The role of multi-disciplinary teams in decision-making for patients with recurrent malignant disease

Background: It is mandatory in many countries for decisions for all new patients with cancer to be made within multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs). Whether patients with disease recurrence should also routinely be discussed by the MDT is unknown. Aim: This study investigated the role of an upper gastro intestinal (UGI) MDT in decision-making for patients with disease recurrence. Design: A retrospective review of prospectively kept MDT records (2010...