Aims: This study aimed to prospectively clarify the accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Index
(PPI) for advanced cancer patients in home care settings. Method: The study included 66 …

Background The palliative prognostic score is the most widely validated prognostic tool for
cancer survival prediction, with modified versions available. A systematic evaluation of …

Background: The objective prognostic score (OPS) needs to be modified to reflect practical
palliative care circumstances. Objectives: We aimed to validate modified models of OPS with …

The differential prognostic accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) in hospitalized
oncologic patients treated by a palliative care team according to the presence or absence of …

Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Score (PaP score) in selecting
metastatic gastrointestinal or nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients candidate to palliative …

Predicting survival of advanced cancer patients (ACPs) is a difficult task. We aimed at
developing and testing a new prognostic tool in ACPs when they were first referred to …

Aim: By examining clinical parameters associated with survival time and analyzing patients'
survival times using prognostic scores, this study aimed to provide helpful information …

Context The accurate prediction of survival is one of the key factors in the decision-making
process for patients with advanced illnesses. Objectives This study aimed to develop a short …

In recent years, extensive research has been performed to identify prognostic factors that
predict survival in terminally ill cancer patients. This study describes the construction of a …

Background: No standardized method has been established for evaluating the accuracy of a
clinicians' prediction of survival (CPS). Till now, no study has compared the accuracy of CPS …