What does OS stand for?

Overall Survival

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Samples in periodicals archive:

This research shows conclusively that, even when we adjust for variables, how patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer rate their quality of life with the Uniscale tool prior to treatment can predict their overall survival rate," said Dr.

Lung cancer patients' pre-treatment life quality can predict odds of ...

To date, improvements in overall survival for newly diagnosed glioma patients have been negligible, said Andrew T.

United States : Patients Begin Enrolling into Investigator-Sponsored ...

RESULTS: Five-year overall survival rate was observed in 44.

Prognostic factors in patients with carcinoma of the vulva--our own ...

Revlimid can improve overall survival with myeloma by up to three years.

MULTIPLE MYELOMA; Peter's appeal for treatment rejected by NHS Trust

There was improved overall survival in ER-positive invasive ductal carcinoma compared with oestrogen receptor-positive invasive lobular cancer (P=0.

Prospective matched-pair comparison of outcome after treatment for ...

The study analyzed progression-free survival and overall survival among 663 patients with advanced NSCLS whose cancer was stable following treatment with a platinum-contain drug (such as cisplatin or carboplatin); 441 patients were randomly assigned to receive pemetrexed, and 22 patients received a placebo.

Maintenance therapy may delay lung cancer growth

No difference in overall survival was evident, but the research team did not expect one; follow-up of 10 to 15 years would be needed to observe any significant differences, they said.

Chemotherapy-induced anemia and risk of breast cancer recurrence

The trial generated encouraging data in a subset of patients having progressive disease prior to first dose and encouraging overall survival data.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma