The multidisciplinary management of gastric cancer: Experience from a tertiary comprehensive hospital in Shanghai, China

Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease which requires a multimodal approach of management. The Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Changhai Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, established the gastric cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinic based on the guidance of MDT culture in t...

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Published in:Traditional medicine and modern medicine 2021-12, Vol.4 (1n04), p.21-29
Main Authors: Cai, Hui, Zhang, Mo, Fu, Zhongxing, Nie, Mingming, Yin, Kai, Du, Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
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China
experience
Gastric cancer
multidisciplinary team
Patients
Research Article
treatment model
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Summary:Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease which requires a multimodal approach of management. The Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Changhai Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, established the gastric cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinic based on the guidance of MDT culture in the year of 2017. Our MDT discussion followed a weekly consultation model, with the full-board discussion held once a month, and mini-board communication and discussion made once a week. The stages of MDT management are: pre-operative treatment plan and preparation, post-operative treatment plan, and follow-up treatment and evaluation. As of March 2021, a total of 296 patients visited the MDT clinic. Majority of the patients were gastric carcinoma patients (273/296, 92.2%). Here, we shared our gastric cancer MDT experiences and summarized our strengths and proposed directions for improvement.
ISSN:2575-9000
2575-9019
DOI:10.1142/S2575900021500014