Abstract Purpose In 2005, the European Association for Palliative Care made
recommendations for prognostic markers in advanced cancer. Since then, prognostic tools …

Purpose To offer evidence-based clinical recommendations concerning prognosis in
advanced cancer patients. Methods A Working Group of the Research Network of the …

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 …

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 …

Prognostication is an important clinical skill for all clinicians, particularly those clinicians
working with patients with advanced cancer. However, doctors can be hesitant about …

The aim of this work was to validate a previously constructed prognostic score for terminally
ill cancer patients in order to determine its value in clinical practice. The Palliative Prognostic …

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 …

The objective of this review is to provide an update on prognostication in patients with
advanced cancer and to discuss future directions for research in this field. Accurate …

The Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) was devised and validated in patients with cancer in a
hospice inpatient unit in Japan. The aim of this study was to test its accuracy in a different …

Although accurate prediction of survival is essential for palliative care, few clinical methods
of determining how long a patient is likely to live have been established. To develop a …