Prognostic Role of a New Index Tested in European and Korean Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Patients: the PECS Index.

Giulia RovestiFrancesco LeoneGiovanni BrandiLorenzo FornaroMario ScartozziMonica NigerChanghoon YooFrancesco CaputoRoberto FilippiMariaelena CasagrandeNicola SilvestrisDaniele SantiniLuca FaloppiAndrea PalloniMassimo AgliettaCaterina VivaldiHyungwoo ChoEleonora LaiElisabetta FenocchioFederico NichettiNicoletta PellaStefania De LorenzoMassimo Di MaioEnrico VasileFilippo de BraudJae Ho JeongGiuseppe AprileGiulia OrsiStefano CascinuStefano Cascinu

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2021)

The easy assessment, low cost, and reproducibility make PECS index a promising tool to assess the prognosis of BTC patients in future clinical practice.

Keyphrases

low cost
clinical practice
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
current status
patient reported outcomes