The Precision Medicine Policy Assessment Toolkit for Oncology (PM Toolkit) is a strategic policy guide to help countries accelerate the integration of Precision Medicine (PM) into their health systems. PM plays a critical role in helping diagnose and treat cancer, especially in its advanced stages. However, a significant global implementation gap remains, hindering its widespread adoption. While scientific breakthroughs in cancer diagnostics and treatment continue to advance rapidly, they often outpace the development of supportive policies and infrastructure.
To bridge this gap, this practical, adaptable Toolkit has been developed to support policymakers, patient advocacy groups (PAGs), and medical societies regardless of a country’s available resources or policy maturity. This PM Toolkit is designed to help countries across all income levels identify, prioritize, and implement actionable steps for advancing PM in cancer care in a context-specific and evidence-informed way.
Disclaimer: This Toolkit is intended for use by policymakers, advocacy groups, and medical societies involved in the design, evaluation, or implementation of precision medicine policies and strategies. It is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute clinical, legal, or regulatory advice.
PM TOOLKIT COMPONENTS – WHAT TO READ FIRST
A summary that will give you an overview of the approach and the PM Toolkit’s contents.
Practical steps on how to use the PM Toolkit, tailored for policymakers, advocacy groups, clinicians, and medical societies.
An easy to use and share summary of the nine essential domains for PM implementation. You could share it with your colleagues or keep it by your side while you work on the survey.
The detailed objectives and possible policy avenues to reach these objectives, by income level for more in-depth assessment and planning.
The actual PM Country Assessment Survey covers 9 domains, linking gaps to the possible policy paths. Completing this assessment is a dynamic process, you can amend your answers once you have gathered more knowledge and information, for example once you have checked the case studies or gathered expert input from your colleagues.
Best-practice examples across income levels demonstrating feasibility and success that will help you visualize possible outcomes and implementation strategies, in addition to identifying possible sponsors and partners who could advise you during your PM journey.
