The impact of tumor board on cancer care: evidence from an umbrella review

ML Specchia, EM Frisicale, E Carini, A Di Pilla… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Tumor Boards (TBs) are Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings in
which different specialists work together closely sharing clinical decisions in cancer care …

Tumor boards: optimizing the structure and improving efficiency of multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer worldwide

NS El Saghir, NL Keating, RW Carlson… - American Society of …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Multidisciplinary management tumor boards are now conducted worldwide for the
management of patients with cancer. Studies evaluating their influence on decision making …

Benefits and limitations of a multidisciplinary approach in cancer patient management

R Berardi, F Morgese, S Rinaldi, M Torniai… - Cancer Management …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Over the years, a growing body of literature has confirmed as beneficial the implementation
of a multidisciplinary approach in the so-often-intricate scenario of cancer patients' …

Higher number of multidisciplinary tumor board meetings per case leads to improved clinical outcome

M Freytag, U Herrlinger, S Hauser, FG Bauernfeind… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background This analysis aims at evaluating the impact of multidisciplinary tumor boards on
clinical outcome of multiple tumor entities, the effect of the specific number of …

Factors influencing the quality and functioning of oncological multidisciplinary team meetings: results of a systematic review

JEW Walraven, OL van der Hel… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Discussing patients with cancer in a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDTM) is
customary in cancer care worldwide and requires a significant investment in terms of funding …

The effects of multidisciplinary team meetings on clinical practice for colorectal, lung, prostate and breast cancer: a systematic review

L Kočo, HHA Weekenstroo, DMJ Lambregts… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multidisciplinary team meetings have increasingly been implemented in
cancer care worldwide to ensure timely, accurate and evidence-based diagnosis, and …

The impact of multidisciplinary team meetings on patient assessment, management and outcomes in oncology settings: a systematic review of the literature

B Pillay, AC Wootten, H Crowe, N Corcoran… - Cancer treatment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Conducting regular multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings requires significant
investment of time and finances. It is thus important to assess the empirical benefits of such …

Improving decision making in multidisciplinary tumor boards: prospective longitudinal evaluation of a multicomponent intervention for 1,421 patients

BW Lamb, JSA Green, J Benn, KF Brown… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Due to its complexity, cancer care is increasingly being delivered by
multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs). Few studies have investigated how best to organize …

Is it worth reorganising cancer services on the basis of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)? A systematic review of the objectives and organisation of MDTs and their …

J Prades, E Remue, E Van Hoof, JM Borras - Health Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are considered the gold standard of cancer care in many
healthcare systems, but a clear definition of their format, scope of practice and operational …

Global practice and efficiency of multidisciplinary tumor boards: results of an American Society of Clinical Oncology international survey

NS El Saghir, RN Charara, FY Kreidieh… - Journal of global …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTBs) are universally recommended, but recent
literature has challenged their efficiency. Methods The American Society of Clinical …