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khorana risk score

Indications: - risk assessment of chemotherapy-associated thrombosis - predicts risk of venous thromboembolism for cancer patients depending on type of cancer & other factors - for use in patients with solid tumors & lymphoma Contraindications: - not for use in patients with brain tumors or multiple myeloma Procedure: - 5 predictive per-chemotherapy variables: - site of cancer - 2 points for very high-risk site: stomach cancer. pancreatic cancer - 1 point for high-risk site: lung cancer, lymphoma, urogenital cancer - platelet count >= 350 x 10(9)/L (1 point) - blood hemoglobin < 10 g/dL &/or use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (1 point) - leukocyte count > 11 x 10(9)/L (1 point) - body mass index of >=35 kg/m(2) (1 point)

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numerical rating scale (NRS)

References

  1. Khorana AA, Kuderer NM, Culakova E, Lyman GH, Francis CW. Development and validation of a predictive model for chemotherapy-associated thrombosis. Blood 2008 May 15, 111 (10): 4902-7 PMID: 18216292 PMCID: PMC2384124 Free PMC article
  2. Mulder FI, Candeloro M, Kamphuisen PW et al The Khorana score for prediction of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Haematologica. 2019 Jun;104(6):1277-1287. PMID: 30606788 PMCID: PMC6545838 Free reference https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545838/
  3. Khorana Risk Score for Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients. https://www.mdcalc.com/khorana-risk-score-venous-thromboembolism-cancer-patients