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| RFS | |
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| Term | RFS |
| Short definition | RFS - For cancer, the length of time after initial treatment for a cancer that the patient survives without signs or symptoms of that cancer. In a clinical trial, measuring RFS is one way to see how well a new treatment is working. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
RFS - For cancer, the length of time after initial treatment for a cancer that the patient survives without signs or symptoms of that cancer. In a clinical trial, measuring RFS is one way to see how well a new treatment is working. Also called DFS, disease-free survival and recurrence-free survival
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