RT Book, Section
A1 Rowe, Julie H.
A1 Gonzalez, Anneliese O.
A1 Jafri, Syed H.
A1 Cen, Putao
A1 Kanaan, Zeyad
A1 Amato, Robert J.
A1 Rios, Adan
A1 El-Osta, Hazem
A1 Mohlere, Virginia
SR Print(0)
ID 1162981546
T1 Guidelines for Supportive Care
T2 Hematology-Oncology Clinical Questions
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-1-260-02662-7
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162981546
RD 2024/04/20
AB Table  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintKey  conceptPerformance  status  is  a  measure  of  functional  capacity  that  is  used  as  a  clinical  parameter  to  estimate  survival  in  cancer  patients.1  There  are  two  metrics—Eastern  Cooperative  Oncology  Group  (ECOG)  performance  status  and  Karnofsky  Performance  Status  (KPS)—used  by  oncologists  and  other  medical  professionals  and  for  entry  into  clinical  trials.1,2Clinical  scenarioA  58-year-old  woman  with  metastatic  pancreatic  cancer  is  unable  to  perform  self-care  and  requires  aid  with  daily  activities  of  living,  including  bathing  herself.  She  presents  for  follow-up  with  her  oncologist.  What  is  her  performance  status?Action  itemsSee  Table  below