title: [Multidisciplinary meetings dedicated to bone metastases: a historical perspective and rationale].
abstract: Bone metastases of solid tumors have a strong impact on patient's autonomy and vital outcome. Drugs specifically targeting bone remodeling as well as local treatment (radiotherapy, osteoplasty, surgery) make the management of bone metastasis a multidisciplinary process. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) dedicated to bone metastasis aim at providing the diagnosis of certainty, defining treatment indications and monitoring follow-up. The MDTs are the place for innovation in imaging and treatments of bone metastases.
authors.affiliation: CHRU Lille, hôpital Roger Salengro, département universitaire de rhumatologie, 2, avenue Oscar-Lambret, 59000 Lille, France, Centre de lutte contre le cancer Oscar-Lambret, service d'oncologie générale, Lille, France, GEMO : Groupe européen d'étude sur les métastases osseuses.
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vieillard
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thureau
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: bone metastases; cancer; multidisciplinary teams