Is Survival the Only Thing that Matters?
Is Survival the Only Thing that Matters?
Is Survival the Only Thing that Matters?
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Study Endpoints- <strong>Survival</strong><br />
• Overall survival<br />
• Disease-free survival (DFS): Ma<strong>the</strong>matical curve<br />
estimating <strong>the</strong> % of subjects <strong>that</strong> will survive and be<br />
disease free at various periods of time after initial<br />
treatment.<br />
– Patients must be disease free at some time during treatment for<br />
this to be valid<br />
• Progression-free survival (PFS): Ma<strong>the</strong>matical curve<br />
estimating <strong>the</strong> percentage of patients who will survive<br />
and be without evidence of disease progression at<br />
various time periods after initial treatment
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