A Prospective Longitudinal Study to Demonstrate the Utility of the Palliative Prognostic Index in Forecasting the Short-term Survival of Patients with Advanced Cancer in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this study, our primary objectives were to validate the palliative prognostic index (PPI) tool in the context of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer. Specifically, we aimed to assess the accuracy of the PPI in predicting actual survival in these patients through prospective validation.

Materials and methods

To achieve our objectives, we enrolled a cohort of 227 advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care. The study population comprised 132 (58.1%) men and 95 (41.9%) women, with a median age of 52 years (Range: 20-81). Among them, 56 (24.7%) underwent chemotherapy, and 26 (11.5%) underwent palliative radiotherapy. We utilised the PPI score to categorise patients into three prognostic groups: (a) PPI score <4 indicating likely survival of mor

SUBMITTER: Tiwari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618672 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature