Background: Multidisciplinary tumor board meetings (MDTs) have shown a positive effect on patient care and play a role in the planning of care. However, there is limited evidence of the association between MDTs and patient mortality and in-hospital morbidity for mixed cases of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.Aim: To evaluate the influence of optional MDTs on care of patients with cancer to determine potential associations between MDTs and patient mortality and morbidity.Methods and results: This was a retrospective observational study at the referral cen-
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