Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in the Core of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Management Improved Quality of Care and Survival of Patients

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) cases are often diagnosed in advanced stages. The complexity of clinical management for advanced-stage NPC requires thorough communication and shared decisions between medical professionals and allied teams. Incorporating a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDTM) for newly...

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Published in:Health services insights 2023-01, Vol.16, p.11786329231204757-11786329231204757
Main Authors: Taroeno-Hariadi, Kartika W, Herdini, Camelia, Briliant, Aulia S, Husodoputro, Henry K, Dhamiyati, Wigati, Indrasari, Sagung Rai, Lestari, Setiyani P, Widyastuti, Yulestrina, Puspitaningtyas, Herindita, Rahmasari, Risa, Rachmawati, Innayah Nur, Purwanto, Ibnu, Setyawan, Nurhuda H, Ekaputra, Ericko, Hutajulu, Susanna H, Dwidanarti, Sri R, Kurniawan, Torana, Meidania, Lidya, Yanuarta, Seize E, Hardianti, Mardiah S, Kurnianda, Johan
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Language:English
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Multidisciplinary teams
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Throat cancer
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Summary:Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) cases are often diagnosed in advanced stages. The complexity of clinical management for advanced-stage NPC requires thorough communication and shared decisions between medical professionals and allied teams. Incorporating a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDTM) for newly diagnosed NPC patients was chosen to facilitate collaboration and communication between physicians. This retrospective study aimed to compare the quality of care, clinical responses and survival between NPC patients treated with and without MDTM. Data on clinical responses, assessment visits, date of progression and death with progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and hazard ratio (HR) were collected and analyzed with 95% confidence interval (CI) and significance set as P 
ISSN:1178-6329
1178-6329
DOI:10.1177/11786329231204757