Progression Free Survival

Progression Free Survival

Progression Free Survival or PFS is a term used to describe the length of time during and after medication or treatment during which the disease being treated does not get worse. It is sometimes used as a metric to study health of a person with a disease to try to determine how well a new treatment is working. [ [http://lymphoma.about.com/od/glossary/g/progressionfree.htm "Progression Free Survival (PFS)"] at About.com] ]

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