lung {survival}R Documentation

NCCTG Lung Cancer Data

Description

Survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Performance scores rate how well the patient can perform usual daily activities.

Usage

lung
cancer

Format

inst:

Institution code

time:

Survival time in days

status:

censoring status 1=censored, 2=dead

age:

Age in years

sex:

Male=1 Female=2

ph.ecog:

ECOG performance score (0=good 5=dead)

ph.karno:

Karnofsky performance score (bad=0-good=100) rated by physician

pat.karno:

Karnofsky performance score as rated by patient

meal.cal:

Calories consumed at meals

wt.loss:

Weight loss in last six months

Source

Terry Therneau

References

Loprinzi CL. Laurie JA. Wieand HS. Krook JE. Novotny PJ. Kugler JW. Bartel J. Law M. Bateman M. Klatt NE. et al. Prospective evaluation of prognostic variables from patient-completed questionnaires. North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(3):601-7, 1994.


[Package survival version 2.36-9 Index]