High SARC-F score predicts poor survival of patients with cancer receiving palliative care.

Naoharu Mori Keisuke Maeda Yasuyuki Fukami Remi MatsuyamaTomoyuki NonogakiRyoko KatoYuria Ishida Akio Shimizu Junko Ueshima Ayano Nagano

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

The SARC-F questionnaire is a useful predictor of prognosis for patients with cancer receiving palliative care because a SARC-F ≥ 4 score predicts worse overall survival.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
free survival
cross sectional
patient reported