Table 2.
Revised Tokuhashi score (2005)[4]
| Predictive factor | Score (points) |
| General condition (KPS) | |
| Poor (KPS 10%-40%) | 0 |
| Moderate (KPS 50%-70%) | 1 |
| Good (KPS 80%-100%) | 2 |
| Number of extraspinal bone metastases foci | |
| ≥ 3 | 0 |
| 1-2 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 |
| Number of metastases in the vertebral body | |
| ≥ 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 |
| Metastases to the major internal organs | |
| Unremovable | 0 |
| Removable | 1 |
| No metastases | 2 |
| Primary site of the cancer | |
| Lung, osteosarcoma, stomach, bladder, esophagus, pancreas | 0 |
| Liver, gallbladder, unidentified | 1 |
| Others | 2 |
| Kidney, uterus | 3 |
| Rectum | 4 |
| Thyroid, prostate, breast, carcinoid tumor | 5 |
| Spinal cord palsy | |
| Complete (Frankel A, B) | 0 |
| Incomplete (Frankel C, D) | 1 |
| None (Frankel E) | 2 |
| Total points | Mean survival periods |
| 0-8 | < 6 mo |
| 9-11 | ≥ 6 mo |
| 12-15 | ≥ 12 mo |
KPS: Karnofsky’s performance status.