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ECOG Performance Status Scoring Standard (ZPS)

Performance Status Grade
Fully active,
with no differences from the pre-illness activity level
Grade 0
Able to walk and engage in light physical activities,
including general household or office work,
but unable to perform heavier physical activities
Grade 1
Able to walk freely and perform self-care,
but has lost the ability to work,
and can be up and active for more than half of the day
Grade 2
Partially self-sufficient,
spends more than half of the day in bed or in a wheelchair
Grade 3
Bedridden,
unable to care for oneself
Grade 4
Death Grade 5

Explanation

Patient activity status is categorized into 6 levels from 0 to 5.

It is generally believed that patients with performance statuses of grades 3 and 4 are unsuitable for chemotherapy.

Related formula: Performance Status of Cancer Patients (KPS/ZPS)

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