Contemporary Patterns of Multidisciplinary Care in Patients With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidisciplinary clinics integrate the expertise of several specialties to provide effective treatment to patients. This exposure is especially relevant in the management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), which requires critical input from urology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology, among other supportive specialties.

Materials and methods

In the present study, we sought to catalog the different styles of multidisciplinary care models used in the management of MIBC and to identify barriers to their implementation. We surveyed providers from academic and community practices regarding their currently implemented multidisciplinary care models, available resources, and perceived barriers using the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network and the Genitourinary M

SUBMITTER: Harshman LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731031 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature