PFS
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006568
The length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse. In a clinical trial, measuring the PFS is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called progression-free survival.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-006568 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | progression-free survival |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "The length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse. In a clinical trial, measuring the PFS is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called progression-free survival.",
"expansions": [
"progression-free survival"
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"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pfs/"
}
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