# ECOG performance status (Oken)

ECOG

Status: LIVE
Price: $0.005 USDC
`GET /api/calc/ecog`
HTML: https://magentlab.com/docs/ecog
Markdown: https://magentlab.com/docs/ecog.md

Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.

## What it computes

Return the Oken 1982 ECOG performance status grade 0-4 from a caller-assigned integer, with a stable label.

## When to use

When an agent already has an ECOG grade 0-4 as in Oken 1982 and needs the published score and label. magent does not observe the patient or assign performance status. Not Karnofsky.

## When not to use

- Not a medical device and not a performance-status assignment. magent does not observe the patient.
- Oken 1982 grades 0-4 only. Grade 5 (dead) is not scored.
- The caller assigns ecog 0-4. magent does not examine the patient or convert Karnofsky scores.

## Formula

```
ECOG performance status = caller-assigned integer 0-4 (Oken 1982); max 4; grade 5 (dead) is not scored
```

## Citation

[Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group](https://doi.org/10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014)
Oken MM, Creech RH, Tormey DC, Horton J, Davis TE, McFadden ET, Carbone PP
Am J Clin Oncol. 1982;5(6):649-655
DOI: [10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014](https://doi.org/10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014)

## Worked example

### ECOG 0 fully active

Given: `ecog=0`

1. ecog 0 → score 0; max 4; ecog_grade 0; fully_active


### ECOG 4 completely disabled

Given: `ecog=4`

1. ecog 4 → score 4; max 4; ecog_grade 4; disabled


## Also searched as

- ECOG performance status
- ECOG PS
- Oken ECOG
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
- ECOG grade
- performance status 0-4
- ECOG 0-4

## Parameters

- `ecog` (integer, required): Oken 1982 ECOG performance status 0-4 as assigned by the caller (0 fully active; 1 restricted strenuous activity, ambulatory, light work; 2 ambulatory, all self-care, unable to work, up >50% waking hours; 3 limited self-care, bed/chair >50% waking hours; 4 completely disabled, no self-care, totally bed/chair). Grade 5 (dead) is not scored. magent does not observe the patient.

## Bulk (POST)

POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.

Method: `POST /api/calc/ecog`
Max items: 25
Price: unit_amount + extra_item_amount * (n - 1) (unit 5000 atomic, extra 2000 atomic)
Status: PREVIEW

- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.

Example request:

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "ecog": "0"
    },
    {
      "ecog": "0"
    }
  ]
}
```

Human paywall (two-item fixture): https://api.magentlab.com/paywall/bulk/ecog

Example 200:

```json
{
  "count": 2,
  "path": "/api/calc/ecog",
  "items": [
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "ecog",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Oken MM, Creech RH, Tormey DC, Horton J, Davis TE, McFadden ET, Carbone PP",
        "doi": "10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014",
        "id": "oken-1982",
        "pmid": "7165009",
        "source": "Am J Clin Oncol. 1982;5(6):649-655",
        "title": "Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group"
      },
      "formula": "ecog",
      "formula_expression": "ECOG performance status = caller-assigned integer 0-4 (Oken 1982); max 4; grade 5 (dead) is not scored",
      "max_score": 4,
      "score": 0,
      "ecog_grade": 0,
      "ecog_label": "fully_active"
    },
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "ecog",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Oken MM, Creech RH, Tormey DC, Horton J, Davis TE, McFadden ET, Carbone PP",
        "doi": "10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014",
        "id": "oken-1982",
        "pmid": "7165009",
        "source": "Am J Clin Oncol. 1982;5(6):649-655",
        "title": "Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group"
      },
      "formula": "ecog",
      "formula_expression": "ECOG performance status = caller-assigned integer 0-4 (Oken 1982); max 4; grade 5 (dead) is not scored",
      "max_score": 4,
      "score": 0,
      "ecog_grade": 0,
      "ecog_label": "fully_active"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response fields

- `formula` (string): ecog
- `formula_expression` (string): Published ECOG grade rule
- `score` (integer): Same as ecog_grade (0-4)
- `max_score` (integer): 4
- `ecog_grade` (integer): Caller-assigned Oken 1982 ECOG grade 0-4
- `ecog_label` (string): Stable token for that grade: fully_active, restricted, ambulatory, limited_selfcare, or disabled
- `components` (array): ecog component
- `citation` (object): Oken 1982
- `disclaimer` (string): Not a medical device

## Example JSON

Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.

```json
{
  "components": [
    {
      "factor": "ecog",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    }
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
  "citation": {
    "authors": "Oken MM, Creech RH, Tormey DC, Horton J, Davis TE, McFadden ET, Carbone PP",
    "doi": "10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014",
    "id": "oken-1982",
    "pmid": "7165009",
    "source": "Am J Clin Oncol. 1982;5(6):649-655",
    "title": "Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group"
  },
  "formula": "ecog",
  "formula_expression": "ECOG performance status = caller-assigned integer 0-4 (Oken 1982); max 4; grade 5 (dead) is not scored",
  "max_score": 4,
  "score": 0,
  "ecog_grade": 0,
  "ecog_label": "fully_active"
}
```

## Errors

- HTTP 400 `invalid_ecog_ps`: ecog must be an integer from 0 to 4 (Oken 1982). Grade 5 (dead) is not scored. Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_items`: POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item_count`: items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item`: each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged.

Shared HTTP 402 and 503: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

## Related tools

- [IPI](https://magentlab.com/docs/ipi) — Sum the Shipp 1993 five-factor International Prognostic Index (all ages) and return low (0–1), low_intermediate (2), high_intermediate (3), or high (4–5).

## Payment

Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s.

- GET the tool with Accept: application/json (do not send Accept: text/html unless you want the human paywall).
- HTTP 402 means you have not paid. Decode the base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote.
- Sign accepts[0] (exact, EIP-3009) with validBefore = now + maxTimeoutSeconds (600 seconds), or accepts[1] (batch-settlement deposit/voucher) on product GET. Ping and POST {items} stay exact. Magent retries transient facilitator 429/5xx before answering.
- Retry the same URL with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (base64 JSON of accepted and payload). Magent attaches canonical extensions.bazaar on CDP verify/settle; echoing 402 bazaar is optional.
- Success is HTTP 200 JSON plus PAYMENT-RESPONSE. exact settles before the tool. batch-settlement verifies (and deposit-settles) before the tool and commits the charge after HTTP 2xx. HTTP 503: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Mint a new exact nonce only after a new HTTP 402.

- offered `exact` on eip155:8453: Fixed-price USDC on Base. The buyer authorizes the advertised amount (EIP-3009). magent settles before the tool runs (paymentFlow upfront). extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=upfront.
- offered `batch-settlement` on eip155:8453: Payment-channel vouchers claimed later in batches. Exact stays accepts[0]. Same-path POST {items} is still exact. extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=authorization.

- not offered `upto`: Not offered. Usage-based: buyer authorizes a ceiling, seller settles the actual amount after work. Reserved for a future metered tool. Not for current calculators or code search.

Same-path POST {items} is still scheme exact: one EIP-3009 authorization for GET unit plus $0.002 per extra item. That is not x402 batch-settlement (payment channels / vouchers).

Shared HTTP 402 and 503 table: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

Stdio MCP (one process per host): https://magentlab.com/docs/mcp

## Guarantees

- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.
