From Nat Rev Clin Oncol: Replace tumor board with "multidisciplinary oncology teams using real-time social media and networking that integrates patient input"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23982525

Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug 27. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.159. [Epub ahead of print]

Innovation: Tumour board-introducing real time to oncology management.

Allen TC, Liang BA.

 

"The tumour board has outlived its intended function—it delays care, provides minimal patient benefit, is costly, does not account for patient psychosocial issues, is not evidence-based and has numerous potential legal issues. Instead, multidisciplinary oncology teams using real-time social media and networking that integrates patient input is a better approach."