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stable disease

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stable disease
Oncology A state in which a CA has been treated and clinical signs of disease do not appear to ↑ or ↓ in extent or severity. See Remission.


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In the study of those treated only with TH-302, 75 percent of the patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) "achieved stable disease or better.
The results of a Phase II study designed to assess the activity of pertuzumab in patients with metastatic breast cancer and low expression of HER2 were unfortunately not very encouraging, with only six of 78 patients achieving a response or sustained stable disease [17].
Nine of 34 patients with advanced solid tumors for whom no standard therapy was available had stable disease after three cycles of treatment.
 
 
 
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