Global Practice and Efficiency of Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards: Results of an American Society of Clinical Oncology International Survey

作者：Nagi S. El Saghir, Raghid N. Charara, Firas Kreidieh, Vanessa J. Eaton, Kate Litvin, Rania A. Farhat, Katia E. Khoury, Juliana Breidy, Hani Tamim, Toufic A. Eid · 发表于：Journal of Global Oncology · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.1200/jgo.2015.000158 · 被引用次数：101 · 研究领域：Global Cancer Incidence and Screening、Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy、Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

PURPOSE: Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTBs) are universally recommended, but recent literature has challenged their efficiency. METHODS: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conducted a survey of a randomly selected cohort of international ASCO members. The survey was built on SurveyMonkey and was sent via e-mail to a sample of 5,357 members. RESULTS: In all, 501 ASCO members practicing outside the United States responded, and 86% of them participated in MDTBs at their own institutions. Those who attended represented a variety of disciplines in 70% to 86% of all MDTBs. The majority of MDTBs held weekly specialty and/or general meetings. Eighty-nine percent of 409 respondents attended for advice on treatment decisions. Survey respondents reported changes of 1% to 25% in treatment plans for 44% to 49% of patients with breast cancer and in 47% to 50% of patients with colorectal cancer. They reported 25% to 50% changes in surgery type and/or treatment plans for 14% to 21% of patients with breast cancer and 12% to 18% of patients with colorectal cancer. Of the 430 respondents 96% said overall benefit to patients was worth the time and effort spent at MDTBs, and 96% said that MDTBs have teaching value. Mini tumor boards held with whatever types of specialists were available were considered valid. In all, 94.8% (425 of 448) said that MDTBs should be required in institutions in which patients with cancer are treated. CONCLUSION: MDTBs are commonplace worldwide. A majo...