Will the presence of the patient at multidisciplinary meetings influence the decision in head and neck oncology management?

Julie Massoubre , Michel Lapeyre (1) , Rémy Pastourel , Vincent Dupuch , Julian Biau (2) , Anne-Francoise Dillies , Thierry Mom (3) , Bruno Pereira (4) , Laurent Gilain , Nicolas Saroul

1 CAV - Centre Alexis Vautrin
2 IMoST - Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques
3 Service ORL
4 ICR - Institut de Chimie Radicalaire

Multidisciplinary team meetings (MTM) are essential in the choice of a therapeutic strategy in head and neck cancer. In many centres patients attend MTMs and are examined by the team. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of the patient's presence on therapeutic decisions.

Mots clés: Head and neck cancer; multidisciplinary team meetings; presence of the patient; therapeutic decision

Domaines: Médecine humaine et pathologie

Julie Massoubre, Michel Lapeyre, Rémy Pastourel, Vincent Dupuch, Julian Biau, et al.. Will the presence of the patient at multidisciplinary meetings influence the decision in head and neck oncology management?. Acta Oto-laryngologica, 2017, pp.1 - 5. ⟨10.1080/00016489.2017.1384059⟩. ⟨hal-01675491⟩