Prognostic evaluation in patients with advanced cancer in the last months of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline.

P Stone, P Buckle, R Dolan, J Feliu, D Hui, B J A Laird, M Maltoni, S Moine, T Morita, M Nabal, V Vickerstaff, N White, D Santini, C I Ripamonti

Journal: ESMO open 2023;8(2):101195

PMID: 37087198

Abstract

["\u2022 This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for using prognostic estimates in advanced cancer. \u2022 The guideline covers recommendations for patients with cancer and an expected survival of months or less. \u2022 An algorithm for use of clinical predictions, prognostic factors and multivariable risk prediction models is presented. \u2022 The author group encompasses a multidisciplinary group of experts from different institutions in Europe, USA and Asia. \u2022 Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors\u2019 collective expert opinion."]
Address: Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK; Palliative Care Team, Central and North West London NHS Trust, London, UK.; Marie Curie Charity, London, UK.; Academic Unit of Surgery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.; Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPAZ, CIBERONC, Cátedra UAM-AMGEN, Madrid, Spain.; Departments of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, USA; General Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.; Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; St Columba's Hospice Care, Edinburgh, UK.; Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.; Health Education and Practices Laboratory (LEPS EA3412), University Paris Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, Paris, France.; Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Palliative Care Team and Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.; Palliative Care Supportive Team, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.; Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.; Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.; UOC Oncologia Medica Territoriale, La Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy.; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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