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Prediction Accuracy of Common Prognostic Scoring Systems for Metastatic Spine Disease: Results of a Prospective International Multicentre Study of 1469 Patients

Choi, D; Ricciardi, F; Arts, M; Buchowski, JM; Bunger, C; Chung, CK; Coppes, M; ... Crockard, A; + view all (2018) Prediction Accuracy of Common Prognostic Scoring Systems for Metastatic Spine Disease: Results of a Prospective International Multicentre Study of 1469 Patients. Spine , 43 (23) pp. 1678-1684. 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002576. Green open access

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STUDY DESIGN: A prospective multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical accuracy of six commonly cited prognostic scoring systems for patients with spinal metastases. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There are presently several available methods for the estimation of prognosis in metastatic spinal disease, but none are universally accepted by surgeons for clinical use. These scoring systems have not been rigorously tested and validated in large datasets to see if they are reliable enough to inform day-to-day patient management decisions. We tested these scoring systems in a large cohort of patients. A total of 1,469 patients were recruited into a secure internet database, and prospectively collected data were analysed to assess the accuracy of published prognostic scoring systems. METHODS: We assessed six prognostic scoring systems, described by the first authors Tomita, Tokuhashi, Bauer, Van der Linden, Rades, and Bollen. Kaplan Meier survival estimates were created for different patient subgroups as described in the original publications. Harrell's C-statistic was calculated for the survival estimates, to assess the concordance between estimated and actual survival. RESULTS: All the prognostic scoring systems tested were able to categorize patients into separate prognostic groups with different overall survivals. However none of the scores were able to achieve “good concordance” as assessed by Harrell's C-statistic. The score of Bollen and colleagues was found to be the most accurate, with a Harrell's C-statistic of 0.66. CONCLUSIONS: No prognostic scoring system was found to have a good predictive value. The scores of Bollen and Tomita were the most effective with Harrell's C-statistic of 0.66 and 0.65 respectively. Prognostic scoring systems are calculated using data from previous years, and are subject to inaccuracies as treatments advance in the interim. We suggest that other methods of assessing prognosis should be explored, such as prognostic risk calculation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.

Type: Article
Title: Prediction Accuracy of Common Prognostic Scoring Systems for Metastatic Spine Disease: Results of a Prospective International Multicentre Study of 1469 Patients
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002576
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000002576
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10056172
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