Vose reported a simple prognostic score for a patient with a peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). The author is from the University of Nebraska and represented the International PTCL Project.
Patient selection: peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL)
Parameters:
(1) age of the patient in years
(2) ECOG performance status
(3) platelet count per microliter
Parameter
Finding
Points
age in years
<= 60 years
0
> 60 years
1
performance status
0 or 1
2 to 4
platelet count
>= 150,000 per µL
< 150,000 per µL
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 3
Score
5-Year Overall survival
42%
27%
2
19%
3
12%
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology
