MFS
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005340
The length of time from the start of treatment for cancer that a patient is still alive and the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body. In a clinical trial, measuring the MFS is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called metastasis-free survival.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-005340 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | metastasis-free survival |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ONC-005340",
"term": "MFS",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "The length of time from the start of treatment for cancer that a patient is still alive and the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body. In a clinical trial, measuring the MFS is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called metastasis-free survival.",
"expansions": [
"metastasis-free survival"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mfs/"
}
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