Since Alok Khorana, MD, introduced this tool a decade ago, it has been validated multiple times in different countries and incorporated into a number of society guidelines.
Khorana Score Predicts Cancer Patients’ Thrombosis Risk
The Khorana score, named for its developer, Cleveland Clinic hematologist/oncologist Alok Khorana, MD, effectively forecasts cancer patients’ blood clotting risk based on a collection of simple variables — type of cancer, body mass index and complete blood count.