Sentences with phrase «median overall survival by»
Dendreon's study of 512 men demonstrated that when compared to a placebo, Provenge increased three - year survival by 38 percent and extended median overall survival by 4.1 months.
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In the most recent results of the trial, treatment increased median overall survival by two months in patients treated according to protocol.
Not exact matches
«Similarly 71 drugs approved by the FDA from 2002 to 2014 for solid tumours have resulted in median gains in progression - free and overall survival of only 2.5 and 2.1 months, respectively,» he says adding, «Also, only 42 per cent met the American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Research Committee's criteria for meaningful results for patients.»
Some patients given both treatments lived significantly longer (years) than expected, while the overall median survival increased by 59 % (2.6 months).