Khorana Cancer-VTE Score
Khorana cancer-associated-VTE score (Khorana 2008): cancer-site risk (very-high 2 / high 1 / other 0), platelets >= 350 (1), Hb < 10 or ESA (1), WBC > 11 (1), BMI >= 35 (1).
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Example
- Cancer-site risk
- Other (0)
- Pre-chemo platelets >= 350 x10^9/L
- No
- Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL or ESA use
- No
- Pre-chemo WBC > 11 x10^9/L
- No
- BMI >= 35 kg/m^2
- No
Result: Khorana 0 of 6: low 2.5-month VTE risk 0.3% per Khorana 2008 Table 3 (score 0).
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What the result means
- 0
- Low 2.5-month VTE risk 0.3% per Khorana 2008 Table 3.
- 1-2
- Intermediate 2.5-month VTE risk 2.0% per Khorana 2008 Table 3.
- >=3
- High 2.5-month VTE risk 6.7% per Khorana 2008 Table 3.
What you enter
- Cancer-site risk (other 0 / high 1 / very-high 2)
- Pre-chemo platelets >= 350 x10^9/L (1)
- Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL or ESA use (1)
- Pre-chemo WBC > 11 x10^9/L (1)
- BMI >= 35 kg/m^2 (1)
How this is calculated
Khorana AA, Kuderer NM, Culakova E, Lyman GH, Francis CW. Development and validation of a predictive model for chemotherapy-associated thrombosis. Blood. 2008;111(10):4902-4907. Read the source ↗
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