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complete remission Complete response Oncology Disappearance of all signs and symptoms of disease–eg, cancer, multiple sclerosis, with normalization of all biochemical and radiologic parameters, as well as a negative repeat
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Regardless of the treatment modalities used, complete remission was achieved in all cases, along with resolution of neurologic manifestations. Of 26 patients receiving infusions of bortezomib, 14 had a complete remission that, in some, lasted more than a year, says Owen A. In a Phase 2 study evaluating patients with follicular NHL who did not respond to or responded inadequately to RITUXAN, ZEVALIN produced an overall response rate of 74 percent, with 15 percent of patients achieving a complete remission (disappearance of all evidence of disease), according to International Workshop Response Criteria ( |
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