Dynamic multidisciplinary team discussions can improve the prognosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients.
Sha ZhuJunru ChenYuchao NiHaoran ZhangZhenhua LiuPeng-Fei ShenGuangxi SunJiayu LiangXingming ZhangZhipeng WangQiang WeiXiang LiNi ChenZhiping LiXin WangYali ShenJin YaoRui HuangJiyan LiuDiming CaiHao ZengPublished in: The Prostate (2021)
Therefore, regular MDT discussions are valuable in the management of mCRPC patients. Clinicians are encouraged to tailor MDT discussions dynamically to provide mCRPC patients with a better and more individualized treatment plan and more prolonged survival. Take-home messages ● The MDT model is defined as dynamic MDT discussions at the time of mCRPC diagnosis and each time they progressed later on throughout the disease management. ● Prostate cancer MDT usually includes specialists in urologic oncology, pathology, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, ultrasound, imaging and nuclear medicine. ● MDT model can benefit mCRPC patients in terms of overall survival.