2023
Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cao Y, Mezzacappa C, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Taddei T. Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2023, 16: 1531-1540. PMID: 37283950, PMCID: PMC10239642, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s407908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardBarcelona Clinic Liver CancerHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC stageLocoregional therapyTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCTumor board recommendationsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerChronic liver diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionKaplan-Meier analysisManagement of patientsTreatment of patientsUnifocal hepatocellular carcinomaCases of discordanceBCLC guidelinesPalliative intentTreatment discordanceUnifocal diseaseChart reviewCohort studyCurative therapyCurative treatment
2022
Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Choi DT, Sada YH, Sansgiry S, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Aguilar JK, Strayhorn M, Hernaez R, Davila JA. Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, 54: 623-631. PMID: 35773376, PMCID: PMC9247952, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-022-00844-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA Medical CenterHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment recommendationsPerson visitsPatient's perspectiveTumor board recommendationsTumor board reviewCancer care deliveryUse of telemedicineDelivery of careTypes of cancerMTB recommendationsTelemedicine visitsTelemedicine interventionsTreatment referralMedical CenterSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsPilot interventionCare deliveryPatient communicationCancer informationPilot studyAcceptable alternativeIntervention development