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FFS – Failure free survival

The time to defined failure of treatment. This may be clinical or biochemical failure.

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GPR – Good partial remission

A reduction in more than 75% of the tumour mass.

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MTD – Maximum tolerated dose

The highest daily dose of a drug that does not cause overt toxicity in…

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NED – No evidence of disease

Another term for complete remission.

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OR – Overall response

The sum of complete and partial tumour responses seen.

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ORR – Overall response rate

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The length of time after treatment before progression of disease (PD) occurs.

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