Clinical indicators useful in decision-making about palliative chemotherapy for end-of-life ovarian cancer patients.

Kaori KiuchiKiyoshi HasegawaMariko WatanabeEmi MotegiNobuaki KosakaIchio Fukasawa

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2021)

Parameters, such as NLR, mGPS, and PPI score, may be indicators for discontinuation of palliative chemotherapy, and may be useful for maximizing end-of-life care for ovarian cancer patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
decision making
palliative care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
locally advanced
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer
patient reported