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Progression‐free survival as a surrogate marker of overall survival
Author(s) -
Escudier Bernard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.25955
Subject(s) - surrogate endpoint , medicine , predictive marker , progression free survival , oncology , overall survival , survival analysis , cancer
The use of progression‐free survival as a surrogate marker of efficacy in cancer treatment has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. However, it should not be considered a surrogate marker for overall survival.