What does Ecog stand for?

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The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) is one of the largest clinical cancer research organizations in the United States and conducts clinical trials in all types of adult cancers.

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1. Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out. work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light house work, office work. 2. Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but unable to carry out any work.

Secondly, what does ECOG 2 mean? 1. Strenuous physical activity restricted; fully ambulatory and able to carry out light work. 2. Capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities.

Also question is, what does ECOG performance mean?

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status. Determines ability of patient to tolerate therapies in serious illness, specifically for chemotherapy, simpler than the Karnofsky Scale. It is commonly used as a prognostic tool, as a selection criterion for cancer research, and to help determine treatment.

How is ECOG performance status determined?

The ECOG performance status is a scale used to assess how a patients disease is progressing, assess how the disease affects the daily living abilities of the patient, and determine appropriate treatment and prognosis (e.g. it one of the three components that form the BCLC HCC staging).