Guideline adherence and implementation of tumor board therapy recommendations for patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although participation in multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is an obligatory quality criterion for certification, there is scarce evidence, whether MTB recommendations are consistent with consensus guidelines and whether they are followed in clinical practice. Reasons of guideline and tumor board deviations are poorly understood so far.

Methods

MTB's recommendations from the weekly MTB for gastrointestinal cancers at the University Cancer Center Leipzig/Germany (UCCL) in 2020 were analyzed for their adherence to therapy recommendations as stated in National German guidelines and implementation within an observation period of 3 months. To assess adherence, an objective classification system was developed assigning a degree of guideline and tumor board adherence to

SUBMITTER: Krause A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature