Vol 66, No 1 (2016)
Oncological debates
Published online: 2016-04-07

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Progression-free survival as a reliable criterion for assessment of the value of systemic anticancer therapy

Piotr Rutkowski
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2016;66(1):68-69.

Abstract

Hazards related with the choice of progression-free survival as a criterion for assessment of the value of systemic anticancer therapy are presented in this study. The arguments for overall survival as reliable end-point in clinical trials in oncology are discussed.