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    P2.06 - Mesothelioma (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 955)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
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    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/25/2018, 16:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.06-04 - Throughput of a Specialist Mesothelioma Multidisciplinary Team Meeting at a Radical Treatment Centre in the United Kingdom. (ID 14195)

      16:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Sridhar Rathinam

      • Abstract

      Background

      Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are of particular value in cases where decision making is complicated by clinical equipoise. Patients should be actively considered for all established treatment and clinical trial options for which they are suitable.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      A specialist regional mesothelioma MDT - involving physicians, radiologists, oncologists, surgeons, and allied health professionals - was established in 2013. Patients were considered for the full range from palliative to radical surgical treatment options, all of which are offered locally at our institution. Electronic records of MDT activity were retrospectively analysed.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      543 patients - 82% were male, average age 71±9 years - were discussed in our specialist MDT, between July 2013 and March 2017, with referrals from 50 hospitals from around the United Kingdom. 61% of patients were from outside the direct specialist referral (regional) catchment area. Patients were recommended for radical surgery (44%), chemotherapy or radiotherapy (36%), active symptom management (14%), or palliative care (6%). Average survival post MDT discussion was 8±6 months.

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      A specialist regional mesothelioma MDT is invaluable in the context of patient throughput; and is valuable in determining treatment strategies. Its impact on survival and quality of life outcomes is still to be determined.

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