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Karnofsky Performance Status

Known as: Karnofsky Scale, Performance Status, Karnofsky, Status, Karnofsky Performance 
A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 mutants affected in capsular polysaccharide (KPS) are impaired for nodulation with soybean and Cajanus cajan.
The Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 rkp-1 region, which is involved in capsular polysaccharides (KPS) production, was isolated and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A randomized phase III trial of DX-8951f (Exatecan Mesylate; DX) and Gemcitabine (GEM) vs. Gemcitabine alone in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC).
4006 BACKGROUND: DX is a novel hexacyclic, water-soluble, topoisomerase-1 inhibitor. DX has single-agent and combination activity… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A randomized, controlled, safety study using imiquimod for the topical treatment of anogenital warts in HIV-infected patients. Imiquimod Study Group.
OBJECTIVE To assess the safety of imiquimod, an immune response modifier, in the topical treatment of external anogenital warts… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Phase I study of weekly outpatient paclitaxel and concurrent cranial irradiation in adults with astrocytomas.
PURPOSE Astrocytomas are extremely resistant to currently available treatments. Cranial irradiation is a mainstay of frontline… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Large effect of age on the survival of patients with glioblastoma treated with radiotherapy and brachytherapy boost.
A retrospective review was undertaken to study the influence of age on the survival of patients undergoing brachytherapy boost… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Treatment of esophageal fistulas with a new polyurethane-covered, self-expanding mesh stent: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVES Esophagorespiratory fistulas are serious complications of malignant disease in the esophagus and are associated with… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Dismal rehabilitation in geriatric inner-city hemodialysis patients.
OBJECTIVE To assess the extent of functional and vocational rehabilitation achieved by elderly inner-city patients sustained on… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Hyperthermia and radiation therapy of local-regional recurrent breast cancer: prognostic factors for response and local control of diffuse or nodular tumors.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Quality of long-term survival following irradiation for intracranial tumors in children under the age of two.
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Growth-inhibiting effect of cortisone acetate on the check embryo.
In the course of a study of the effects of various agents on the development of the chick embryo (Karnofsky, Patterson and… 
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