A Virtual Tumor Board Platform: A Way to Enhance Decision-Making for Complex Malignancies

A Virtual Tumor Board Platform: A Way to Enhance Decision-Making for Complex Malignancies

Multidisciplinary tumor boards (TBs) are crucial for decision-making and management of patients diagnosed with complex malignancies. The social distancing conditions imposed by coronavirus disease 2019 presented an opportunity to compare virtual versus in-person TBs. A retrospective analysis of atte...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of surgical research 2022-10, Vol.278, p.233-239
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description Multidisciplinary tumor boards (TBs) are crucial for decision-making and management of patients diagnosed with complex malignancies. The social distancing conditions imposed by coronavirus disease 2019 presented an opportunity to compare virtual versus in-person TBs. A retrospective analysis of attendance data from an National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center's gastrointestinal (GI) TB participant data from September 2019 to October 2020. In addition, an online survey assessing the virtual TB experience was sent to participants of all TBs. Interrupted time series analyses were performed to evaluate preintervention and postintervention GI TB attendance only. The overall mean attendance for GI TB was 30 participants; turnout was higher for virtual format compared to in-person (32 versus 23 attendees, P 
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