ReviewCurrent opinion in supportive and palliative care2019
Dealing with prognostic uncertainty: the role of prognostic models and websites for patients with advanced cancer.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Palliative prognostic scores for survival prediction of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Pooled it
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- Palliative Rehabilitation in Patients with Cancer: Definitions, Structures, Processes and Outcomes.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- The impact of a web-based prognostic calculator on prognostic confidence in outpatient palliative care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- The Relationship between the Items of the Barthel Index and Short-Term Prognosis in Terminal Cancer Patients.Reports (MDPI) · 2023Article
- Immunotherapy Versus Hospice: Treatment Decision-Making in the Modern Era of Novel Cancer Therapies.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes and survival among early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving stereotactic body radiotherapy.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2022Article
- The Importance of Prognostication: Impact of Prognostic Predictions, Disclosures, Awareness, and Acceptance on Patient Outcomes.Current treatment options in oncology · 2021Review
- To Treat or Not to Treat? Dilemmas when Deciding on Antineoplastic Treatment in Patients With Far Advanced Cancers.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo provide an updated overview of prognostic models in advanced cancer and highlight the role of prognostic calculators. RECENT
findingsIn the advanced cancer setting, many important healthcare decisions are driven by a patient's prognosis. However, there is much uncertainty in formulating prognosis, particularly in the era of novel cancer therapeutics. Multiple prognostic models have been validated for patients seen by palliative care and have a life expectancy of a few months or less, such as the Palliative Performance Scale, Palliative Prognostic Score, Palliative Prognostic Index, Objective Prognostic Score, and Prognosis in Palliative Care Study Predictor. However, these models are seldom used in clinical practice because of challenges related to limited accuracy when applied individually and difficulties with model selection, computation, and interpretation. Online prognostic calculators emerge as tools to facilitate knowledge translation by overcoming the above challenges. For example, www.predictsurvival.com provides the output for seven prognostic indexes simultaneously based on 11 variables. SUMMARY: Prognostic models and prognostic websites are currently available to augment prognostication in the advanced cancer setting. Further studies are needed to examine their impact on prognostic accuracy, confidence, and clinical outcomes.
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