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control group

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002036

In a clinical trial, the group that does not receive the new treatment being studied. This group is compared to the group that receives the new treatment, to see if the new treatment works.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002036
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002036",
  "term": "control group",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In a clinical trial, the group that does not receive the new treatment being studied. This group is compared to the group that receives the new treatment, to see if the new treatment works.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/control-group/"
}

Record 5,253 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.