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

ContributorsVillà, Salvador; Weber, Damien; Moretones, Cristina; Mañes, Anabel; Combescure, Christophe

; Jové, Josep; Puyalto, Paloma; Cuadras, Patricia; Bruna, Jordi; Verger, Eugènia; Balañà, Carme; Graus, Francesc

Published inRadiation oncology, vol. 6, 23

Publication date2011

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

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Epidémiologie clinique (115)

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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

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PID : unige:25382
DOI : 10.1186/1748-717X-6-23
PMID : 21366924

Journal ISSN1748-717X

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

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.

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