Risk categories in patients with leptomeningeal metastases

Poor risk	Good risk
KPS <60	KPS ≥60
Multiple, fixed neurologic deficits	Minimal or no fixed neurologic deficits
Extensive systemic cancer without good treatment options	Effective systemic treatment of cancer possible
Encephalopathy or bulky CNS disease

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KPS: Karnofsky Performance Status score.

Modified with data from: NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Central Nervous System Cancers, Version 1. 2005.

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