Abstract:[Objective] To explore the factors related to survival and quality of life after decompression and internal fixation for spinaltumors. [Methods] From July 2014 to July 2017, 153 patients, including 80 males and 73 females aged from 17 to 87 years with an averageof (61.10±10.71) years, received spinal decompression alone or decompression combined with internal fixation in our hospital for spinal tu-mors complicated with spinal nerve damages. Postoperative follow-up was continued to patient death to observe the change and correlationof ECOG- PS scale and Frankel index of the surviving patients. Univariate comparisons and Cox regression analysis were conducted tosearch the factors to death. [Results] All the 153 patients in survival were followed up for 3~36 months. The ECOG-PS scores significantlyimproved in 78 patients (50.98%) one month after surgery, which was maintained for a mean of (9.74±0.87) months, while the Frankel indexfor neurological function significantly improved in 76 patients (49.67%) at 1 months postoperatively, of them 71 patients had the improve-ment maintained for (10.11±15.17) months after surgery on an average. The Spearman correlation analysis showed that ECOG-PS was sig-nificantly negatively correlated with Frankel index at all corresponding time points (P<0.05) . Among 153 patients, 121 patients (79.08%)survived, while 32 patients (20.12%) died at 12 months after surgery. In term of univariate comparison between them, the survival grouphad significantly lower proportion of breast cancer, Tokuhashi modified score, the number of extramedullary bone metastases and the num-ber of spinal involved site lower than the death group (P<0.05) , while the former had significantly better ECOG-PS and Frankel gradesthan the latter (P<0.05) . As results of Cox analysis, the preoperative Tokuhashi modified score (HR=9.21, P<0.05) , preoperative ECOGPS score (HR=10.63, P<0.05) , extraspinal bone metastasis (HR=10.45, P<0.05) , spinal involved number (HR=2.77, P<0.05) were the inde-pendent risk factors for death. [Conclusion] Decompression and interna fixation does improve the quality of life of the patients with spinaltumors. The preoperative Tokuhashi modified score, ECOG-PS scale, number of extraspinal bone metastases, and number of spine involved are risk factors for death