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Review
. 2015;4(3):147-55.
doi: 10.2217/cns.15.1.

Multidisciplinary pediatric brain tumor clinics: the key to successful treatment?

Mohamed S Abdel-Baki  1 , Emily Hanzlik, Mark W Kieran
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Review

Multidisciplinary pediatric brain tumor clinics: the key to successful treatment?

Mohamed S Abdel-Baki et al. CNS Oncol. 2015.

Abstract

Tumors of the CNS are the most common solid tumors diagnosed in childhood. As technology and research in cancer care are advancing, more specialties are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children with brain tumors. Multidisciplinary clinics have become the standard of care for cancer care throughout the USA, and specialty clinics focused on particular cancer types are gaining attention in improving the patient outcomes and satisfaction. We will discuss the role of multidisciplinary clinics, in an attempt to create preliminary guidelines on establishing and maintaining a multidisciplinary brain tumor clinic in order to optimize the care of the patients and their families.

Keywords: brain tumors; long-term outcomes; multidisciplinary; neuro-oncology; pediatric brain tumor clinic; quality of life; tumor boards.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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