A connect-approach in high-grade glioma management; Position statement from the Neuro-Oncology Scientific Club (NOSC), Shiraz, Iran

Mansour Ansari; Ahmad Mosalaei; Niloofar Ahmadloo; Alireza Rasekhi; Bita Geramizadeh; Ali Razmkon; Mohammad Afarid; Ali Dadras; Leila Nafarieh; Mohammad Mohammadianpanah; Hamid Nasrolahi; Seyed Hasan Hamedi; Shapour Omidvari; Mohammad Nami

doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.2575v1

A connect-approach in high-grade glioma management; Position statement from the Neuro-Oncology Scientific Club (NOSC), Shiraz, Iran

Mansour Ansari¹, Ahmad Mosalaei¹, Niloofar Ahmadloo¹, Alireza Rasekhi², Bita Geramizadeh³, Ali Razmkon⁴, Mohammad Afarid⁵, Ali Dadras⁵, Leila Nafarieh⁵, Mohammad Mohammadianpanah¹, Hamid Nasrolahi¹, Seyed Hasan Hamedi¹, Shapour Omidvari¹, Mohammad Nami ⁶

1 Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5 Behestan Medical Scientific Committee (BMSC), Behestan Group, Tehran, Iran

6 Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2575v1

Published: 2016-11-03
Accepted: 2016-11-03

Subject Areas: Oncology
Keywords: Position Statement, Shiraz, Interdisciplinary, High-grade glioma, Neuro-oncology

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Cite this article: Ansari M, Mosalaei A, Ahmadloo N, Rasekhi A, Geramizadeh B, Razmkon A, Afarid M, Dadras A, Nafarieh L, Mohammadianpanah M, Nasrolahi H, Hamedi SH, Omidvari S, Nami M. 2016. A connect-approach in high-grade glioma management; Position statement from the Neuro-Oncology Scientific Club (NOSC), Shiraz, Iran. PeerJ Preprints 4:e2575v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2575v1

Abstract

Portraying a robust working-team model in the practice of neuro-oncology requires continued interdisciplinary efforts. The Neuro-Oncology Scientific Club (NOSC) initiative is an interdisciplinary clinical forum promoting the connect-approach across involved disciplines in the management of CNS malignancies. With its provincial founding-panels and national steering board; NOSC has been operational in Iran since 2011. This initiative has pursued its mission through interval strategic meetings, tumor-boards, case-discussions as well as publishing neuro-oncology updates, case study periodicals and newsletters. A provincial meeting of NOSC in Shiraz, put together insights from international practice guidelines, emerging evidence and expert opinions to draw a position statement on high-grade glioma management in adults. The present report summarizes key highlights from the above clinical forum.

Author Comment

The present report outlined the communications and experts’ opinions during the NOSC meet-up 2015, Shiraz, Iran. This is a preprint submission to PeerJ Preprints.