Endpoint
Karnofsky Performance Status score
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.
CAT:outcome/karnofsky-performance-statusreported in score (0-100)
How it is measured
Karnofsky Performance Status, a single number assigned by a clinician on an 11-point 0-100 decile scale describing capacity for normal activity and self-care. Whether the value is a mean score or the proportion improving by a stated number of deciles is recorded with each finding.