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    PROMISE Score for Malignant Pleural Effusion

    Predicts 3-month mortality in patients with malignant pleural effusion.
    When to Use
    Pearls/Pitfalls

    Use in patients with late-stage cancer and malignant pleural effusion, either from primary lung cancer or metastasis to lung.

    TIMP1 is not available at all institutions, but if available, can add to the prognostic power of the score.

    No
    Yes
    No
    Yes
    ≥16
    14 to <16
    12 to <14
    10 to <12
    <10
    <4
    4 to <6.3
    6.3 to <10
    10 to <15.8
    ≥15.8
    <3
    3 to <10
    10 to <32
    32 to <100
    ≥100
    0-1
    2-4
    Mesothelioma
    All other types of cancer
    Lung
    Unknown
    <40
    40 to <160
    ≥160

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    Dr. Ioannis Psallidas

    About the Creator

    Ioannis Psallidas, MD, PhD, is an honorary consultant respiratory physician at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is also the medical science director at AstraZeneca. Dr. Psallidas’ primary research is focused on pleural disease and lung cancer.

    To view Dr. Ioannis Psallidas's publications, visit PubMed

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