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; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org

doi:10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101195

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

ESMO Open. 2023 Apr;8(2):101195. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101195. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Authors

P Stone¹, P Buckle², R Dolan³, J Feliu⁴, D Hui⁵, B J A Laird⁶, M Maltoni⁷, S Moine⁸, T Morita⁹, M Nabal¹⁰, V Vickerstaff¹¹, N White¹², D Santini¹³, C I Ripamonti¹⁴; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Marie Curie Charity, London, UK.
³ Academic Unit of Surgery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPAZ, CIBERONC, Cátedra UAM-AMGEN, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ Departments of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, USA; General Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
⁶ Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; St Columba's Hospice Care, Edinburgh, UK.
⁷ Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Specialised, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁸ Health Education and Practices Laboratory (LEPS EA3412), University Paris Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, Paris, France.
⁹ Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Palliative Care Team and Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
¹⁰ Palliative Care Supportive Team, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
¹¹ Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
¹² Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
¹³ UOC Oncologia Medica Territoriale, La Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy.
¹⁴ Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

Abstract

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This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for using prognostic estimates in advanced cancer.
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The guideline covers recommendations for patients with cancer and an expected survival of months or less.
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An algorithm for use of clinical predictions, prognostic factors and multivariable risk prediction models is presented.
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The author group encompasses a multidisciplinary group of experts from different institutions in Europe, USA and Asia.
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Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors’ collective expert opinion.

Keywords: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline; advanced cancer; palliative care; prognostic factors; risk prediction models.

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Neoplasms* / therapy
Palliative Care
Patients
Prognosis

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