Moving beyond Karnofsky and ECOG Performance Status Assessments with New Technologies

Progress in cancer research is coupled with increased treatment complexity reliant upon accurate patient selection. Oncologists rely upon measurement instruments of functional performance such as the Karnofsky or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status scales that were developed over f...

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Main Authors: Ciara M. Kelly, Armin Shahrokni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6186543