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Characteristics of Patients and Treatment Recommendations from a Multidisciplinary Spinal Tumor Program.
Huynh, Mai Anh; Roldan, Claudia; Nunes, Paula; Kelly, Andrea; Taylor, Allison; Richards, Cara; Fareed, M Mohsin; Gorman, Daniel; Groff, Michael; Ferrone, Marco; Lu, Yi; Chi, John H; Spektor, Alexander; Balboni, Tracy.
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  • Huynh MA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Roldan C; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Nunes P; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Kelly A; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Taylor A; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Richards C; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Fareed MM; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Gorman D; Department of Adult Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Groff M; Department of Neurosurgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ferrone M; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Lu Y; Department of Neurosurgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Chi JH; Department of Neurosurgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Spektor A; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Balboni T; Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Palliat Med Rep ; 1(1): 143-148, 2020.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34223468
Objective: We describe characteristics of patient and treatment recommendations from a spinal tumor board at one institution, including representation from palliative care. Background: The impact of prospective multidisciplinary input for patients with spinal tumors is poorly understood despite their increasing complexity. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 622 cases sequentially discussed at a weekly spinal tumor board, and abstracted patient and treatment information from the medical record and meeting minutes. Results: From April 2017 to February 2019, 622 cases representing 438 unique patients were discussed. The median age was 62 years (range 21-92). Most patients had spinal tumors originating from metastases (91.78%), including breast (14.3%), nonsmall cell lung cancer (13.4%), prostate (10.9%), and renal cell cancer (8.8%), and the remainder had primary central nervous system (4.3%) or benign tumors (3.9%). Sixty-five percent of patients were alive at last follow-up. Conventional external beam radiotherapy was the most common treatment recommendation (33.8%) followed by surgery (26.2%), stereotactic body radiation therapy (17.8%), imaging follow-up (16.6%), and vertebroplasty (15.9%). Palliative care was the primary treatment recommended for 4.5%, and no therapy recommended for 4.0%. Treatment recommendation involved two modalities for 29% of cases, and three in 1.3% of cases. In four cases, biopsy to confirm pathology changed management due to unexpected findings of osteomyelitis, hematopoiesis, or new diagnosis of plasmacytoma. Conclusions: Multidisciplinary input is integral to the optimal care of spinal tumor patients. The high risk of death highlights the need to prioritize modalities that optimize quality of life in the context of a patient's individual prognosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Palliat Med Rep Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Palliat Med Rep Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos
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