Table 4 A novel scoring system of predicting life expectancy for the patients with metastatic spine tumor from lung cancer
Predictive factor | Score (points) |
|---|---|
General condition | |
Poor (KPS 10–40%) | 0 |
Moderate (KPS 50–70%) | 2 |
Good (KPS 80–100%) | 4 |
Paralysis | |
Complete (Frankel A, B) | 0 |
Incomplete (Frankel C, D) | 1 |
None (Frankel E) | 2 |
Pathology | |
Non-adenocarcinoma | 0 |
Adenocarcinoma | 2 |
Molecular target drug | |
No use | 0 |
Use | 2 |