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Is Survival the Only Thing that Matters?

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Phase II<br />

• The purpose of a phase II is to<br />

demonstrate efficacy, <strong>the</strong>refore survival or<br />

a surrogate of survival is required<br />

– <strong>Survival</strong> may be difficult to demonstrate if<br />

• Long natural history of <strong>the</strong> cancer<br />

• Small sample size or limited activity<br />

• Anti-cancer agents are commonly<br />

approved based on phase II data

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