AFP and neoplasm: They then used information on 3,628 patients in the ITA.LI.CA database (the “training” set) and statistical modeling to calculate the relative prognostic value of tumor staging, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (an indicator of whether patients are able to look after themselves and undertake normal daily activities), liver function (measured using the Child—Pugh score), and alpha-fetoprotein level (a liver tumor marker) in the prediction of the survival of individual patients.