Predicting survival in malignant pleural effusion: development and validation of the LENT prognostic score

2014432 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Amelia Clive · University of Bristol

Brennan C Kahan · Queen Mary University of London

Clare Hooper · Southmead Hospital

Rahul Bhatnagar · Southmead Hospital

Anna J. Morley · Southmead Hospital

Natalie Zahan-Evans · North Bristol NHS Trust

Oliver Bintcliffe ·

Abstract

The LENT scoring system is the first validated prognostic score in MPE, which predicts survival with significantly better accuracy than ECOG PS alone. This may aid clinical decision making in this diverse patient population.

Topics & Keywords

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Occupational and environmental lung diseases Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Publication Details

Published in: Thorax

Volume 69, Issue 12, pp. 1098-1104

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205285

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 18.38

Command Palette

Predicting survival in malignant pleural effusion: development and validation of the LENT prognostic score

Authors

Abstract

Topics & Keywords

Publication Details