External validation of life expectancy prognostic models in patients evaluated for palliative radiotherapy at the end-of-life.
Adrianna E Mojica-MárquezJoshua L Rodríguez-LópezAnkur K PatelDiane C LingMalolan S RajagopalanSushil BeriwalPublished in: Cancer medicine (2020)
Neither the TEACHH nor Chow model correctly predict prognosis in a patient population with a survival <3 months. A better predictive tool is required to identify patients with short LE.