Publications by authors named "Toufic A Eid"
Purpose: Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTBs) are universally recommended, but recent literature has challenged their efficiency.
Methods: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conducted a survey of a randomly selected cohort of international ASCO members. The survey was built on SurveyMonkey and was sent via e-mail to a sample of 5,357 members.
Article Synopsis
- * Results showed that stage distribution included 23.9% stage I, 39.7% stage II, 30.4% stage III, and 6% stage IV, with notable survival rates of 98.9% for stage I at 5 years and 39.1% for stage IV at the same timeframe.
- * The findings suggest that patients treated in real-world settings can achieve similar or better survival outcomes compared to those in clinical trials, highlighting the importance of locally generated data for quality