Chae et al. reported that p53 status was a specific prognostic factor in 135 TNBC patients treated with an adjuvant anthracycline-based regimen, although, as the authors pointed out, the sample size was small [ 32].
PTX3 proved to be a specific independent prognostic biomarker in bacteremia.
In contrast, p53 status was not a specific prognostic factor.
p53 status was not a specific prognostic factor in TNBC patients treated by adjuvant chemotherapy.
Viral DNA is considered a specific prognostic marker for both pre- and post-treatment NPC patients, regardless of prevalence in the region studied.
There will be a specific focus on the prognostic indicators including the psychological ones (catastrophizing, low mood, anxiety and pain-related fear) with the adoption of simple cognitive behavioural techniques.
Further investigation towards the inclusion of other categories such as tumor staging and the type of tumor could be useful to develop a specific prognostic tool for this population.
For some specific diagnoses, a specific prognostic model may be an attractive alternative [ 23, 45].
For HD, a specific prognostic score has been devised for the identification different risk subsets (Hasenclever and Diehl, 1998).
There is a specific focus on the prognostic indicators identified by the subgrouping tool and the number of treatment sessions is flexible, depending on the needs of the individual patient.
