Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Expert consensus on organizing the multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnosis and treatment of hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases in China

  • Insight
  • Published:
Science China Life Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Basso, M., Corallo, S., Calegari, M.A., Zurlo, I.V., Ardito, F., Vellone, M., Marchesani, S., Orlandi, A., Dadduzio, V., Fucà, G., et al. (2020). The impact of multidisciplinary team management on outcome of hepatic resection in liver-limited colorectal metastases. Sci Rep 10, 10871.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen, C.H., Hsieh, M.C., Lao, W.T., Lin, E.K., Lu, Y.J., and Wu, S.Y. (2018). Multidisciplinary team intervention associated with improved survival for patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma with liver or lung metastasis. Am J Cancer Res 8, 1887–1898.

    CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Festen, S., van der Wal-Huisman, H., van der Leest, A.H.D., Reyners, A.K. L., de Bock, G.H., de Graeff, P., and van Leeuwen, B.L. (2021). The effect of treatment modifications by an onco-geriatric MDT on one-year mortality, days spent at home and postoperative complications. J Geriatr Oncol 12, 779–785.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fleissig, A., Jenkins, V., Catt, S., and Fallowfield, L. (2006). Multidisciplinary teams in cancer care: are they effective in the UK? Lancet Oncol 7, 935–943.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hamilton, D.W., Heaven, B., Thomson, R.G., Wilson, J.A., and Exley, C. (2016). Multidisciplinary team decision-making in cancer and the absent patient: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 6, e012559.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Munro, A., Brown, M., Niblock, P., Steele, R., and Carey, F. (2015). Do Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) processes influence survival in patients with colorectal cancer? A population-based experience. BMC Cancer 15, 686.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nixon, A.C., Brown, J., Brotherton, A., Harrison, M., Todd, J., Brannigan, D., Ashcroft, Q., So, B., Pendleton, N., Ebah, L., et al. (2021). Implementation of a frailty screening programme and Geriatric Assessment Service in a nephrology centre: a quality improvement project. J Nephrol 34, 1215–1224.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rajan, S., Foreman, J., Wallis, M.G., Caldas, C., and Britton, P. (2013). Multidisciplinary decisions in breast cancer: does the patient receive what the team has recommended? Br J Cancer 108, 2442–2447.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ryan, J., and Faragher, I. (2014). Not all patients need to be discussed in a colorectal cancer MDT meeting. Colorectal Dis 16, 520–526.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Taylor, C., Finnegan-John, J., and Green, J.S.A. (2014). “No decision about me without me” in the context of cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: a qualitative interview study. BMC Health Serv Res 14, 488.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Tsai, C.H., Hsieh, H.F., Lai, T.W., Kung, P.T., Kuo, W.Y., and Tsai, W.C. (2020). Effect of Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) care on the risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients: a national matched cohort study. Breast 53, 68–76.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • van der Vlies, E., Smits, A.B., Los, M., van Hengel, M., Bos, W.J.W., Dijksman, L.M., van Dongen, E.P.A., and Noordzij, P.G. (2020). Implementation of a preoperative multidisciplinary team approach for frail colorectal cancer patients: Influence on patient selection, prehabilitation and outcome. J Geriatr Oncol 11, 1237–1243.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang, B.H., Li, K.Y., Qiu, H., Li, Z., Zhu, X.H., Kuang, D., Wu, L., Chen, Q., Hu, X.M., Cheng, H.H., et al. (2021). Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) model for hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases: 7-year experience from a single center (in Chinese). J Abdom Surg 34, 6.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the State Key Project on Inflectional Disease of China (2012ZX10002016-004 and 2012ZX10002010-001-004), the Chinese Ministry of Public Health for Key Clinical Projects (439, 2010), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81502524).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China

    Binhao Zhang, Xianglin Yuan, Zhiwei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Wei Zhang, Bixiang Zhang & Xiaoping Chen

  2. Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Jian Zhou

  3. Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, 200003, China

    Weifen Xie

  4. Xijing Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, China

    Kaishan Tao

  5. Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, China

    Shichun Lu

  6. The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China

    Lianxin Liu

  7. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, China

    Weilin Wang

  8. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100140, China

    Yilei Mao

  9. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China

    Ping Bie

  10. Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350005, China

    Jingfeng Liu

  11. Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100021, China

    Xinyu Bi & Jianqiang Cai

  12. Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, China

    Changhong Liang & Zhixiang Jian

  13. The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061, China

    Yi Lv

  14. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, 610599, China

    Hongqiang Yang

  15. The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 201805, China

    Weiping Zhou

Authors
  1. Binhao Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jian Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Weifen Xie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Kaishan Tao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Shichun Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Xianglin Yuan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Lianxin Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Weilin Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Yilei Mao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  10. Ping Bie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  11. Jingfeng Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  12. Xinyu Bi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  13. Zhiwei Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  14. Changhong Liang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  15. Jianqiang Cai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  16. Zhixiang Jian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  17. Yi Lv
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  18. Peng Zhu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  19. Wei Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  20. Hongqiang Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  21. Weiping Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  22. Bixiang Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  23. Xiaoping Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Consortia

MDT Committee of The Chinese Chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Bixiang Zhang or Xiaoping Chen.

Ethics declarations

Compliance and ethics The author(s) declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Supporting Information

11427_2021_2079_MOESM1_ESM.pdf

Expert Consensus on Organizing the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Diseases in China

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhang, B., Zhou, J., Xie, W. et al. Expert consensus on organizing the multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnosis and treatment of hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases in China. Sci. China Life Sci. 65, 1036–1039 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-021-2079-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-021-2079-7

Search

Navigation