Sperduto PW, Fang P, Li J, et al. Estimating survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases: An update of the graded prognostic assessment for gastrointestinal cancers (Gi-gpa). Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2019;18:39-45.

Sperduto PW, Mesko S, Li J, et al. Survival in patients with brain metastases: summary report on the updated diagnosis-specific graded prognostic assessment and definition of the eligibility quotient. J Clin Oncol. 2020;38(32):3773-3784.

Dr. Paul W. Sperduto

//Declare vars
var kps = parseFloat(kps);
var age = parseFloat(age);
var em = parseFloat(em);
var num = parseFloat(num);

var score = kps + age + em + num;
var survival;

if (score <= 1) {
    survival = 3
} else if (score <= 2) {
    survival = 9
} else if (score <= 3) {
    survival = 12
} else {
    survival = 17
};

var calc_output = [];

calc_output.push({
    name: 'mini',
    value: score,
    value_text: 'points',
    message: 'GI-GPA Score'
})
calc_output.push({
    name: 'score',
    value: score,
    value_text: 'points',
    message: 'GI-GPA Score'
})
calc_output.push({
    name: 'survival',
    value: survival,
    value_text: 'months',
    message: 'Median Survival'
})

Graded Prognostic Assessment for Gastrointestinal Cancer (GI-GPA)

<p>Estimates survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases.</p>

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The Graded Prognostic Assessment for Gastrointestinal Cancer (GI-GPA) estimates survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases.

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