Table 3.

Ability of CARG risk score versus physician-assessed ECOG PS versus ACCI to predict grade 3–5 chemotherapy toxicities

Risk stratification	No toxicity		Toxicity		p value
	Number	%	Number	%
CARG risk score
Low	42	58	30	42	0.001
Intermediate	81	49	83	51
High	7	21	27	79
Physician-assessed ECOG PS
0	5	56	4	44	0.69
1	108	49	113	51
2	17	43	23	57
ACCI
≤4	55	50	56	50	0.7
>4	75	47	84	53

ACCI, age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index; CARG, Cancer Aging Research Group; PS, performance status.