Preferred Label : karnofsky performance status;
MeSH definition : A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities,
evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's
suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy,
usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy.
It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.;
MeSH synonym : status, karnofsky performance; karnofsky index; karnofsky scale; karnofsky performance status scale; performance status, karnofsky; index, karnofsky; scale, karnofsky;
CISMeF synonym : Karnofsky;
Origin ID : D017567;
UMLS CUI : C0206065;
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A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities,
evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's
suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy,
usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy.
It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.