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Table 1 Prognostic indexes parameters

From: Comparative performances of prognostic indexes for breast cancer patients presenting with brain metastases

A: Clinical parameters used for 5 prognostic indexes (RPA, GPA, BS-BM, Breast RPA, and Breast GPA).

RPA

Class 1

Age <65 y, KPS ≥ 70, controlled primary tumor, no extracranial metastases

Class 2

All patients not in Class I or III

Class 3

KPS < 70

GPA

   

0

0,5

1

Age

  

> 60

50-59

<50

KPS

  

<70

70-80

90-100

Number of BM

  

> 3

2-3

1

Extracranial metastases

  

Yes

-

No

BS-BM

    

0

1

KPS

   

50-70

80-100

Control of primary tumor

   

No

Yes

Extracranial metastases

   

Yes

No

Breast RPA

Class 1

1–2 brain metastases and extracranial disease absent or controlled and KPS 100

Class 2

All patients not in Class I or III

Class 3

Multiple brain metastases and KPS ≤ 60

Breast GPA

 

0

0,5

1

1.5

2

Age

≥ 60

<60

   

KPS

≤ 50

60

70-80

90-100

 

Genetic subtype

Basal

 

Luminal A

HER2

Luminal B

B: Clinico-biological parameters used for the P1PS and Le Scodan’s prognostic indexes.

P1PS

  

0

 

1

 

Sites of metastases

 

0-2

 

>2

 

Serum LDH

 

<ULN

 

>ULN

 

Albumin, g/L

 

≥35

 

<35

 

Le Scodan Score

Class I

HER2+ tumors treated with trastuzumab

Class II

All patients not in Class I or III

Class III

Tumors not treated with trastuzumab and: lymphopenia at BM diagnosis or KPS < 70 and ≥ 50 years old at BM diagnosis or KPS ≥ 70 and triple negative tumors

  1. RPA, Recursive Partitioning Analysis, GPA, Graded Partitioning Analysis, BS-BM, Basic Score for Brain Metastases, BM, Brain Metastases, P1PS, phase 1 prognostic score, KPS, Karnofsky Performance Status, BM, Brain Metastases, LDH, Lactate Dehydrogenase, ULN, Upper Limit of Normal.