Scoring system for prediction of metastatic spine tumor prognosis

Table 12 Rades risk score for death within 2 mo after radiotherapy

Characteristic	Score( points)
ECOG performance status
2	0
3-4	4
Tumor type
Breast cancer	1
Prostate cancer	2
Myeloma/lymphoma	1
Lung cancer	3
Other	3
Further bone metastases
No	1
Yes	3
Visceral metastases
No	1
Yes	4
Interval from cancer diagnosis to MSCC
≤ 15 mo	3
> 15 mo	1
Ambulatory status prior to RT
Not ambulatory	4
Ambulatory before RT	1
Time of developing motor deficits
1-7 d	4
> 7 d	1

ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; MSCC: Metastatic spinal cord compression; RT: Radiotherapy.