Open AccessEvidence supports the use of multidisciplinary team meetings
Author(s) -
Pullen Lara C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21376
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , medicine , multidisciplinary team , systematic review , medical physics , family medicine , medline , nursing , political science , law
Key Points A recent systematic review of MDTMs for patients with GI cancers confirmed their value in improving quality of care. According to the 9 published articles identified by the researchers that included data regarding discussions of treatment plans during MDTMs, changes in treatment were discussed by the meeting participants in 23.0% to 41.7% of evaluated cases. The systematic review also determined that treatment plans formulated during MDTMs are implemented in 90% to 100% of discussed patients, according to the 4 articles that reported this outcome.