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. 2020 Jul 2;82(3):251–258. doi: 10.1007/s12262-020-02466-7

Table 3.

Prioritisation categories of patients planned for SACT

Level Treatment
1 Curative treatment with a high (more than 50%) chance of success. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment which adds at least 50% chance of cure to surgery or radiotherapy alone or treatment given at relapse
2 Curative treatment with an intermediate (20 to 50%) chance of success. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment which adds 20 to 50% chance of cure to surgery or radiotherapy alone or treatment given at relapse
3

Curative treatment with a low (10 to 20%) chance of success

Adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment which adds 10 to 20% chance of cure to surgery or radiotherapy alone or treatment given at relapse

Non-curative treatment with a high (more than 50%) chance of more than 1-year extension to life

4

Curative treatment with a very low (0 to 10%) chance of success. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment which adds less than 10% chance of cure to surgery or radiotherapy alone or treatment given at relapse

Non-curative treatment with an intermediate (15 to 50%) chance of more than 1-year extension to life

5 Non-curative treatment with a high (more than 50%) chance of palliation or temporary tumour control and less than 1-year expected extension to life
6 Non-curative treatment with an intermediate (15 to 50%) chance of palliation or temporary tumour control and less than 1-year expected extension to life