Table 2.

Khorana risk score

Risk score
Cancer type  
 Very high risk: pancreatic, gastric 
 High risk: lung, lymphoma, gynecologic, bladder, testicular 
Hematological markers  
 Prechemotherapy platelet count ≥350 × 109/L 
 Hemoglobin count <100 g/L or use of red cell growth factors 
 Prechemotherapy leukocyte count >11 × 109/L 
Patient factor  
 Body mass index ≥35 kg/m2 
Risk score
Cancer type  
 Very high risk: pancreatic, gastric 
 High risk: lung, lymphoma, gynecologic, bladder, testicular 
Hematological markers  
 Prechemotherapy platelet count ≥350 × 109/L 
 Hemoglobin count <100 g/L or use of red cell growth factors 
 Prechemotherapy leukocyte count >11 × 109/L 
Patient factor  
 Body mass index ≥35 kg/m2 

Adapted from Khorana et al.21 

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