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Is Survival the Only Thing that Matters?

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RECIST Responses<br />

* Complete<br />

Response<br />

(CR):<br />

* Partial<br />

Response<br />

(PR):<br />

* Progressive<br />

Disease (PD):<br />

* Stable<br />

Disease (SD):<br />

Disappearance of all target lesions<br />

At least a 30% decrease in <strong>the</strong> sum of <strong>the</strong><br />

LD of target lesions, taking as reference <strong>the</strong><br />

baseline sum LD<br />

At least a 20% increase in <strong>the</strong> sum of <strong>the</strong><br />

LD of target lesions, taking as reference <strong>the</strong><br />

smallest sum LD recorded since <strong>the</strong><br />

treatment started or <strong>the</strong> appearance of one<br />

or more new lesions<br />

Nei<strong>the</strong>r sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR<br />

nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD,<br />

taking as reference <strong>the</strong> smallest sum LD<br />

since <strong>the</strong> treatment started

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