHRs) like Epic Beacon, Flatiron Health OncoEMR, IntegraCloud, and MEDITECH.