disease-free survival

Definition / meaning of disease-free survival

The length of time after treatment for a specific disease during which a patient survives with no sign of the disease. Disease-free survival may be used in a clinical study or trial to help measure how well a new treatment works. Also called DFS and disease-free survival time.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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