Validation of the new Graded Prognostic Assessment scale for brain metastases: a multicenter prospective study

Villà, Salvador; Weber, Damien; Moretones, Cristina; Mañes, Anabel; Combescure, Christophe; Jové, Josep; Puyalto, Paloma; Cuadras, Patricia; Bruna, Jordi; Verger, Eugènia; Balañà, Carme; Graus, Francesc

doi:10.1186/1748-717X-6-23

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Title		Validation of the new Graded Prognostic Assessment scale for brain metastases: a multicenter prospective study
Authors		Villà, Salvador Weber, Damien Moretones, Cristina Mañes, Anabel Combescure, Christophe Jové, Josep Puyalto, Paloma Cuadras, Patricia Bruna, Jordi Verger, Eugènia Balañà, Carme Graus, Francesc show all authors [1 - 12]
Published in		Radiation Oncology. 2011, vol. 6, 23
Abstract		Prognostic indexes are useful to guide tailored treatment strategies for cancer patients with brain metastasis (BM). We evaluated the new Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) scale in a prospective validation study to compare it with two published prognostic indexes.
Keywords		Adult — Aged — Aged, 80 and over — Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis/mortality/secondary/therapy — Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnosis/mortality/pathology/therapy — Combined Modality Therapy — Health Status Indicators — Humans — Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis/mortality/pathology/therapy — Middle Aged — Predictive Value of Tests — Prognosis — Prospective Studies — Radiotherapy, Conformal — Survival Analysis — Young Adult
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-23 PMID: 21366924
Full text		Article (Published version) (248 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research group		Epidémiologie clinique (115)
Citation (ISO format)		VILLÀ, Salvador et al. Validation of the new Graded Prognostic Assessment scale for brain metastases: a multicenter prospective study. In: Radiation Oncology, 2011, vol. 6, p. 23. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-23 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:25382