Karnofsky score

Sufficient performance status or Karnofsky score (ECOG PS 0-2, Karnofsky score >60% see Table 2.7.4)... 

Table 2.7.4. Patient s performance status according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and Karnofsky score...

ECOG scale Karnofsky score (%) Performance status... 

Liver function scoring systems such as Okuda and Child-Pugh classification, together with assessment of the general performance status (i.e., Karnofsky score, ECOG scale Table 2.7.4), are essential to assess the patient s hepatic and general condition... 

Table 12.1. ECOG performance status and Karnofsky score...

Of the five patients tested, one died after three months. The surviving four were followed for a total 15 months. Their Karnofsky scores were unchanged in two cases, and had decreased by only 10 points in two patients. 

Good ECOG performance score Karnofsky index >60%... 

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