Table 1.

MSKCC score system.

KARNOFSKY PS	<80%
Hemoglobin	<lower normal limit
Lactate dehydrogenase	1.5 × upper normal limit
Corrected serum calcium	>10 mg/dL
Period from diagnosis to treatment	<1 year
Prognosis	Score	Median overall survival (months)	Survival at 3 years (%)
Good	0	30	45
Intermediate	1–2	14	17
Poor	3–5	5	2

MSKCC, Memorial Sloan Kattering Cancer Center.