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

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.