Comparison of the accuracy of clinical prediction of survival and palliative prognostic index for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the end-of-life setting

In the end-of-life stage of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), predicting survival is essential to determine treatment procedure and place of care. Several reports have compared actual survival (AS) and clinical prediction of survival (CPS), a subjective prognostic prediction by attending physicians. However, specific studies focusing on patients with HNSCC are limited. Likewise, a comparison of the accuracy of CPS and palliative prognostic index (PPI), a prognostic tool using subjective assessment, has not been sufficiently investigated.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - July 2, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Takehito Kishino, Nobuya Monden, Naoki Akisada, Yuji Hayashi, Masataka Nakamura, Kaori Hashimoto, Takenori Miyashita, Terushige Mori, Hiroshi Hoshikawa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research