Can this tool help determine if a patient should receive chemotherapy?

Yes, it maps scores to treatment implications, such as recommending dose attenuations for ECOG 2 or prioritizing supportive care for ECOG 3-4, aligned with NCCN guidelines.

Does it account for temporary health issues?

Yes, the skill includes a mandatory checkpoint for reversible factors like uncontrolled pain or infection that may be temporarily depressing the patient's performance status.

What is the difference between ECOG and KPS in this skill?

ECOG uses a 0-5 scale focusing on daily activity levels, while Karnofsky (KPS) uses a 0-100 percentage scale. This skill provides a cross-reference map to help clinicians convert between the two scales accurately.

How does this skill help with clinical trial enrollment?

Most clinical trials require a specific ECOG score (typically 0-1). This skill guides the user through objective functional benchmarks to ensure the patient meets the specific protocol requirements.

Oncology Performance Status Calculator

Name: Oncology Performance Status Calculator
Author: lev-os

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Learning & Documentation

Assesses and documents ECOG and Karnofsky performance status to determine cancer treatment eligibility and clinical trial candidacy.

This skill provides a standardized clinical framework for evaluating a patient's functional status using both the ECOG and Karnofsky (KPS) scales. It streamlines the assessment process by providing functional benchmarks, mapping scores to specific treatment implications—such as chemotherapy eligibility or palliative care transitions—and ensuring all necessary documentation is captured for insurance and clinical trial requirements. By identifying reversible confounders and tracking performance trends, it helps oncologists and researchers make more accurate prognostic estimates and reduce the risk of treatment-related toxicity in debilitated patients.

Key Features

01Structured documentation templates for medical records and prior authorizations

02Treatment eligibility mapping for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and trials

03Dual ECOG and Karnofsky (KPS) scale assessment with cross-referencing

04Functional benchmarks for objective score assignment

05Identification of reversible confounders like pain, infection, or depression

062 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Screening patients for clinical trial eligibility based on ECOG PS requirements

02Documenting functional status to support drug prior authorization requests

03Evaluating patients for transition to hospice or best supportive care

Key Features

01Structured documentation templates for medical records and prior authorizations

02Treatment eligibility mapping for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and trials

03Dual ECOG and Karnofsky (KPS) scale assessment with cross-referencing

04Functional benchmarks for objective score assignment

05Identification of reversible confounders like pain, infection, or depression

062 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Screening patients for clinical trial eligibility based on ECOG PS requirements

02Documenting functional status to support drug prior authorization requests

03Evaluating patients for transition to hospice or best supportive care