Difference between revisions of "ECOG Score"
From Gomerpedia
(Created page with "The '''ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score''' is a scoring system to determine performance status and determine which patients with cancer are candidates for Pos...") |
|||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score''' is a scoring system to determine performance status and determine which patients with cancer are candidates for [[Postmortem Chemotherapy|postmortem chemotherapy]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/fda-approves-groundbreaking-postmortem-chemotherapy-protocol/ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol]</ref> | The '''ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score''' is a scoring system to determine performance status and determine which patients with cancer are candidates for [[Postmortem Chemotherapy|postmortem chemotherapy]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/fda-approves-groundbreaking-postmortem-chemotherapy-protocol/ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol]</ref> | ||
+ | |||
0 - Asymptomatic (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) | 0 - Asymptomatic (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) | ||
Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
5 - Death (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) | 5 - Death (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''References''' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Hematology & Oncology]] | [[Category:Hematology & Oncology]] |
Revision as of 05:22, 29 January 2017
The ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score is a scoring system to determine performance status and determine which patients with cancer are candidates for postmortem chemotherapy.[1]
0 - Asymptomatic (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
1 - Symptomatic but completely ambulatory (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
2 - Symptomatic with < 50% in bed during the day (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
3 - Symptomatic with > 50% in bed during the day (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
4 - Bedbound (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
5 - Death (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
References