Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
Determines ability of patient to tolerate therapies in serious illness, specifically for chemotherapy, simpler than the Karnofsky Scale.
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Dr. Martin Oken
About the creator
Martin M. Oken, MD, is a professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota and the Medical Director of Research at the Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center. He was formerly a chairman of the Hematology, Myeloma and Lymphoma Committees of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and Member of the steering Committee for the PLCO (Prostate, Lung, Colon and Ovary Screening Project). His research focuses mainly on treatment and outcomes in patients with leukemia and lymphoma.
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