External validation of life expectancy prognostic models in patients evaluated for palliative radiotherapy at the end-of-life.

Adrianna E Mojica-Márquez Joshua L Rodríguez-López Ankur K PatelDiane C LingMalolan S RajagopalanSushil Beriwal

Published 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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
early stage
chronic kidney disease
radiation therapy
prognostic factors
palliative care
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation induced