Correlation of Clinical Stage and Performance Status With Quality of Life in Patients Seen in a Pancreas Multidisciplinary Clinic

Abstract

Although several measures of QoL have been observed in all patients, certain measures appear to correlate specifically with worse disease status. Therefore, routine assessment of QoL is suggested in order to guide treatment decisions. Further investigation on optimizing the use of QoL measures and patient-reported outcomes to better tailor management is warranted.