Prognostic Factors in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Use of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment in Survival Prediction

Lisa Martin, Sharon Watanabe, Robin L. Fainsinger, Francis Lau, Sunita Ghosh, Hue Quan, Marlis Atkins, Konrad Fassbender, George Downing, Vickie E. Baracos

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2010 · 157 citations · 29 references

Abstract

We demonstrate a high probability of concordance between predicted and observed survival for patients in distinct palliative care settings (home care, tertiary inpatient, ambulatory outpatient) based on patient-reported information.

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