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    Graded Prognostic Assessment for Gastrointestinal Cancer (GI-GPA)

    Estimates survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases.
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    ≥60
    0
    <60
    +0.5
    Present
    0
    Absent
    +0.5
    >3
    0
    2-3
    +0.5
    1
    +1

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    Dr. Paul W. Sperduto

    About the Creator

    Paul W. Sperduto, MD, is a radiation oncologist in Waconia, MN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He is also the director of Minneapolis Radiation Oncology at MRO Ridgeview Regional Therapy Center in Waconia. Dr. Sperduto’s primary research is focused on radiation therapy and radiation oncology technology.

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