What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the impact of a colocated multidisciplinary clinic (MDC) on the timeliness of postoperative adjuvant therapy in head and neck cancer patients.

April 10, 2026

Colocated Multidisciplinary Clinic Is Associated With Improved Timeliness to Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Key Points

To evaluate the impact of a colocated multidisciplinary clinic (MDC) on the timeliness of postoperative adjuvant therapy in head and neck cancer patients.
Comparative analysis of patient outcomes before and after implementing the colocated MDC.
Assessment of adherence to CoC guidelines for adjuvant therapy initiation.
Evaluation of communication and care coordination practices in the MDC setting.
Patients in the post-MDC era were 2.5 times more likely to start therapy on time.
Adherence to CoC guidelines was fourfold better for patients receiving care in the colocated MDC compared to pre-MDC patients.
Improved care coordination was identified as a key factor in mitigating delays.

Abstract

Patients seen in the post-MDC era were associated with an almost two and a half times more likely chance to start PORT/POCRT on time and were observed to have a fourfold better adherence to the CoC guidelines for timely adjuvant therapy initiation than those in the pre-MDC era. A colocated MDC may have enabled improved care coordination by helping to streamline communication, prophylactically identifying and mitigating potential delays in care, and developing comprehensive treatment plans that may have helped to improve timely adjuvant care.

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Georges Daoud

Melissa Riedel

Martha J. Ryan

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Head & Neck

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Emory University

Piedmont Cancer Institute

Piedmont Newnan Hospital

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