Prognostic characterization in the initial assessment of patients with advanced cancer
disease is an essential step to plan the most appropriate therapeutic program. Since clinical …

Purpose To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic (PaP) score in
patients with advanced cancer under the care of an oncologist. Patients and Methods The …

Purpose The use of the palliative prognostic index (PPI) when used only at an initial
assessment might be inappropriate as a prognostic tool because it does not reflect the …

Purpose. Predicting prognosis in advanced cancer aids physicians in clinical decision
making and can help patients and their families to prepare for the time ahead. Materials and …

Purpose Survival prediction is useful in selecting patients for palliative care or active
anticancer therapy. The palliative and prognostic (PaP) score was shown to predict 1-month …

Simple Summary The Accurate prediction of survival in a palliative care setting is vitally
important for clinical, organizational and ethical reasons. Several prognostic tools have …

Introduction: Prognostic scoring systems are increasingly used in cancer care. One of these
systems is the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) which is based on clinical findings. Few …

The Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) has recently been developed for survival prediction in
terminally ill cancer patients. To clarify whether physicians' clinical prediction of survival …

Background: Patients with advanced cancer and their carers frequently wish to know how
long they can expect to live. Improved prognostication would enable patients and their …

Context Survival predictions for advanced cancer patients impact many aspects of care, but
the accuracy of clinician prediction of survival (CPS) is low. Prognostic tools such as the …