Progression-free survival

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006951",
  "term": "Progression-free survival",
  "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 progression-free survival is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called PFS.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PFS"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/progression-free-survival/"
}